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By Mikayla van Loon The start of construction on the Mount Evelyn Sports and Community Hub (MESCH) was officially acknowledged with a sod turning to mark the historic day.

Mount Evelyn football and cricket club members were met by state, federal and council leaders at the construction site on Friday 4 February.

MESCH president Bryan McCarthy said he was so pleased to finally see some movement on the build after a long effort in getting to this stage.

Campaigning from both Yarra Ranges Council and community members to establish a design for the new building and get it approved, funded and ready to go took over six years.

“This is a significant event for Mount Evelyn. We’ve been on a significant trail for a great deal of time now,” Mayor Jim Child said.

“To see what’s going on in the background is just amazing and when you think of what was here before this all started, this is going to be so much better.” Mayor Child said these types of projects are the ones the community benefit from the most, particularly with the inclusion of female sport as a priority.

“To see the involvement in female participation in sport and also the cricket and footy that goes on at the moment is just absolutely outstanding,” he said.

“So to have this facility, delivered now, with the contributions from the State government, the council and also the Federal government, we really look forward to the progression of this project.”

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Representatives from Mount Evelyn’s football, netball and cricket clubs joined councillors and MP’s at the construction site to mark the special occasion.

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Sod turning for pavilion From page 1 As a five million dollar project, collaboration between all levels of government was required to fund the build, alongside significant contributions from the sporting clubs.

Casey MP Tony Smith said he was proud to pledge one million dollars towards the project at the last election but has been pleased to work with Monbulk MP James Merlino to see the project get started.

“It’s a partnership where we’ve come together but that partnership matters. It’s the three levels of government and as you “When James and I look at the challenges that have been here, it’s fantastic for you, the footballers and the netballers, to see them being overcome.”

Mr Merlino said after completing facilities in Montrose, Wandin, Olinda and Monbulk, it was time Mount Evelyn saw its new pavilion get off the ground.

“It’s years of a lot of sweat and tears, planning hurdles, getting the funding. Two steps forward one step back. It is literally years and years and years,” he said.

“So everyone representing the footy netball club, the cricket club, juniors and seniors.

Mount Evelyn’s known to have a really strong netball program, a really strong women’s program, this is a club going places and it’s your turn.”

Although it took quite a while to get to the sod turning ceremony, Mr Smith and Mr Merlino both said it would all be worth it once the first class facilities open to the clubs and teams to use.

Delays due to Covid-19 pushed the project starting date back by six months, with works only getting underway earlier this year.

Yarra Ranges Council expects the build to still be completed by the end of the year but Covid-19 is still causing some delays with ma-

Monbulk MP James Merlino, Casey MP Tony Smith, Deputy Mayor Johanna Skelton and Mayor Jim Child celebrated the official start of construction at the Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve with a sod turning.

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The next step in the project is laying the concrete which should be completed by the

end of the month.

By the end of the project not only will it have new club rooms and change rooms but

a community facility to host functions and events with an innovative design to make it completely accessible and wheelchair friendly.

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AusNet forced to apologise for trim AusNet Services has had to issue an apology to the Mount Evelyn community after a tree was severely trimmed on Tuesday 1 February at Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve.

Mount Evelyn Environment Protection and Progress Association (MEEPA) president Clare Worsnop was distressed when she heard the sounds of chainsaws and said the 20-year-old eucalypt was an important part of the habitat for animals.

“They’re habitat trees, they are very important,” she said.

During the bushfire season, AusNet has the ability to trim branches and limbs of trees if they are deemed unsafe or could cause damage to the powerlines.

In a statement issued by AusNet, the company apologised for the works carried out at the reserve.

“Our instructions for this tree were to reduce the height following recent storm damage. Sadly on this occasion the tree has been cut back further than intended and we are truly sorry,” the statement said.

Ms Worsnop said this was not the first time AusNet has cut or trimmed trees that have been ideal habitat for endangered species in Mount Evelyn and she would like to see this work prevented in the future.

“It’s a bigger problem not just here but everywhere that they can come in and cut down trees wherever they want,” she said.

Yarra Ranges Council had not been alerted

to the works by AusNet and was contacted by MEEPA about the condition of the tree.

“The works, to ensure risks around powerlines are managed, were significant and left the tree with only the trunk and a few nesting branches. It is unlikely the tree will continue to grow,” Director of Environment and Infrastructure, Mark Varmalis said.

“We’ve contacted AusNet with MEEPPA to discuss whether pruning of a second tree can be reduced, to balance the wellbeing of the tree with risks to powerlines.”

AusNet said it has reached out to the council to discuss how its processes will change to avoid a similar situation in the future.

“We have always worked closely with the Yarra Ranges Council to discuss our vegetation management because we understand the important role trees play as a habitat for local wildlife in the area,” the AusNet statement said.

To repay the damage, AusNet said it would support animal habitat and the conservation efforts of MEEPA in the recreation reserve.

“To demonstrate our continued commitment to the community, we will work with MEEPA, using our cherry pickers and crews to place nesting boxes in trees for the yellow bellied gliders.

“We will also place cameras in tree tops to assist MEEPA with their wildlife studies of the powerful owl population in the area. MEEPA have kindly offered to share maps of endangered species in the area which we will incorporate into our vegetation management practices.”

CCTV of suitcase thief More information has been released after a child’s bumble bee suitcase was stolen in December from a bowling alley.

At around 4.15pm on Thursday 30 December, the suitcase containing a child’s treasured possessions was stolen from Oz Ten Bowling on Fletcher Road in Chirnside Park.

The investigation has been on going and further CCTV images have been obtained by police.

One of the male offenders identified was wearing a Tommy Hilfiger singlet.

Police would like to speak with the two males who may be able to assist with the investigation. Any information should be directed to Constable Rice at Lilydale Police Station on 9739 2300.

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A 20-year-old Eucalypt has been trimmed so significantly it will not grow again in the Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve.

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The Lilydale line will be boom-gate free with two more level crossings added to the list of removals. 243319 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS services for the more than 72,000 passengers who use the Belgrave and Lilydale lines each weekday – the second busiest on Melbourne’s network.

Construction will soon begin to remove the level crossings, while crews will also start to move and upgrade signalling, power and communication lines along the rail corridor to pave the way for the new 1.3-kilometrelong rail trench to be built between Mont

Albert and Surrey Hills.

Buses will replace trains between Lilydale and Ringwood stations from Monday 14 February to Wednesday 16 February, as works progress throughout the area.

There will also be replacement bus services between Camberwell and Box Hill stations from Friday 25 March to Friday 1 April, and between Camberwell and Ringwood from 8:30pm Friday 1 April to Sunday 3 April.

More than 52,000 trees, plants and shrubs will also be planted as part of the project, while new paths and cycling links will also be developed through Lorne Parade Reserve.

The Lilydale Line will be level crossing free by 2025, paving the way for more services more often for commuters in Melbourne’s outer east. The Labor Government is getting rid of 85 level crossings across Melbourne by 2025, with 56 already gone for good.

More information about the project can be found online at levelcrossings.vic.gov.au.

Fatal crash Police are investigating the circumstance of a fatal collision in Yea on Sunday 6 February.

Police said they believe two cars collided on Melba Highway at 5pm, with a 56-yearold woman from Belgrave South dying at the scene of the accident.

The other driver, a 37-year-old woman from Healesville, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The cause of the collision hasn’t been determined and police will investigate before preparing a report for the coroner.

Victoria Police is asking anyone who witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The Lilydale line will soon be level crossing free with two more set to be removed under the State governments boom-gate free by 2025 vision.

The crossings at Mont Albert Road in Mont Albert and Union Road in Surrey Hills have been fast-tracked for removal and will both be gone for good by next year.

“Works will get underway to ensure two more of Melbourne’s most notorious level crossings on the Lilydale line are gone for good – including at Union Road in Surrey Hills – which was tragically the site of two fatalities in 2016,” Transport Infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan.

“The Lilydale Line will be boom-gate free by 2025 – improving travel times and creating safer journeys for locals in the area – by never being stuck at the level crossings again.”

By removing the level crossings, the government expects more frequent and reliable

Ambulance Victoria performance data for the 2021/22 quarter showed a total of 91,397 Code 1 cases were responded to between October and December, a 16.2 per cent increase on the same time in 2020.

Although the most Code 1 cases in a quarter ever, 66.5 per cent of Code 1 cases were responded to within the state-wide average response time target of 15 minutes, and the average time to Code 1 cases was 15 minutes and 11 seconds.

Code 1 cases are considered to be timecritical, life threatening calls but one-in-five callers to Triple Zero (000) are not in need of an emergency ambulance response mainly brought on due to Covid-19 symptoms.

Ambulance Victoria CEO Professor Tony Walker urges Victorians to save their calls for critical, emergency situations.

“Every call for assistance that isn’t an emergency puts significant strain on our crews to reach those who need us the most,” he said.

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The reported theft occurred at a gaming venue on 5 January at 3.35pm.

It is believed the offender kept an elderly victim under observation for a period of time while in the gaming area before removing a purse from her handbag without her knowledge.

The person was described as female, in all black clothing, grey runners, a black face mask and her hair tied in a bun on top of her head.

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Lucky Lukas meets stars

By Mikayla van Loon The Australian Open allows children to dream big and picture themselves standing in the centre of Rod Laver Arena ready to serve to their opponent.

For Lukas Vennix, nine-years-old from Mooroolbark, not only did he get to play tennis on the famous arena with his tennis club, he was chosen to toss the coin in the opening round of Osaka versus Osorio.

Lukas was one of 150 lucky ANZ Tennis Hot Shot players given the opportunity to flip the coin at the grand slam.

It all started with a train ride into the city with his mum Manat in the morning before meeting his friends outside the Australian Open complex.

“As a group we had to wait outside at Rod Laver Arena. Then we got called in to go up in the elevator, and we could go out on the court and have a little hit,” he said.

“It felt really exciting. I really liked the material that the court was made of.”

As a tennis Hot Shot player at Tennis for Life, Lukas was chosen to toss the coin on court at Rod Laver Arena.

“It was really exciting and I felt really lucky.

I was a bit nervous, but I was more excited.”

“I got given the coins to go off on the elevator and I talked to the umpire. She said she’d

call me up when the players were here. When she called me up, I felt really excited. I met Osorio, too. And when Naomi came up, she told me to flip the coin.”

Although he couldn’t remember what the coin landed on, Lukas said Osaka chose to serve first.

Being one of Lukas’ favourite players in the women’s competition, he said it was a pretty great experience to be out on court with Naomi Osaka.

As a young tennis hopeful, with a dream of playing professionally one day, Lukas said his favourite tennis players include Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, an inspiring line up of role models.

Although two of his top players faced off in the men’s final, being Nadal and Medvedev, Lukas said he had to support Nadal to win.

But for Lukas the most important and best part about playing tennis is “playing with my mates and just having fun with it”.

Now back at school, Lukas said he was able to share the highlight of his holidays with his friends.

“I told my friends and they were pretty surprised and I told my teacher too and she was very surprised.”

Lukas Vennix was one of 150 young tennis players to be chosen to toss the coin at the Australian Open.

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The Stotts say goodbye to GymbaRoo after 37 years “I actually went to this GymbaRoo when I was a child so weirdly enough, she’s been here 38 years and I’m 31, so somewhere in there, I came along,” Mr Copp said.

Mrs Copp has a background in early childhood learning and Mr Copp’s family has always been involved in childcare.

Now the pair just want to reassure families in the area that GymbaRoo will be staying in Mooroolbark.

“With the new estate coming there’s going to be a lot more kids here, so we just want to make sure that the next generation gets gymbaroo as well,” Mr Copp said.

Mr and Mrs Copp want to see Mooroolbark’s GymbaRoo classes return to pre-Covid levels and have a vision of progressively expanding the centre’s capabilities to offer more classes to more children.

“I think once you become a part of gymbaroo, you stay a part of Gymbaroo for a long time so that’s our plan to be here for a long time,” Mr Copp said.

Ms Stott has offered to stay onboard for term one, to help transition Mr and Mrs Copp and introduce them to the families.

“They are giving us about 10 weeks of their time just to help us really embed ourselves into the community and that’s definitely something we’re going to thank them for,” Mr Copp said.

By Mikayla van Loon It’s been Marion Stott’s pride and joy for nearly 40 years but it’s now time for her to retire and pass the baton to a new generation.

Ms Stott, with the help of her husband Lloyd, has played an essential role in many children’s lives through the GymbaRoo early learning program run at the Mooroolbark Community Centre but last year she made the decision to move on.

Now the time has come for new people to take over and although a bittersweet moment for Ms Stott, she is looking forward to her retirement.

“I plan to spend my time writing up a wide variety of Family History’s plus being involved in local history,” she said.

For 37 years, Ms Stott ran the GymbaRoo classes for the benefit of the children and their developmental progress but for her it will be their smiling faces she misses most.

“It has been such a huge privilege, when you are doing a job you love, it’s not work,” she said.

Having been involved in GymbaRoo nearly since its inception, Ms Stott has not only helped establish the Mooroolbark centre but others as well.

“I’m very proud that the other GymbaRoo Centres I helped establish back in the late 1980’s are still thriving.”

Marion and Lloyd Stott have handed over the reins of Mooroolbark’s GymbaRoo to new owners Nikki and Peter Copp.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Her only hope now is that “that many, many more children benefit from such a successful program” and with new owners Nikki and Peter Copp, Ms Stott should get her wish.

The husband and wife team already own a

couple of GymbaRoo centres elsewhere and when they heard through the channels that Ms Stott was retiring, they thought it would be a nice synergy to return to where they both grew up.

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Top honours for bravery

By Renee Wood Just before Christmas in 2017, two childhood friends who grew up in Chum Creek were holidaying with their families when a fire broke out at a Port Fairy Caravan Park.

Benjamin Martin and Benjamin Van der Burgt quickly ran to the cabin on fire and started to do all they could to stop the blaze and save surrounding cabins.

Mr Van der Burgt attempted to open the front door, but it was locked, discovering a teenage girl barricaded inside.

Mr Martin grabbed a nearby hose and began to douse the fire, as another man arrived to help the pair through several attempts to get inside to save the girl.

Mr Van der Burgt said the speed of the fire was frightening as it accelerated quickly jumping from one cabin to another.

“From the first moment that we realised it was going up - there was only minutes before it was fully engulfed. So it was very, very fast and we both had fears more cabins were going to go up quickly because it just started to spread rapidly,” Mr Van der Burgt said.

The friends then risked their own lives by going inside the cabin but they were forced back due to thick toxic smoke and the increasing heat.

Thankfully, the teenage girl was found at a small side window and was pulled to safety by the men - all while the guttering above their heads was engulfed in flames.

The burning cabin was consumed by flames as fire and ambulance services arrived and the young woman was taken to hospital.

“We just did what we felt we needed to do, it was reactionary that someone was in trouble and you help out.”

Mr Martin said two cabins were destroyed and two further cabins were later demolished due to fire damage.

Benjamin Martin and Benjamin Van der Burgt received a Bravery Medal at Government House. 267338 Pictures: SUPPLIED “To be honest, it could have been quite tragic. Especially a few days before Christmas when it happened on the 21st of December - it could have been quite a different holiday for us all,” Mr Martin said.

The men’s efforts didn’t go unnoticed and the Senior Sergeant involved in the case nominated them for a Bravery Medal.

They were announced as Bravery Medal recipients in 2021 and were awarded the medal during a ceremony on Thursday 3 February by the Victorian Governor Honourable Linda Dessau AC at Government House.

The Governor said the ceremony provides the opportunity to recognise people who selflessly put themselves in jeopardy to protect the lives or the property of others.

“We hope that you can all feel proud and know that your communities profoundly grateful. Your actions go beyond just a moment in time, they emphasize the fundamental goodness amongst us, and they serve to inspire us,” The Governor said.

The pair were humbled to receive the medal and were grateful family members could attend the ceremony.

“It was quite nice to go to Government House and get presented officially with our medals as well as having our family members present,” Mr Martin said.

“It was some time after the event actually took place, so it was quite nice and quite humbling.”

Due to CovidSafe changes within the ceremony, medal recipients had to choose a family member to present the medal.

Mr Martin chose his mum Janette Martin to deliver the honour, while Mr Van der Burgt selected his dad Martin Van der Burgt.

Mr Van der Burgt said it wasn’t a hard decision choosing his dad, seeing as he was also a Bravery Medal recipient 25 years ago.

“It was a nice moment to connect with the old man and share something special between us – the Governor General was quite surprised because it’s extremely rare that you have a fa-

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The men were among others who were honoured for their bravery. 267338 ther and son citation 25 years apart.”

Martin Van der Burgt received a Bravery Medal after rescuing his neighbour, a hot air ballooner, in Chum Creek from a gas bottle explosion.

“He was just extremely proud that he was given the opportunity and just proud of what had happened in general.”

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During a visit to the Four Pillars Gin Distillery with Casey Liberal candidate Aaron Violi, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg signalled the Liberal Party “is deeply committed to investing” in the electorate.

The distillery hosted Mr Frydenberg and Mr Violi’s visit as Lilydale Road, Healesville – where Four Pillars in located – underwent federally funded road works.

When asked whether the Casey electorate would see further funding announcements before the federal election, Mr Frydenberg said Mr Violi had his own priorities for investment in the local area.

“Lilydale Road is one that has significant investment from the government, which has helped make a difference to the business right here and the number of visitors – 200,000 plus,” Mr Frydenberg said.

“We’ll continue to look at opportunities to invest in this electorate, whether it was the work of the great former member Tony Smith, or the new candidate.”

The upgrade to Lilydale Road was funded through $150 million provided by the Federal Government in 2019 to Yarra Ranges Council.

Mr Frydenberg said said Mr Violi was

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

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School students across Victoria made their return to school following summer holidays, while 2021’s preps got their first taste of primary school life. Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy

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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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an outstanding candidate who performed strongly during the pre-selection process.

“He is a third generation local, someone who went to school local, someone who worked in business local and someone who now volunteers in community organisations,” Mr Frydenberg said.

“He’s determined to support the local community through the difficult times we’re having right now.”

Mr Violi won a tightly contested pre-selection to be the new Liberal candidate for Casey after Mr Smith, a respected former Speaker of the House, announced his retirement from federal politics in 2021.

Mr Violi said Mr Frydenberg “has done a great job.”

“One of the things I keep hearing in the community is about JobKeeper and how instrumental it was to helping businesses survive,” Mr Violi said.

“That’s a legacy to the Treasurer, so I’m really proud to have Joshua here today and Four Pillars hosting us.”

The visit to Four Pillars was one stop on a campaign starting in earnest for Mr Violi, with the date of the federal election yet to be announced.

The latest date a federal election can be held is 21 May.

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Junior project manager Stephen Di Ciocco and supervisor Jon Millichip from McMahon’s construction have tested out the already laid concrete holes Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and given their approval. 267049 cial grass on a concrete base, imitation bunkers and other obstacles.

With Covid-19 running rampant in the community and case numbers so high, Ms Kelly said attendance to the Country Club has been very spasmodic.

“This year because the numbers are so high and the government isn’t locking anything down, people are locking themselves down, so it’s really unpredictable.”

CFA says don’t wait to act A CFA survey has revealed more than half of all Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire believe they will definitely get an official warning if threatened by a bushfire.

CFA’s Bushfire Community Survey, undertaken annually since 2009-10, also showed more than a third (36 per cent) expected they would be told when to leave if threatened by a bushfire, meaning many Victorians could be leaving it too late to act.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said while emergency services are well prepared and Victoria has an effective integrated warning system, including the VicEmergency app and emergency broadcasters, there may be some circumstances when Victorians may not get a warning.

“Fires can spread within minutes. On hot, dry and windy days fires can start quickly and threaten lives and homes. You need to be prepared and paying attention to the weather conditions ahead of time. The community needs to know their triggers and use their senses such as sight and smell as well as their common sense to enact their fire plan,” Chief Officer Heffernan said.

“Grassfires are prevalent this season and can move at speeds of up to 25km per hour and jump highways.”

While this year’s fire season outlook indicates a lower risk of prolonged bushfires, grass fires remain a high risk across the state after strong rainfall and fuel growth during spring and summer.

“Do not drive into or through high risk areas on hot, dry, windy days. Plan an alternate route or delay your travel, if possible.

Those living in or visiting regional Victoria should monitor conditions every day and have a bushfire safety plan in place,” Chief Officer Heffernan said.

The survey also showed nearly one in five (17 per cent) believe they will definitely get help from CFA if impacted by bushfire, while more than a third (35 per cent) believe they are likely to.

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By including another outdoor activity, Ms Kelly said she hopes it encourages people to feel comfortable in getting back out into the community, even with the Covid-19 numbers as they are.

Once open in May and the weather is better later in the year, Ms Kelly said she would like to see schools coming in to use the facilities in a round-robin manner.

“So they might, for example, bring 30 kids from Grade 4 here for a three week program

and one week 10 might do tennis, 10 might do mini golf and 10 might do bowls and the next week they’d flip,” she said.

“We really want to try and involve the kids into the three sports. That’s one of our goals is to try and get some young people playing the three sports.

“Chirnside Park Country Club is all about community, we are always striving to offer more facilities to attract and retain the community who live in our region.”

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“People need a plan – exactly what are you going to do for your family, loved ones, pets and other animals if a fire occurs and a fire truck may not be able to get there? If you have a plan, you can act to survive.”

Victorians should know where to find the best information to stay safe and never rely on just one source of information.

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After a tumultuous two years in hospitality that continues to serve venues’ challenges, some have looked to expand their range to draw new crowds and attract tourism.

At the Chirnside Park Country Club it’s coming in the form of a mini golf course that hopes to capitalise on the pandemic mentality of getting outside and being with family.

General manager Barbara Kelly said mini golf will add another element to the facilities already on offer, being tennis and lawn bowls, as well as the golf course not too far away.

“We already have facilities to cater for a wide range of community age participation but we lack the one ingredient that allows all ages of the community to participate together in an activity,” she said.

Ms Kelly said not only is it about offering a space for children, grandparents, teenagers and parents to connect but also about being a fully accessible space.

“It will be wheelchair friendly. We see that as a great asset to be able to offer that to people in wheelchairs or with disabilities. It’s the same with bowls and tennis. They’re all accessible in a wheelchair.”

Trying to reactivate the local area with a fun, outdoor activity that is CovidSafe, Ms Kelly said there is potential for the new course to attract tourism.

“The Yarra Valley is a great tourist destination and so I suppose if people were here and staying in the Yarra Valley and looking for things to do, this would pop up on their radar, I’m sure,” she said.

“In these difficult times we really need physical activities that bring the family together as this greatly supports the mental health and wellbeing of all ages.”

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Community members gathered on 5 February to open the exhibition at the Old Court House on Castella Street. Picture: BRIDGET VALLENCE MP

In 1972, 100 years was celebrated with a centenary cake that was paraded through the town of Lilydale.

The Shire of Lillydale establishment was last celebrated in 1972 with a centenary parade.

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Lillydale Shire’s 150 years

By Mikayla van Loon From the point of settlement in Lilydale in 1837, the town started to grow as residents moved in to build homes and establish businesses.

By 1856 key leaders in the town decided it had grown enough to be represented as a district and so a select few pioneers petitioned the government.

Their wish was granted on 19 September 1856 and the pioneers started working towards setting up a council.

Established in 1862 with elected members Samuel de Pury, Thomas Macintyre, William Commerford, William Hand, Thomas Hand Senior and John Lithgow, these pioneers represented the Upper Yarra District Road Board.

Ten years later on 11 February the Shire of Lillydale was proclaimed to replace the Board.

The name and spelling of the Shire of Lillydale has always confused people but it came from a popular ballad where the word Lillydale was spoken - roughly translating to a valley where lilies grow in the creek.

It wasn’t until 1876 before official cemetery and church registers made the change from Lillydale to Lilydale.

When first formalised, the shire covered 454.4 square kilometres and was divided into three areas, each to be overseen by three councillors.

During the 1870s, the Shire had about 700 people living in it of which more than half lived in the vicinity of Lilydale itself.

150 years later, the Shire of Lillydale, now known as the Shire of Yarra Ranges covers an area of about 2,500 square kilometres and has 150,000 people residing in it.

In celebration of 150 years of local government in the township of Lilydale, a number of community organisations put together a display that opened on 5 February.

For nine months the Lilydale and District Historical Society worked with these groups to compile the exhibition ready for people to view.

In the 1870s, Main Street was much wider than it is now. The photograph shows Hand’s store on the corner of Castella Street and on the opposite side a house is marked as Slater’s. The two storey Lillydale Hotel/ Temperance Hotel can be seen.

The former Shire offices in Castella Street were officially opened on 14 November 1889 by Lillydale Shire President Cr George White. On the right is the Athenaeum Mechanics’ Institute.

“Working through the networks of the township groups of Seville, Coldstream, Kilsyth, Montrose and Lilydale, the society invited any groups involved in sport, community, service, business, and education to write 100 words about their organisation working with the council. Each group was also invited to submit two images,” historical society president Sue Thompson said.

From scouts groups to fire brigades, cricket clubs to op shops, 18 organisations contributed to the display and shared stories of how they have worked alongside the council over the years.

Ms Thmopson said the work of those in the late 1800s to establish a council to support its residents and help the region prosper continues today in the Yarra Ranges.

“A group of residents lobbied for the creation of the Shire of Lillydale because they wanted their towns to grow and provide the range of services and facilities to create the community residents want,” she said.

The display at the Lilydale and District Historical Society site at the Old Court House on Castella Street, celebrates this milestone event and how local government has worked with the community to create the opportunities, services and experiences available in the present day.

The Lilydale exhibition will be open to the public by appointment on Fridays 1pm to 4pm and Saturdays to Mondays 11am to 4pm until February 2023.

As part of a broader project that the society has been working on, an exhibition will be opening at The Memo in Healesville.

On Thursday 17 March, Yarra Ranges Mayor Jim Child will launch the council-wide exhibition ‘Power and the People’ which has been created by 18 heritage groups of the Yarra Ranges Heritage Network.

It will feature the story of a building, event or facility each community developed in partnership with local government.

COMMUNITY DIARY Cowey-Selman plant sale

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To start raising funds for the Cowey-Selman Kokoda Award that will send one Year 11 student across to Papua New Guinea to trek the Kokoda Trail, Mount Evelyn, Monbulk and Lilydale RSL sub-branches are hosting a plant sale on Saturday 26 February. A wonderful variety of plants have been donated by wholesalers and nurseries in the area. The Mount Evelyn RSL will also be hosting a barbecue for people to pick up a sausage while grabbing a bargain for their garden. The sale will be held at the Lilydale Baptist Church on the corner of Swansea and Hull Roads in Mooroolbark from 8am to 12.30pm.

Artists Bronwyn Ward and Kerri Hollingsworth will be spending the weekend of 19 and 20 February ‘Weaving Through the Trail’ - a creative lesson on how to weave natural fibres in Mount Evelyn to make collaborative artworks in response to the June 2021 storm. These collaborative artworks will provide the starting point for an exhibition at Burrinja in August reflecting on the impact of the storm 12 months on. This event is free to all who would like to drop by over the course of the weekend with no bookings required. Both days will run from 10am to 3pm.

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COMMUNITY DIARY WHAT’S ON AROUND THE VALLEY course has been designed as a Tool Skills Day to help women gain confidence and handson practical experience. The free event will be held from 9am to 5pm. To find out more call 1800 18 3948, email info@ewitrades.com or check out the website ewitrades.com

Learn about frogs Yarra Ranges Council is hosting a free online event focusing on the identification, conservation and ecology of frogs found in the Shire.

Presenter David De Angelis is a naturalist, environmental educator and consultant who will

talk people through identifying sounds and calls, as well as which frogs are most common and threatened. Tune in on Saturday 26 February from 10am to 11.30am. Register online via the Yarra Ranges Council website through the events tab or contact Jen Ellison on 1300 368 333 or via email environmentalvolunteers@ yarraranges.vic.gov.au

Memorial day service A reminder for all members of National Serviceman’s Association Australia that the regular memorial day service is at the Shrine of Remembrance on Sunday 13 February at 11am.

The NSAA meet at the bollards at the top of the steps at the northern end of the main concourse. Step off to the accompaniment of the Army band Melbourne.

The guest speaker is Senior Naval Officer, Victoria Commodore Greg Yorke. mailcommunity.com.au

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Forever Grant the champ

By Mikayla van Loon The life of Lilydale’s Grant Cochrane was one you would best describe as a miracle, exceeding all expectations when given a life expectancy of one to two years after his birth.

With all the odds stacked against him, Grant lived a safe and loved life before he died aged 33 on 15 January.

From day one, Grant was not given much chance of survival when he started having seizures and experienced a catastrophic loss of oxygen to his brain just after birth.

Abandoned at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Grant became a ward of the state and was placed into foster care but due to the amount of care needed, he soon became the youngest resident to live at the Rosine Nursing Home in Mount Evelyn at just 12 months old.

Having seen this little boy fighting for life in an environment that was not ideal for an infant, Lilydale residents Paul and Alison Copeland took Grant into their family first as respite foster parents and then as full time carers when he was 18 months old.

“It wasn’t hard to feel compassion for him.

Grant was a beautiful baby with big blue eyes and a mass of curly blond hair,” Mr Copeland said.

At the time, Mr Copeland said he and his wife had not had any experience with disability but he said in some ways that made it easier for what was to come.

“For the first twelve months that Grant was with us, we committed ourselves to a program of therapy, designed specifically for Grant, to help reprogram his brain to learn new neurological pathways to improve function,” he said.

“It was an intense time of daily exercise, approximately seven hours a day, with only Sundays off. There was a team of dozens of helpers in and out of our home.”

The improvements witnessed in Grant was unbelievable. He could move a few inches forwards on the floor, he was happy instead of crying almost all the time and the myoclonic or muscle spasms stopped.

“Eventually he was old enough to attend Mount Evelyn Special Developmental School, where he stayed from kindergarten until he graduated at the age of 18 in 2006,” Mr Copeland said.

Those years were not without challenges, with Grant being rushed to hospital multiple times in a life threatening condition because of the regular seizures he was having.

After being diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, a type of seizures that cannot be controlled with medication, Grant was the second patient at Monash Hospital to have a vagal nerve implant when he was about seven years old.

As Grant’s brain matured his seizure frequency settled and he was transferred into the care of Assistant Director of Eastern Health, Dr Patrick Carney, where he was treated for 13 years.

“Despite Grant’s health issues, he was a beautiful young man. He was content, generally relaxed and enjoyed a good quality of life,” Mr Copeland said.

“He had regular outings, with two days a week spent at Scope Lilydale, having fun with the wonderful caring staff there. He had walks near our home or at Lillydale Lake and a holiday at the Gold Coast courtesy of the Make A Wish Foundation where he had an up close encounter with the dolphins.”

Grant was a huge St Kilda Football Club fan just like his father.

Picture: SUPPLIED A passionate St Kilda supporter like his father, Grant and Mr Copeland would spend the football season watching the games in his room, a memory Mr Copeland will never forget.

Although unable to communicate through speech, Mr Copeland said you could always tell what he was feeling depending on his facial expressions.

“The most heartwarming response from him was his smile often given when a carer arrived and greeted him.

“Alison loved when first thing in the morning she would go into his bedroom and he would reward her with a smile or would look her straight in the eye, a contact that spoke depths of emotion and connection.

“Grant couldn’t speak, but he could vocalise. It was such a highlight to hear him laugh or hoot with pleasure.”

Mr Copeland said one of Grant’s best qualities was that he was a great listener and he would give you his utmost attention.

“It was so easy just to chat with him and you would regularly get the feeling that he knew what you were saying,” he said.

For 33 years Mr and Mrs Copeland dedicated themselves to giving Grant the best chance at life he could possibly have.

“Grant has impacted our lives in ways we are still discovering. He showed incredible resilience and determination to overcome illness,” Mr Copeland said.

“One of his doctors early on said that he was like Rocky the film character Rocky the champ the boxer, always doing a comeback, so the nickname Grant the Champ was born.

“But this time Grant didn’t come back. This time the seizures were too overwhelming and adversely affected his breathing.”

Mr Copeland said Grant’s death has left a large whole in his and his wife’s life but they know Grant is now no longer in pain.

“He brought us joy, taught us patience, and enriched our lives immeasurably.”

To see a Youtube video snapshot of Grant’s life from his age of 18 months when Paul and Alison started caring for him full time to January 2019 when he was 31, search for ‘Grant the Champ, a life worth living’.

Alison and Paul Copeland cared for Grant all his life, giving him the best chance at a life worth living. They will miss their dear boy.

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Sharing a Power-ful story

By Mikayla van Loon When Jane Power noticed herself getting abnormally tired, putting on weight and having unusual pain in her pelvic region, she knew something wasn’t quite right.

She just didn’t expect it to be cancer.

In 2010 Ms Power was diagnosed with grade three ovarian cancer, an aggressive form of cancer that meant she needed surgery and chemotherapy.

Her first surgery was to remove a 12cm cyst from her ovary but the second was a much larger process.

“I then had further surgery but this was more invasive. So I had a cut through my abdominal wall to my pelvic bone and had both ovaries removed and fallopian tubes,” she said.

Because of the aggressive nature of the cancer, Ms Power still had to undergo six weeks of chemotherapy to reduce her chances of the cancer appearing elsewhere in her body.

“That was really hard as well because when you first go in unless you’ve been involved in that before it’s all very new,” she said.

“You watch the nurses who are putting on their goggles, huge gowns, gloves to protect themselves from those toxic drugs but this was going into my veins and body. It was really scary.

“It’s like living in this tumultuous wave that just keeps throwing things at you and it’s really quite a challenge. The after effects of the chemo did take probably a good two years to get through.”

Fortunately, Ms Power was one of 48 per cent of women who survive ovarian cancer, something she has beaten the odds at having surpassed the milestone of 10 years since her diagnosis.

In a natural progression after recovering from her surgeries and chemotherapy, Ms Power said she wanted to learn more and help

Ms Power met with the Black Pepper Lilydale store manager Jacqui to see the posters in store. The scarf, nightie and ovarian cancer awareness items will be sold in store throughout February.

Jane Power was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 10 years ago. Now she is helping raise awareness Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS by taking part in a national campaign with Black Pepper. 266992 other women through their diagnosis by joining Ovarian Cancer Australia.

“Now I spend my time advocating for ovarian cancer and trying to get the word out there to help people to remember that if their symptoms are not normal for them to go to their GP.” Ms Power said at the start it was very much a healing process for herself, to educate herself on one of the most deadly cancers in Australia but as time’s gone one, it has been about helping others.

“I’ve been given my life back, and I really enjoy being able to help others now,” she said.

As part of ovarian cancer awareness month, being February, Ms Power was asked by Aus-

tralian women’s clothing brand Black Pepper to be one of the faces of its fundraising campaign for ovarian cancer.

“I felt really privileged, number one to be asked but also to be involved. If I can change just one other person’s life that means so much.”

Black Pepper has been a long time supporter of ovarian cancer awareness and has designed a scarf and nightie to be sold in stores, with $10 of every purchase of those items going to Ovarian Cancer Australia. “[Black Pepper has] always been very much about women. Doing things for women and women’s fashion. This is just that extra mile

that they’re taking and they have just been incredible through this whole campaign,” Ms Power said.

The campaign aims to raise $100,000 to go towards the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer, as well as providing women with ovarian cancer support nurses and other services.

Ms Power said by using real women in this campaign who have experienced this intrusive disease, it puts a real face behind the diagnosis.

While raising funds is imperative to increase the survival rate and reduce the estimated number of deaths this year of 1,042, Ms Power said awareness is key to getting women to understand their bodies better.

“It’s just starting to not accept when you’re not yourself. I think women, being mums and busy working tend to just push through when they’re feeling a bit tired or putting a bit of weight on or not eating properly.

“They need to think about, is this unusual for me? Is this something that’s new and also persistent over say, a four week period? And then go and see their GP and report those symptoms.”

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VCE creativity on show

By Callum Ludwig Talented VCE students are being celebrated in an art exhibition on display at The Memo in Healesville, sharing their masterpieces creating during a challenging year of schooling.

Mooroolbark College 2021 VCE student Shayla Kimpton will be part of the Creative Showcase exhibit and found inspiration from the challenges the year presented.

Ms Kimpton said her work highlighted the need for hope and optimism alongside the doom and gloom students often felt during an interrupted year.

“I tried to symbolize it in terms of the colours I used, long drips and darkness to sort of symbolize those hard times, I guess,” Ms Kimpton said.

“But then I tried to contrast with vibrant orange flowers, things to show you can get through it.”

Ms Kimpton is part of 31 VCE and VCAL 2021 students from around the Yarra Ranges who have been given the opportunity to have their artwork displayed in the 2022’s Creative Showcase.

Ms Kimpton said getting to show her artwork off in the showcase makes the challenges of VCE and the events of the past two years feel like a significant achievement.

“It makes it feel like all the hard work and my perseverance and dedication throughout year 12 was all worth it. It feels good to show everyone and have people say you’ve done well, despite how hard it was at times,” she said.

Mount Evelyn Christian College student Holly Sharman is also grateful to have her work on displary at the Healesville Memo this month.

“Having people recognise the hard work put into it makes me feel really good about an outcome I’m really happy with,” she said.

“It’s also really nice this exhibition is free and you can see all the other amazing VCE artworks other people completed at the same time as me.”

Ms Sharman knew she always wanted the theme of her final piece to be relationships, and the restrictions due to Covid-19 lockdowns through her VCE period inspired her decision to revolve the piece around her beloved grandparents.

“I’m very much a family person. I don’t think I saw them for maybe a year or something when we were in lockdown. So it was important I got to draw this for them.” she said.

“It was also a surprise, so they didn’t know

Gosia Prosicka with her artworks at the creative showcase at The Memo in Healesville.

Shayla Kimpton with one of her pieces featured at the showcase.

I was doing it until it was finished, which was really lovely.”

The family theme won’t stop there for Ms Sharman, who wishes to extend her portfolio of family portraits in future.

“People are definitely my favourite subject matter. I’ve always liked to draw portraits,” she said.

“Hopefully one day I’ll make a massive portrait of myself and my whole family.”

Mater Christi College student Gosia Piosicka explored the theme of gender expression in her work being displayed, particularly honing in on a feminine perspective.

“I knew from the beginning, I wanted to do it about women and femininity and tie it into growing up,” she said.

“Today, women have rights, we’re free to sort of do whatever we want. But there are still some underlying issues we face such as inter-

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nalized misogyny.”

Ms Piosicka’s art depicted a story of a young woman embracing her sense of femininity and how freeing it can be.

“There’s this stigma in presenting really overly feminine, a weakness in that,” she said.

“I wanted to show liberation can be felt in sort of just being comfortable in who you are, especially as you grow older.”

Ms Piosicka utilised acrylic paints for underpainting, before oils such as linseed oils to finish, while using thick brushes to create depth.

Despite art being a favourite subject of Ms Prosicka, she said it was difficult adjusting to working alone from home.

“It made me realise how much I took for granted just being in the art room. Not only using the materials, but having my teacher there at my disposal all the time,” she said.

“I guess in a way, though, it made me work

Holly Sharman with her piece Legacy of Love at the creative showcase at The Memo in Healesville. more independently and realise what I can do on my own.”

Ms Prosicka said the Covid-19 pandemic felt like an interruption and had an impact on her school experience.

“I found it incredibly difficult. I kind of enjoyed remote learning initially, because I’m a bit of an introvert,” she said.

“But over time, I think I just lost motivation.”

Her advice to 2022 VCE students and beyond was to tap into topics they are interested in, and explore from there. She encouraged students to choose a broad theme and then to explore mediums and techniques they wouldn’t otherwise use in their folio.

The exhibition is running from Friday 4 February through to Sunday 27 February, hosted by the Yarra Ranges council in collaboration with Burrinja Cultural Centre.

Reactivating live music for all ages in Mooroolbark

By Mikayla van Loon A live music event that supports young people onstage, behind the scenes and on the ground watching was held in Mooroolbark over the weekend to reactivate the live entertainment scene.

The All Ages Tour hosted by The Push, an Australian charity that supports young people engage in all aspects of the music industry, brought a leg of the tour to Red Earth Community Park on Sunday 6 February.

Not only were young people who attended the event able to see up and coming Australian bands The Chats and Teenage Joans but the tour gave local people the chance to organise the event close to home.

Supported by the Victorian Government, each of the 18 events around Victoria were staged by teams of local young people as part of the FReeZa program.

Chloe Booth, a Ringwood FReeZA member, joined the event organising team in Mooroolbark to gain experience in the behind the scenes work that goes into a festival.

“I feel like young people have been so deprived of the community that comes with live music for the last two years,” she said.

“So it’s been really encouraging to be able to host and organise an event that fosters an opportunity for people of all ages to come together and celebrate and listen to live music mailcommunity.com.au

Queensland band The Chats are heading to Mooroolbark to perform their very Aussie hit songs to a crowd of all ages.

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Triple J uneathered high winners Teenage Joans can add Mooroolbark to the list of places they have performed after head to Red Earth Park on Sunday.

in an accessible manner in local suburbs.

“It’s amazing how the tour is reactivating the local area because nowadays if you want to go watch live music, you have to go all the way into the city in Melbourne,” she said.

“There’s so much local talent and there’s so many people in the outer suburbs and in regional Victoria that are craving live music as well.”

After so many cancellations of live gigs, Chloe hoped this would be the start of more regular performances for musicians.

“I’m hoping not only that it’s beneficial

for the community, in terms of being able to hang out with friends and whatnot, but also for the musicians who haven’t been able to have a job pretty much for the last two years.”

The event kicked off at 1.30pm on Sunday and Chloe said people had a lot of fun.

“We’ve all been locked at home for so long and it was just be nice to be able to go out and dance and enjoy yourself and listen to some good music.”

Other legs of the tour feature artists like Allday, Sycco, Mallrat, Thelma Plum, Alex Lahey and The Smith Street Band.

again because it’s been so long.”

Wanting to make it safe and inviting for people of all ages, the tour is drug and alcohol free, something Chloe said she hoped would mean more people felt comfortable in attending.

“There can be a lot of danger with young people wanting to go watch their favorite bands but maybe they don’t feel so comfortable being in environments exposed to drugs and alcohol.”

Chloe said aside from the opportunities the All Ages Tour gives to young people, she said it was a great way to reactivate live music

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Taking notes from COP26 COP26 made the world sit up and take notice and think about what we can do to keep the planet in the best shape we can. Pollutants and emissions must be tackled as we focus on how best to keep our planet clean, safe and healthy.

For me, having the opportunity to head to Glasgow as part of a delegation of Liberal/National MPs and be a participant in these discussions was a privilege.

I had the opportunity to meet with representatives from other countries, particularly from the UK, Canada and USA, and hear about their progress, their transition plans and their challenges on the war on emissions to be carbon neutral by 2050. All countries are at different stages, all have a different energy mix, so all have a different path forward.

The state of

affairs Cindy McLeish MP Member for Eildon What was evident however was the commitment from those there to move forward – whether that be through hydro, wind, green hydrogen, solar or tidal power. What was also evident is that exciting technologies are being developed, at a furious rate and driven by the private sector however, many are very much in

the developmental stage and still years away from widespread rollout.

One ground-breaking project, which took out the prestigious international Clean Energy Start-Up Pitch prize was carbon capture through bricks and plasterboard. Most exciting though is this amazing research and development was led by a young woman from Canberra, Sophia Hamblin Wang.

After Glasgow I visited Seimens-Gamesa in Hull, to see the manufacture and installation of wind turbines. There is a lot being done in ‘offshore wind’, which means the turbines are embedded in the seabed.

Trialling of floating turbines that can be located some 20-30km offshore and out of view is underway. This technology will not be avail-

able until the end of the decade and is possibly three times more expensive.

More recently the UK announced a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2030. This has seen manufacturers put serious effort into developing electric vehicles and in particular meet the challenges of range anxiety and cost anxiety – big concerns for many in Australia.

We all know how important it is that we have a healthy planet and to do all we can to protect it.

That’s why COP26 was so crucial to our understanding of our environment, improving our resources and systems and developing plans on a global scale. *no taxpayer funds were used for this trip

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Embrace sleep souvenirs A review of Souvenirs of Sleep by Ling Ang The great Leonardo da Vinci once asked: “Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?”

To this, perhaps American playwright, screenwriter and novelist Marsha Norman had the best answer: “Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.”

Indeed, if sleep is a journey alone through the night, an involuntary expedition into our innermost desires and fears, then dreams may be seen as the souvenirs we pick up along the way – or so proposed

by Melbourne-based filmmaker Ling Ang. Ang is an established artist with a decade of productions spanning across the United Kingdom, United States, Asia, Europe and Australia. One can only imagine how her visions, experiences and perceptions of the conscious world may seep into her dreams.

To discover this, Ang has been documenting her dreams since September 2018.

Her recently published photo book Souvenirs of Sleep is an ambitious and visually aesthetic attempt to illustrate these “narratives” of her subconscious mind.

The book is truly beautiful, with photographs printed on transparent page inserts that “act as a veil over the dream text underneath”. In Ang’s words, these give the reader “a sense of the lucidity throughout the book – like a window into the subconscious”.

The book also has a custom printed linen cover co-created by graphic designer Ned Rahmanovic and lovingly produced

by Momento Pro. It matches the theme of dreaming while granting a sense of dignity to both the dreams and the photographs.

But the most curious part of the book is the text. Each of the “narratives” begins with “I dreamt of...” or “I dreamt that...” and is arranged either as a solid paragraph or in a shape or form related to the dream itself.

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PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN rowhead, a musical note, a keyhole, a ball, a leaf, a lightbulb, or even a coffin. The creative and fun design adds much visual interest to the book’s content.

More importantly, as these “narratives” of the author’s subconscious mind contain only descriptive words, the myriad ways in which they are presented – as images and/ or in combination with photographs – may be seen as the dreamer’s attempts to interpret her dreams. Like the photographs, the innovative imagery piques the reader’s interest.

In this sense, the book transcends its rich textual content and allows the author to playfully engage in a visual conversation with her reader. In the words of Ang: “[The book] includes recurring themes from my childhood and relationships, including hedonism, trauma and the afterlife.

Familiar landmarks turn into the locations of a sci-fi fantasy and I invite the readers into a private world of universal vulnerabilities, challenging them to explore their own inhibitions.”

Souvenirs of Sleep was launched in conjunction with National Gallery of Victoria’s Design Week and Melbourne Art Book Fair 2021. The book is available from Ling Ang’s website (https://www.souvenirsofsleep. com/), where more information about the artist can be found. https://www.souvenirsofsleep.com/ h t t p s : / / b l o g . m o m e n t o p r o. c o m . au/2021/03/17/souvenirs-of-sleep-byling-ang/

The dumber, louder cousin of Don’t Look Up, Moonfall is an insubstantial dud from Roland Emmerich, the world’s preeminent disaster artist.

With the Moon falling out of orbit, new NASA director Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) and disgraced former astronaut Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) scramble to save the Earth.

There is a difference between simple and simplistic: the characters of Emmerich’s Independence Day are simple but well-defined and engaging, while Moonfall’s characters are shallow and uninteresting, and Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson are naturally charismatic leads hampered by contrived dialogue.

The Moon is a looming, intimidating force for much of the film, yielding some staggering imagery, and the film plays with gravity in some exciting third-act set-pieces.

However, much of the film carries a strange lack of urgency, and many of the disaster sequences feel impersonal and fail to leave an impression, unlike the iconic destruction in Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012.

After a slack two-thirds, the climax is somehow both rushed and crammed with exposition, featuring a generic, trite backstory about alien ancestors and an AI uprising (and science fans may have a fit watching this movie).

Two themes feature prominently in Emmerich’s filmography: global disaster and conspiracy, the latter notably with Roswell in Independence Day and the Shakespeare authorship debate in Anonymous.

John Bradley is earnest and endearing as Dr Houseman, a conspiracy theorist working with Jo and Brian, but a narrative validating a conspiracy theorist and uncritically engaging with

Review of Moonfall by Roland Emmerich Starring Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and John Bradley so many daft conspiracy theories (including ancient aliens and an allusion to QAnon) feels irresponsible in 2022.

Moonfall is playing in most Victorian cinemas, but if you want an Emmerich disaster movie with far better suspense and characters, watch Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow or even his 1998 Godzilla movie.

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Falling for the love hook Mark Twain and Benjamin Disraeli who both, at times, used the saying, “Lies, damned lies and statistics”. The saying means using false statistics,(lies and untruths) to baffle the vulnerable.

As smart as we believe we are, the professional advertising firms are paid millions to persuade us to buy what their clients have to sell.

Of course they target a particular audience to achieve particular ends.

If you are anything like average me, you were almost forced to believe, while watching the tennis or your favorite TV show, that you were part of the ‘All Australians’ who were waiting for ‘Married at First Sight’.

How many times were we told this every time a ball boy retrieved a ball or a player went for his or her towel, and what’s more, informing us that this was ‘Australia’s greatest social experiment’ – ‘a whole new level of love/(lust – my emphasis)’. The only experiment here was seeing if they could break

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advertising income records.

No, getting married at first sight was not the experiment – (damned lies).

Anyway, the term ‘first sight’ is a misnomer, as we were given titillating scenes of explicit foamed up steamy baths and G-string motel or bed scenes.

Make no mistake, I am a romantic and love a full expression of making love, but only within the bounds of fidelity and marriage.

Yes it is easy to fall into temptation, but we do need to learn from those pitfalls and stay on a monogamous path.

“There he goes” says someone about Graeme – “preaching at us”.

Prove me wrong. I have observed for many years relationship disasters and if you had read any of my articles last year you will have read the statistics of couples who are left with heart aches in the wake.

If you want to get a taste of romantic love making within the bounds of monogamy, read the bible book of the Song of Solomon. He was one of the greatest, wealthiest and wisest kings who ever lived.

Here are some excerpts of his songs to his beloved.

“Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. Your neck is like an ivory tower - Your stature is like that of a palm and your breasts like clusters of fruit - I will climb the palm tree and take hold of its fruit”.

God is not a prude. He invented sex.

In the ‘Married at First Sight’ shorts, one potential bride says, speaking like a child,

“Oh I hope it lasts”. Another says in a totally immature and selfish way, “I get what I want, and if you don’t want this relationship, suck it up”.

Sadly these agencies have other targets too – young men and women encouraged to ‘get on the beers’, ‘gamble with mates’ and lately a well- known sedan car manufacturing company, show their cars at high speed doing tyre burning donuts.

I enjoy an odd beer but why does grog have to be synonymous with winning?

Shanna Whan, one of the candidates in the local hero category in the Australia Day Honors, was accolated for her work in giving blokes the permission to get off the grog or at least be strong enough to say no thanks at times and drink something else.

A great older farmer testified at the gala night to the success of her plan and the permission to stop drinking that saved his life.

God help us to be overcomers.

What’s on in theatres around the Yarra Ranges Arj Barker – Comes Clean “Do I swear to tell the whole truth? No, but I’ll swear while telling the partial truth.

And trust me, it’s a lot more fun that way.

If you truly want to laugh, then take my word for it. This is honestly the best hour of BS around; I kid you not…” - Arj Barker And he’s not wrong. Australia’s adopted son of comedy returns to premiere his brandnew hour of riotous comedy on Arj Barker Comes Clean Season: Tuesday February 8 at 8pm Venue: Burrinja Theatre

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Kemp’s curtain call Charm of Finches From Melbourne make intricate, dreamy indie folk with many stringed things, awash

with seamless blood harmonies traversing melancholy and wonder in equal measure.

The sister duo, Mabel and Ivy WindredWornes, grew up busking old tome tunes and singing in on festival stages around Australia.

Known for their signature ultra-tight harmonies, their music has been described more than once as evocative and ethereal.

Season: Friday February 18 at 7.30p Venue: Lyre Room Burrinja Centre Kreationz Cheer and Dance presents

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its 2021 Showcase.

Each Showcase will feature students from Kreationz Emerald, Ferntree Gully and Yarra Valley Studios performing in styles such as Jazz, Tap, Ballet, contemporary, Hip Hop and Cheerleading.

Season: Saturday February 19. Venues: Burrinja Theatre, Emerald and Yarra Valley Studios at 10.30am. Ferntree Gully Studio at 3.30pm.

RUN Time – 180 minutes including 20 min. interval. Suitable for ages 3+

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

Growing up, I attended 12 different schools in various countries.

What is your background in community houses?

I worked at the former Upper Yarra Community House, in Yarra Junction many years ago, and have always been interested in and understood the value of community houses. I founded and have been involved in Koha Community Cafe and Warburton Community Space as a volunteer for 12 years, with the ongoing aim to of creating welcoming, inclusive community spaces.

What do you enjoy most about being involved in the community in this way?

Getting to know the local community and discovering the broad array of skills and talents that individuals have. Aiming to provide a ‘go to’ place for locals.

What are you looking forward to at the Community House this year?

I look forward to seeing people attending activities which appeal to them, and creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and can have input into what they would like to see at the House, and feeling included in its development.

What do you love most about the Yarra Ranges?

We are very lucky to have the urban mix and to also have wonderful wide spaces and bush on our doorstep.

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

I would have loved to have seen Bob Marley and the Wailers when they were in Australia the last time they were out here, before Bob Marley passed away.

Which four guests, dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

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Who do you admire the most?

Nelson Mandela What are some of your hobbies?

I love taking photographs on my bush walks in particular, of birds, native flowers and fungi – I

am just an amateur but find walking and photography puts me in the moment.

What is your favourite book and/or film?

This is a tough one, but one of my favourites is a book called ‘Accordian Crimes’ by Annie Proulx

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Go for a walk It’s good to get up and move at any time of the day, but it can also be the perfect way to clear your mind after a long day sitting behind a desk. When you get home from work, try popping on your walking shoes and going for a stroll through your neighbourhood - it’s good for the mind, body and soul!

Avoid more screen time While it’s tempting to start scrolling through your phone or to flick on the TV after a stressful day in the office, there are plenty of other screen-free activities you could try to unwind. Whether you pick up a good book, run yourself a hot bath, or relax on the back deck with a glass of chilled Sauv Blanc in the sun - try something tech-free next time you clock off.

Join a club There are plenty of good local clubs that you can be part of in the community - and a bit of socialising is always a great way to put a smile on your dial! Be it sports, games or an obscure hobby group, there really is something for everyone, so check out your local community centre.

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Flowers a foodie’s choice

By Renee Wood Edible flowers are blooming into a popular choice for foodies as they start to seed their position as a strong ‘paddock to plate’ contender, being used in restaurant dishes, pastries, cocktails and much more.

Petite Ingredient - Australia’s largest edible flower farmer – has been a key driver in promoting edible flowers in the hospitality sector and the farm’s based right here in Wandin North.

Owner Jocelyn Cross said the business has now broken into the mainstream market after years of educating the industry.

“I’ve spent 10 years trying to educate the market about edible flowers - they’re not a fad, you can eat them, they have flavour - don’t be scared of them just give it a go, it’s like any other food,” Ms Cross said.

“Now the product has hit the mainstream which is exactly where I want it to be.”

The five acre farm is producing 100 per cent certified organic edible blooms for orders throughout Australia and Overseas, for Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai customers.

Most recently, alcohol giant Dan Murphys has come on board as a stockist to sell dried flowers as a cocktail additive.

International dairy companies, donut makers and freelance cafes are other clients, while the pandemic has driven a desire among home cooks wanting to purchase goods from the online website.

“There are always new growth areas and it’s just been a business that’s had bountiful opportunities.”

Petite Ingredient’s journey first began when Ms Cross started selling edible flowers with a friend after 15 years as an interior stylist.

“I just had a friend selling to the whole sale markets and then I just got hooked.

“Part of me always wanted to be a florist.. and having grown up on a farm, I was really in touch with that side of things and I wasn’t afraid of farming.”

After twelve months, Ms Cross solely took over the operation and started farming flower in Hoddles Creek in 2012 and later moved to the Wandin North farm just as the pandemic hit in early 2020.

“I was running two farms at the beginning of a pandemic, trying to yield from the old farm while we had the flowers, negotiate the fact that all the restaurants and everything was closing down and how that looks, whilst keeping permanent staff on.”

Despite the pandemic, Petite continues to blossom with up to 100 varieties of fresh and dried products being produced – all swirling with subtle flavours and scents.

“Our dianthus which is also known as a carnation – they’re old fashioned name was cloves because they actually smell and taste like cloves, which is quite incredible.

“They’re not overpowering. You get quite a nice citrusy flavour with calendula, marigold is aniseed. Summer flowers you get a lot more flavour profiles in the flowers.”

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Working the rows on the farm. 265292 flowers but in recent years the dried range has been added, which is surpassing the demand among customers.

Ms Cross said the dried products, which include dried rose petals, cornflowers and primrose, are becoming the main driver behind the business and are the most popular among clients.

“We have one company that each one of

their venues is making 40 to 50,000 cocktails a month and they’ve got our dried rose petals on them.”

The decision to produce dried flowers is also limiting wastage dramatically.

When speaking to Star Mail, Ms Cross said the farm was drying 28kg of rose petals on that day and holds 100kg of dried flowers at any time.

“You hear how 50 per cent of all produce that farms create goes back into the ground, well that was one of the reasons why I started the dried range because we don’t really waste anything now.

“It’s an easier product to handle because you can yield it when you’ve got a lot of it and then you can hold it for years and just sell as required.”

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Parents of young children in Lilydale who still use nappies are being asked complete a survey about the possibility of a reusable nappy program.

As part of a collaborative research project between 12 local councils, Yarra Ranges Council want to better understand the feasibility of of reusable nappies to reduce landfill waste.

The Best Practice Reusable Nappy Program Feasibility Study has been awarded $80,000 from Sustainability Victoria, through the Victorian Government’s Recycling Victoria Councils Fund.

The feasibility study aims to understand the barriers of using reusable nappies, understand parents’ needs and evaluate the effectiveness of such a program to reduce waste and change behaviour.

A key part of this feasibility study is to run a survey for parents and guardians, about use of disposable and reusable nappies and their use.

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Jim Child, encouraged parents, guardians and care-givers to share their thoughts - and needs - with Council.

“Nappies are a frequent part of every parent, guardian and care-giver’s life,” he said.

“They are a crucial part of the day-today, and we know that they’re also a key part

of household budgets.

“Disposable nappies make up between 5 and 15 per cent of household waste, meaning that about two billion disposable nappies end up in landfill every year.

“Because of the plastic components to disposable nappies, they can take 500 years to decompose.

“Reusable nappies are a fantastic way to avoid this waste and reduce ongoing costs.

But we know that there are many parts to this conversation, about convenience, cost and accessibility.

“Our survey aims to understand what barriers exist to stop parents and guardians from using reusable nappies, what parents’ needs are and how an ongoing reusable nappy program could help them.

“I encourage anyone with a small child in their life to take a moment to fill out this survey.”

By completing the study as a collective of councils, the campaign hopes to allow for the sharing of costs and resources and increase the likelihood of an ongoing reusable program.

To take part in the survey, go to https:// shaping.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/reusable-nappy-project

Healesville Sanctuary seeks new volunteers Healesville Sanctuary is currently recruiting for a variety of volunteer roles from welcoming visitors to assisting ground maintenance.

Volunteer Coordinator Alice Dickens said, the Sanctuary welcomes volunteers from all walks of life.

“If you’re looking to give back to the community, gain new skills, and spend time in a beautiful bush environment, then this opportunity could be for you,” Ms Dicken said.

A ‘Volunteer Visitor Host’ helps to welcome visitors, school groups and tours, provide helpful information and assist in delivering interpretive experiences in the

Land of Parrots Aviary.

‘Volunteer Horticulture Assistants’ are another role interested parties can join, which assist in grounds maintenance, weeding, planting and mulching.

“What all our volunteers have in common is that they are passionate and dedicated advocates for fighting extinction,” Ms Dicken said.

Please note, volunteering roles do not include direct animal keeping duties.

Applications close 5pm Monday 14 February.

For more details visit www.zoo.org.au/ about-us/volunteer

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No. 067

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Recruits off to Rangers

By Mikayla van Loon Eight players from Mount Evelyn Football Club have been selected to play for the Eastern Ranges in the upcoming NAB league season.

This is a record number of players chosen to represent the Mount Evelyn junior and senior clubs, something junior girls vice president Ben Thiele said was an incredible effort.

“We’re really thrilled because a large group of the girls have come through playing all of their football together. To see that they get the opportunity to play at the top level in the underage competition in Victoria is fantastic,” he said.

With 25 junior clubs and 35 senior clubs the Eastern Ranges recruit from across the Eastern Football Netball League and the AFL Outer East, Mr Thiele said it was unbelievable to have so many of Mount Evelyn’s key players selected.

“For us to have eight players out of I think it’s about 35 or 45 listed is exceptional,” he said.

“We’re extremely proud of our girls and the way they conduct themselves and the way they’ve worked really hard to keep their fitness up and get the opportunity to actually play at the best level.”

To top it off, Bridget Deed was also named captain of the under 19s Eastern Ranges team, with the other players chosen being Caitlin Hoskin, Amelie Moore, Gabby Woods, Bridie Burton, Matilda Kelly, Jessica Hoskin and Sky Wilson.

Mr Thiele said the girls are spread right across the ground, each filling different roles and playing to their strengths.

“The girls are uniquely talented and we’ve

Caitlin Hoskin, Amelie Moore, Gabby Woods, Bridie Burton, Matilda Kelly, Jessica Hoskin, Bridget Deed and Sky Wilson (absent) were selected and presented with their Eastern Ranges jumpers.

Picture: SUPPLIED got some really good in and under players but also quite handy on the outside. We’ve got some great defenders that have gone down there as well and a couple key forwards, so the flexibility within the girls is really great.”

Mount Evelyn Football Club, both juniors and seniors, is committed to providing girls with the best women’s program to get them into representative teams but also hopefully the VFL and AFL. “We make sure that there is the potential for each of the players from senior down to juniors to be the best they can be,” Mr Thiele said.

“We were extremely successful last year, both as a senior club but also as a junior club.

We finished on top of the ladder in all grades last year, from under 12s, under 14s and under 16s, and then the senior club as well went

through the entire season undefeated, which we’re really proud of.”

Not only did Mr Thiele say that came down to the work ethic of each of the players on the teams but also the coaches and staff who helped guide them.

The Eastern Ranges season is planned to finish up at the end of March or early April and Mr Thiele said he hopes the five girls who were from the under 18s teams will be able to represent the club again next year.

“A couple of players will hopefully get the opportunity to play further down the line with the VFL, which I believe Bridge is going to be playing with Casey.

“The other girls will come back to play at Mount Evelyn with the under 18s and a lot of them get the opportunity hopefully to represent

the Rangers again next year and then the opportunity to nominate for the draft and potentially see a couple of our girls getting drafted.”

The selection of the eight players has set the club a challenge to improve its women’s program even more and aim for a higher number of girls being selected to play at the Eastern Ranges in the future.

“They set the record now at eight, which is remarkable but as a club, we want to extend that. If we can get 10 girls down there in a couple of years time or 12 that would be absolutely phenomenal,” Mr Thiele said.

With the normal football season approaching, Mr Thiele said he would like to invite boys, girls, men and women to try out football.

“We believe we’ve got a great program there to see people develop and be the best they can.”

Cycling for Eastern 80 Good Friday Appeal Weekend pennant results

By Callum Ludwig

The Eastern 80 charity bike ride returns on Saturday 19 February for it’s seventh consecutive year, in an effort to raise funds for the Good Friday Appeal, supporting the Royal Children’s Hospital.

The event has a family ambassador each year, who know the importance of the Royal Children’s Hospital, and this year the Coghlan family has been chosen with their little girl Skylah receiving care from the hospital.

The family is originally from Healesville but Daniel, Bianca and their 18-month-old daughter Skylah have since moved to Mildura, and are still supporting the ride from afar.

Mrs Coghlan said the Royal Children’s Hospital have been there since the beginning, getting Skylah into a specialist clinic and testing to confirm her diagnosis of Dravet Syndrome - a rare, drug-resistant epilepsy resulting in prolonged seizures with fever that affects one side of the body.

“We were on the phone to the neurologist, especially in the early days, every week, or every second week, she was just a phone call away,” Mrs Coghlan said.

“She’d always call and check in on Skylah, to see if there were new seizure types, or how she’s going on new medication, things like that.”

The Coghlans are grateful for the Eastern 80 project and it’s support for a facility that has done so much for their little girl and many others.

Founding member Norman Orr said the initiative started when the Warburton Advancement League saw the area’s low contributions to the appeal in years prior.

“It was a bit frustrating to see Warburton itself had nil on the board of the Good Friday Appeal and we decided to do a fundraiser prior to the appeal so we could have some funds on the Warburton total and inspire people to donate,” Mr Orr said.

“I was aware of other little towns that I know with a population of 50 and they’d have $1,000 while we’d have nothing.”

The Eastern80 ride has proved to be a raging success and achieved exactly what Mr Orr and the Warburton Advancement League set out to, raising over $8400 in 2021 despite the mailcommunity.com.au

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by Deer Park Shots: 104, Points: 16 Division one Warburton 1 Shots: 86, Points: 16 defeated Mooroolbark 1 Shots: 68, Points: 2 Division two Mooroolbark 2 Shots: 74, Points: 15 defeated Heatherdale 1 Shots: 68, Points: 3 Lilydale 2 Shots: 95, Points: 16 defeated Ringwood 1 Shots: 68, Points: 2 Heathmont 2 Shots: 86, Points: 16 defeated Croydon 2 Shots: 64, Points: 2 Division three Heathmont 4 Shots: 79, Points: 4 defeated by Chirnside Park CC 1 Shots: 81, Points: 14 Croydon 3 Shots: 64, Points: 2 defeated

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The Coghlan family, Daniel, Bianca and Skylah, are the ambassadors for the 2022 Eastern 80 charity bike ride.

Picture: SUPPLIED financial impact of Covid-19.

“The best year we got about $11,000. We have a few very regular supporters and only once we’ve had over 100 people join us, “ Mr Orr said.

“Our target is $10,000. 100 participants each donating $100 which gives us the $10,000 mark.”

The ride begins at the Cog Bike Cafe in Warburton, with options to walk or ride. Groups of cyclists often ride 50km to the Seville Carriage Cafe and back, or the full 80km to the end of the Warburton Rail Trail in Lilydale before returning.

Mr Orr had only two tips for aspiring riders

who wish to take on the challenge for the first time.

“Take plenty of water with them and ride to your ability. We let them know where the water stops are but the main thing is just to ride to their capabilities,” Mr Orr said.

Online registrations beforehand are welcome or register on the day at 6.30am, before the ride starts 8am Saturday 19 February.

The Alpine Hotel in Warburton will be reserving a few tables for those who are waiting for participants to return, and for riders to refresh once finished.

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