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Diyenka from Mooroolbark gets into the festival spirit with face painting.

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The Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival was held on 19 and 20 March, with the theme reconnecting after a tough two years. The Hookey Park event reactivated the suburb, bringing back energy and life into the CBD. For the duration of the festival weekend, George Street was open to foot traffic only, creating a family-safe connection between Brice Avenue and Hookey Park and encouraging local shoppers to venture over and participate in the festivities. The event was held with the support of Yarra Ranges Council through sponsorship and ran from 9am to 4pm across Saturday and Sunday, with over 80 stalls, live entertainment and activities for attendees to enjoy. For more pictures from the event turn to page 11

Smokey outcries of the smoke on everyone’s health. “The community needs to know how to protect themselves and the information on that has been inadequate,” she said. “Wood smoke’s health impacts are similar, some studies indicate, to tobacco smoke. Most people wouldn’t allow someone these days to smoke beside their children but the amount and extent of smoke from the weekend incident was much greater than that.”

Other social media posts related to the necessity of burning over a long weekend when local events like the three day Warburton Trail Fest were being held. In Warburton at 9am on Sunday 13 March, according to the AirRater app that tracks local air pollution conditions, the result was returning a ‘very poor’ reading compared to the EPA’s ‘fair’ forecast on Saturday 12 March. Continued page 3

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Thick smoke blanketed the eastern suburbs and even extended into the city over the long weekend as planned burns in Mount Evelyn and Montrose formed part of the autumn fire reduction strategy. As the grey haze started filling the air, social media comments went rampant from residents in Mooroolbark, Lilydale and across the Yarra Valley who were concerned about the cause,

with fires also in Powelltown, McMahons Creek and Lysterfield. Lilydale SES and local CFA crews had to issue pleas on social media not to call triple zero in an attempt to alleviate firefighters being called out to the sites of the burns as panic settled in. Emerald resident Kate Forster has researched the impacts of biomass smoke pollution as a concerned citizen for many years and said she was deeply worried about the impact

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Sick pay proposal By Mikayla van Loon The onset of the pandemic really changed the way people viewed going to work sick, something that has been reflected in a new State government pilot program to pay casual workers sick leave. While the Australian-first initiative has received some backlash about spending taxpayer money on giving casual staff five days of paid sick leave per year, some business owners have welcomed the announcement. Freelance Futsal owner Nomes Langham, who runs futsal training out of the Pro Futsal Mount Evelyn centre, said she thinks the benefits of the program are twofold. “It’s not just the workers who benefit, I think it’s the companies who benefit because I have some great staff but I can’t afford to have them on full time or even permanent part time for that matter,” she said. “At the same time, I can’t afford to have them come into the facility when they’re sick because we work with kids, so we can’t afford that either to be fair.” Although the industries included so far only extend to hospitality, retail and other food handling businesses, Ms Langham said she hopes if the pilot program is successful it will be offered to all casual workers. “[Workers] can have a little bit more stability in knowing that, ‘if I’m unwell, I can stay home, I know that I can afford to pay my rent or whatever I’ve got to do for the week’ and still have a job to go to,” she said.

Getting people to stay at home when they are sick is possibly going to be made easier with a new pilot program to pay casual workers five sick leave days per year. Picture: UNSPLASH “We have to take care of the people who are taking care of us, essentially, which is our staff. We can’t function without them, we have to take care of them.” Ms Langham said the pandemic changed the attitude of people who when they were sick would continue to push through and go to work. “We’ve all been expected at different times in our lives and our careers to just get on with it and told ‘you’ll be right’. “I think our mindset really has changed and if you’re unwell just stay home. Stay home and here’s a little bit to get you through. “And now I even say to my clients and it’s a weekly thing, if your child is unwell, if you are unwell, do not send them.”

Getting back to rebuilding her futsal programs and staffing after the lockdowns, Ms Langham said it was an extremely challenging time for her casual staff, some of whom decided to move interstate to find work because the business wasn’t making any money to pay them here. “They’re still just a huge part of our what we call our business family,” she said. “We’ve got new staff since we’ve been able to open again and we generally put on people who are local, kids who come to our program, are local to the area and can continue to build the relationships and the programs of the people we’re trying to support.” Looking after her staff in every aspect of their life is something Ms Langham really prides herself on and said the ability to ensure people could take sick leave without missing pay would be a relief. “We all like to think that the worst of Covid is over but my degree in medicine tells me that we’re not there yet. “It’s a flow on effect, even if it is just a runny nose, your runny nose could be Covid and that affects my business, the next guy’s business, the guy after that’s business, everyone’s family, all those kids now at home, those parents can’t go to work. “I hope that it will come across the board and we will be able to see in every industry that our casual workers can be taken care of in that way, otherwise, they are just going to keep coming to work sick and then we’re no better off.”

FFMV says Autumn best burn conditions From page 1 In Warburton at 9am on Sunday 13 March, according to the AirRater app that tracks local air pollution conditions, the result was returning a ‘very poor’ reading compared to the EPA’s ‘fair’ forecast on Saturday 12 March. Ms Forster said the air pollution showed a reading of PM2.5 211 µg/m3, which was worse than the most polluted world cities. She said most Australian homes are poorly sealed, so closing doors and windows usually isn’t sufficient when there’s smoke in the air but it’s not always feasible that people will be able to escape the smoke in a sealed building with air purification systems or be able to leave and stay elsewhere either. Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) deputy chief fire officer Tamara Beckett said sometimes the window of burning is small and with so many areas to cover in the state, there can be many burns in close proximity to each other. “Autumn in particular is our peak burning period because it tends to be when we get the right balance of fuel moisture and weather conditions,” she said. “So warm stable weather during the day,

Forest Fire Management Victoria and CFA crews gathered in Montrose last week to undertake planned burns. Picture: FFMV that cools down overnight where the moisture returns overnight, that’s when we can deliver burns safely.” Ms Beckett said calculating the right conditions does take quite a bit of research and unfortunately, being autumn, public holidays, school holidays and Easter all fall within that time frame. “We basically have to take every opportunity we have to burn. We’ve got a big program and essentially quite a short window of the right weather conditions,” Ms Beckett said.

“We do consider a whole range of factors. We’ve got a number of burns that are near schools or childcare centres or hospitals and we consider all of the potential impacts.” While forecasting the weather and wind direction as best as FFMV can, Ms Beckett said on the day of a burn it can vary meaning smoke will blow in all directions. “When we do burns in the Yarra Valley or up in the Dandenongs, this smoke can settle down overnight with those cooler, damp conditions,” she said. “Sometimes there’s what’s called an inversion layer, which you can’t see but essentially, it’s like a lid in the atmosphere that keeps the smoke in and we try and avoid burning in those conditions to the extent possible but we can’t always forecast it.” FFMV uses social media, electronic road signs and other channels like SMS messages, as well as contacting local businesses and residents directly, where they can, to alert people of planned burns but are aware that is not always enough. More planned burns are scheduled for the area including Sassafras, Ferny Creek and Mount Dandenong. EPA Victoria was contacted for comment.

Learner driver caught An L-Plater has been arrested after a pursuit across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and an attempted intercept in Croydon. The incident began at a service station on East Link in Scoresby about 2.25am on Tuesday 15 March. A woman came to the attention of patrolling police after they observed her behave aggressively towards staff. Officers attempted to speak with her, but she got into a blue Ford sedan and took off. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle on Canterbury Road in Croydon, but the driver allegedly failed to stop. With police Air Wing assistance, the Ford was followed through various suburbs including Box Hill, Malvern and Glen Iris. Officers on the ground deployed stop sticks on Collier Road in Burwood, which came to partial effect, but the driver allegedly continued on. The vehicle came to a stop on the Monash Freeway, near the Warragul Road on-ramp, and a 26-year-old woman was arrested without incident. Police then established the woman holds a learner driver’s licence and the Ford was unregistered with stolen registration plates attached. The woman of no fixed address is currently assisting police with enquiries. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au

Montrose thefts Montrose residents were asked to check their vehicles and to be proactive in ensuring their cars were secured. A number of thefts from motor vehicles occurred in the last week across the suburb. The emerging trend seemed to be targeting unlocked vehicles parked in carports and driveways. Should a theft occur, residents are urged to contact police as it may help the search for the culprit/s. Yarra Ranges Eyewatch also said it was a timely reminder to remove any valuables from vehicles and to ensure cars are locked otherwise there is potential for things to be stolen.

Buses replace trains From 8.30pm on Friday 25 March buses will replace trains between Camberwell and Box Hill until 8.30pm on Friday 1 April. Buses will then replace trains between Camberwell and Ringwood from 8.30pm on Friday 1 April until the last service on Sunday 3 April. This is due to level crossing removal works on the Lilydale line. The Mont Albert Road and Union Road level crossings will also be closed from 9pm Friday 25 March to 6am Monday 4 April.

Fatal collision in Tecoma A 47-year-old woman from Lilydale was struck by a car after she attempted to cross Burwood Highway in Tecoma around 11.12pm on Friday 18 March. The woman died on the scene, while the woman driving the vehicle was uninjured. Police said the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.

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Bodie Murray with his Certificate of Attendance for First Aid. Picture: SUPPLIED be able to make a change, to be able to put some life-saving skills in place before an ambulance arrives saves lives and we see it all the time.” Imperial First Aid offers free first aid seminars and training to local footy clubs, who can book them in for their function nights. They also work extensively with children, focusing on knowing the number to call for an ambulance, as well as what to do when someone’s unresponsive, and safety tips like why it’s important to wear helmets and road-crossing safety.

By Mikayla van Loon As the only dementia specific support service in the Yarra Ranges Shire, Caladenia Dementia Care in Mooroolbark is in need of volunteers to reduce the strain on the current members. CEO Sarah Yeates said the need for services like the ones offered at Caladenia for both people living with dementia and their carers has been increasing. “We are noticing a growing need for our services, both for people with younger onset and early onset which is people who are early in their diagnosis for not just social support programs but for assistance with navigating the system and knowing what’s out there,” she said. Ms Yeates said with a long history of an extensive volunteer base, usually sitting around 45 people, the drop since returning from Covid-19 lockdowns has been evident and challenging to sustain. “We lost quite a lot of our older volunteers because their health deteriorated or they suddenly had grandparent duties and some volunteers found other volunteer work that fulfilled them during that time.” Right now the need for volunteers means staff are having to fill the roles, taking them away from other duties. “We use volunteers on our buses, they go out with the driver and help people with their handbags and walking sticks and chat to them as the bus goes around,” Ms Yeates said. “We also have volunteers who work in our program and just act as hosts and hostesses throughout the day.” With people in all stages of their dementia diagnosis, Ms Yeates said volunteers help bring the social side of the program by talking

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with clients, playing games, getting involved in activities and being a friendly face. The need at the moment is for the bus service, where no prior training is required but the ability to help others get on and off the bus, carry items and to strike up conversation is essential. “Volunteers just have to have a love of people. We’ll train them and everything else but if people have a genuine regard for older people and a desire to help, a lot of our volunteers say they get just as much back as they give.” Caladenia started in 1983 in the living room of the founder Trish Maggs’ home. After many years of fighting for the people she had been caring for to find a space to offer a broader service, in 1991 staff, volunteers and clients moved into Meadowbank House located at 11 Hilledge Lane Mooroolbark. As much as Ms Maggs’ vision was to support people living with dementia, Ms Yeates said it was also about offering respite to carers and without the volunteers, that would not be possible. “It is often 24 hours a day, seven days a week and if a person with dementia is moderate to advanced, some of the things they’re dealing with at home can be quite exhausting and challenging. “So providing them that break where their loved one comes to us two or three times a week and they get a break to do what they need to do is vitally important. “Research says that carers who do feel supported and do get that break, it’s much less likely that their person is going to go into care prematurely. So we’re helping to keep people in the community out of care and carers feel supported.”

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The tragic deaths in recent weeks of cricket legend Shane Warne and Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, both aged only 52, have sent shockwaves through the nation and reminded us all how quickly a heart attack can take a treasured life. Advanced Life Support Paramedic at Yarra Junction Ambulance Station Alex Lumsden said the application of CPR and/or a defibrillator early is crucial in preventing the loss of life from heart attacks. “The people that we often get back are the ones that have a really positive and early intervention with CPR and defibs, particularly in regional or rural areas,” he said. “We never say never, but the statistics definitely lie with those that have early interventions.” Over 57,000 Australians suffer a heart attack each year, approximately one every 12 minutes, and on average 21 lives are lost each day. Just last year, Star Mail covered the story of a former Launching Place resident Stephen Piercy, who suffered his second heart attack in May 2020. He noticed the symptoms and notified his wife, who called an ambulance and he recovered well. He urged people to improve their awareness of symptoms and how to help. Montrose resident Mr Lumsden is the founder of Imperial Frist Aid, where he and other local ambos offer basic first aid training and programs. Mr Lumsden said there are four key first aid procedures everyone should try to learn. “How to do CPR, how defibrillators work and how to use them, how to prevent choking, and how to administer an EpiPen during anaphylaxis,” he said. “Just knowing that you have the skills to

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Feeding flooded friends By Callum Ludwig Residents across the Yarra Ranges are chipping in to help out the people of Northern New South Wales and Queensland who have been devastated by floods. Farmers across Dixons Creek and Yarra Glen, Seville Veterinary Clinic, and Wandin North Primary School have sent their donations through Need For Feed, a charity organisation started in the summer of 2006/07 during the Millenium Drought. A Dixons Creek farmer who wished to remain anonymous said farmers across the Yarra Ranges understand the devastation of natural disasters after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. “We are still ever so grateful for the help we received following the Black Saturday fires, in which many like me lost our whole properties,” she said. “We never forget those who gave just so totally unselfishly at the time and for years after. you can’t measure the gratitude for the support.” Need For Feed is an initiative started by the Pakenham Lions Club member Graham Cockerell, who was distraught at seeing the high numbers of farmers taking their own lives throughout drought and fire season, having lost his own father in a similar situation. The Dixons Creek farmer said the support for flood victims through Need For Feed has been out of control. “There are so many inquiries offering help that they just cannot respond to all of them,” she said. “They are snowed under so it may take a little while, but all donations will get there.” The farmers are donating large hay bales which will be trucked up to affected areas, as well as other essential items. Whilst they cannot source hay like the

The donations from Wandin North Primary School staff and families. farmers are, the Wandin North Primary School community has made their own generous effort to assist. Having seen the Need For Feed initiative on Facebook, Before and After School Care coordinator at Wandin North Primary School Amy Kennedy knew she wanted a donation to be their new monthly charity goal. “We were doing one for the RSPCA and then I told the school to put that on pause because the flood relief needs it now. Then I came up with a big list of things we could donate; food, bottled water, hygiene products, pet food, new clothes, and kid’s books and

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colouring books,” Ms Kennedy said. “The Seville vet was doing it as well, so on a Friday I took the donations to them and they were loaded in a truck to take it there.” Wandin North Primary School has a charity project each month, having previously held initiatives for the RSPCA, Coldstream Animal Aid, Cancer Council Australia, and sponsoring a child in Indonesia and koalas affected by bushfires. They also create and donate activity bags to sick children at the children’s ward of Box Hill Hospital, decorated by students. There is clearly a generous and giving spirit throughout the Yarra Ranges.

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Seville pilot’s angel wings By Parker McKenzie and Callum Ludwig A local Seville pilot has flown over 80 flights with a charity group dedicated to delivering people to the medical treatment they wouldn’t otherwise be able to receive. Setting off for his flights from Coldstream, Bob Boyd said he has been conducting trips with Angel Flights since about 2010, during which he has made over 80 flights to help people in remote areas. “It makes an obvious difference for them. It’s part of the attraction of doing it for me, the thanks that some people have given me is amazing,” he said. “It also means I get to partake more in my passion, to be able to get in an aeroplane and go and take people places.” Angel Flight coordinates non-emergency flights to help country people deal with bad health, poor finances, and long distances. All the flights are free and may involve patients travelling to medical facilities across the country. Mr Boyd said there have been a few memorable flights from over a decade of volunteering for Angel Flights. “I remember a patient with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder whose dog was trained to recognise changes in his mood. When he had to fly to an appointment, we picked up his dog and took him in the back of the aeroplane with him,” he said. “I also remember a lady from Marlo for who it took two days to take her son to an appoint-

Bob Boyd has been providing free flights for Angel Flight patients since 2010. ment in Melbourne as his condition meant the long drive left him too worn out so they had to stop overnight. It is only an hour and a half flight in the aeroplane.” Angel Flight accepts and receives mission requests from a pool of over 3200 health professionals with a good knowledge of the patient’s medical condition before making the flight to support them. Mr Boyd said that restrictions over the past two years made the demand for flights much quieter, but he still is involved regularly.

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“People in need of medical appointments must have had to put up with less attention over the last couple of years because there have been fewer flights offered. I probably get out every six weeks,” he said. “ It might be two or three months between Angel Flights, just because they’re not available. Angel Flight is funded through private donations from individuals, private businesses, clubs and service clubs, and deceased estates. Donations are used for the cost of fuel for planes, discounted commercial flights when

poor weather stops light aircraft from flying and a flight support centre featuring four mission coordinators and two administrative staff. Around 85 per cent of revenue is spent on coordination and delivery of flights to those in need. Established in 2003 by Bill Bristow AM, the flights are conducted by volunteer pilots in their own aircraft, who operate Australia-wide. Anyone seeking more information or looking to donate to Angel Flight can call them on 1300 726 567.

Yarra Ranges Council working to combat homelessness mary issue, and the overall decline in the affordability of housing. Anyone can be at risk of homelessness when circumstances change: job loss, family breakup, or illness can propel someone into homelessness,” she said. “Though there is fantastic work being done by agencies in the region, more support is always needed. In particular, there is a need for a mental health outreach service so people who experience homelessness can be supported while they are awaiting housing options.” In particular, the colder months are a concern, with the very cold and wet Yarra Ranges weather and the number of homeless people in the Yarra Ranges who sleep away from sheltered areas to avoid passersby. Ms Price said the Yarra Ranges has many organisations assisting the homeless and urged those in need to reach out. “We are very fortunate to have committed local agencies like Anchor, Holy Fools, the Salvation Army and Stable One, and many smaller emergency relief organisations which support people experiencing homelessness,” she said. Ms Price also said those in need of help with housing should contact Opening Doors-24/7 on 1800 825 955.

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Yarra Ranges Council has pointed to a lack of social housing and housing affordability as a key reason for the high numbers of homelessness in the Yarra Ranges. The council is a part of a 13-strong group of councils, across Melbourne’s south-east, called the Regional Local Government Homelessness and Social Housing Charter Group, working together to change the face of homelessness by advocating for more social housing, better funding, and more holistic services. Director of Communities at Yarra Ranges Council Jane Price said the Council will continue advocating for homelessness assistance on top of their own efforts. “We refer people to Anchor for rapid response as part of a project being funded with the Council. However, there is currently no crisis accommodation available in this municipality, and Anchor has limited funding to provide temporary housing,” she said. “We will continue advocating with the State Government about housing affordability and support for people experiencing homelessness.” Yarra Ranges residents who notice or

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Unsealed growing pains By Renee Wood Yarra Ranges Council has begun campaigning for funding opportunities ahead of the upcoming federal election, urging prospective parties and candidates to get behind vital projects for the region. ‘Roads for Agribusiness’ is the first council wants supported with $150 million needed to deliver 150 kilometres of roads upgrades connected to local producers. Almost 800 agriculture businesses are based across the municipality, however, unsealed roads are causing issues for crops, supply and tourism opportunities. Several case studies have been investigated which have found dust from dirt roads are affecting the quality of nearby crops and unstable roads are damaging produce, like berries, going off to market. A produce farm located near the intersection of two unsealed roads frequently sees road issues after heavy rain events, with potholes and washed out sections damaging goods in trucks as they drive over the damaged roads. Mayor Jim Child said it’s a unique issue faced by the metro municipality. “Our agricultural sector has over $701 million in economic output every year. It’s the food bowl to Melbourne metropolitan area, but we’ve got these challenges,” Cr Child said. “A political party or an independent can be assured by supporting this project for the life of this project, they’ll be getting the credit for delivering it.” Helen and Joey Estate in Coldstream is just one business hopeful to see road upgrades on Spring Lane, with 700 metres of road constructed from Maroondah Highway needed in order to meet expansion plans and permits. The road costs are a significant part of the permit requirements which was issued in 2018, however, the pandemic has severely affected the business, like many others, pushing

Spring Lane in Coldstream that could benefit from the proposed funding. the project out by two to four years as they face financial challenges. Stephen Powell from Helen and Joey Estate said unsealed roads affect tourism numbers with drivers not wanting to drive or return to the estate due to the Spring Lane’s condition. “We have had feedback saying they’re here now but they wouldn’t do it again,” Mr Powell said. “We regularly see people putting themselves in a dangerous position, they treat it like it’s a single lane road, they approach this ridge line in the middle of the road and there’s cars coming from the other way and quite often they’re driving with unfamiliarity.” Mr Powell said improvements to roads can make a huge impact in inviting visitors back to help boost business recovery after a tough two years.

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“Anything’s going to help a little bit at the moment.. We’re 40 per cent of the staff, 40 per cent of the revenue and everything’s going up,” he said. The project flows on from the council’s successful ‘Roads for Community’ initiative which was supported at the last federal election with $150 million. Since 2018, ‘Roads for Community’ has been delivering upgrades to unsealed roads with a target set of 180km to be reached over the next nine years. If the proposed project is successful, local residents and businesses will need to support the costs of the road upgrades, which is also part of the current community roads initiative, seeing property holders pay up to $7000. The funding helps to significantly reduce

Many unsealed roads are being used more frequently as the region’s agri-tourism sector grows. the cost of around $15,000. “The strong buy in by the community has been amazing through the statutory process that we have to engage with. It’ll be no different with this project either,” Cr Child said. Mayor Jim Child said some 1400 residents are set to benefit from the project and it will free up to half a million dollars of expenditure of grading unsealed roads yearly. “It’s a big expense for us as a municipality. We’re classed as a metropolitan municipality, but we’ve got in excess of 700 kilometres of unsealed roads that we have to deal with,” he said. “So if we can get this type of funding to deliver this project along the same lines as we do in delivering the Roads to Community initiative, this is going to be a tremendous outcome and will benefit the whole municipality.”

Works continue near you and there will be transport disruptions As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re removing 85 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 58 already gone. We’re also continuing works to prepare for major construction on North East Link. Train disruptions: Buses replace trains in both directions Belgrave and Lilydale lines

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DVDs just the beginning By Mikayla van Loon A new DVD exchange library in Mooroolbark is just one part of a bigger community initiative trying to bring people together and get conversations started. A collaborative project between the Mooroolbark Umbrella Group (MUG), Celebrate Mooroolbark and Mooroolbark Traders Group, Shop 16 evolved from the idea of a community connector project. “It is really about just having somebody be a central person to connect all the different elements of Mooroolbark and all the different community groups and encourage more participation because of all the various things happening in the area,” Yolande Pickett said. “A lot of those people that are heavily involved are retired and there needs to be new energy coming in and younger people coming in so they can sit down a bit, they’re getting a bit exhausted.” Being successful in applying for a grant with Yarra Ranges Council, the project has been able to move forward and is getting ready to start developing community programs based out of shop 16 at the Mooroolbark Terrace Shopping Centre. “The Terrace is a place where nobody really knows what’s going to happen here, so it doesn’t have the security of long term goals but you’ve got to use this space,” Yolande said. “It’s making the space safer for people to walk around in because there’s more people here as well. But also there’s an empty shop, so let’s make use of it and see what people want to do with it.” From a community call out, Yolande said people expressed their interest in hosting art workshops, exhibitions, first aid training, mums groups or just a spot to meet and chat. One of the ideas that came from the community discussion was a DVD exchange li-

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Michelle Salmon had the idea of setting up a DVD exchange library and it is now located at Shop Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS 16 in The Terrace. 272838 brary, where people can donate DVDs and come and collect them when they need something to watch. Michelle Salmon said she had originally thought it could be a street library but when someone suggested Shop 16 she knew it was the right fit. “It was just so positive from [Yolande] and that gave me a lot of energy to talk to the people in the Buy Nothing Group (social media) and there wasn’t a problem with people donating DVDs,” she said. Collecting boxes of DVDs she has just started setting up a space in the shop ready to cre-

ate a diverse collection of films ready to watch. It’s a swap, take, replace system, open to everyone but Michelle is aware there will be some disappearances along the way. “If they go they go but I believe that we can keep up with DVDs because people will come in and they won’t have a problem donating,” she said. For Michelle, someone who hasn’t watched many films herself, she said she’s looking forward to learning about the movies people talk about so often but more so connecting with others. “I like the thought of us all just being here

and meeting people who live in Mooroolbark,” she said. “It just seems to snowball as soon as you do something for someone, a good hearted person wants to do in return to help you out. So therefore, everyone’s looking out for each other.” Yolande said not only does the collective hope the DVD exchange becomes a great community meeting point but that it can reinstate the food pantry and book exchange as well. “We’re just waiting for volunteers to put their hand up and say, ‘I’d like to manage the food pantry’,” she said. “We’d love volunteers to come in and say ‘I’d like to be in charge of environmental sustainability and talk about how we manage our waste and things like that in the shop’ or ‘I’d like to come along and offer a particular program’. We’d love people to come with their ideas.” To share your ideas, contact Ashleigh Clingin on 0448 723 529 or email ashleigh@cumulusrising.com

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Murphy’s Mitre 10 Monbulk in February celebrated 21 years of proud service to the community

Coffee, cars for the CFA By Mikayla van Loon As far as fundraising events go, it can’t get much better than a classic and much loved car rally in Mount Evelyn that supports and welcomes the entire community. The event, coming up to its sixth year in April and known as Coffee N Cars Mount Evelyn, raises funds for the local CFA brigade and has grown exponentially in that time. Founder Wayne said the first meeting brought together six classic cars on the corner of Tramway Road and York Road. “Then we got talking to the owner at the Garden Centre and we moved in there two years ago but we’ve almost outgrown that,” he said. Last month, Coffee N Cars had between 150 to 200 people turn up to the Saturday event raising $1,050 in just two and a half hours. “We get people coming from all over the place to support us. It’s about the community and we now have community businesses on board as sponsors to help in different ways and they’re all recognised in our things as well. So it’s bringing the community together and supporting Mount Evelyn,” Wayne said. In the past, people have travelled from places like Traralgon, Werribee and Broadford, not only supporting the car rally fundraiser but also the broader Yarra Valley. Over the last two years though, Wayne

said the impact of not being able to host the monthly meetup had a negative impact on the fundraising for the CFA and on the community. Finally getting back into the regular events has been so important for people to get out and about, as well as recouping some funds for the CFA after being unable to fundraise for things like new equipment that the Coffee N Cars money goes towards. “It’s been pretty important for us because we know that CFA was put in lockdown as well and they’ve had no money and no fundraising happening. So I’ve fought tooth and nail to get back. “We’ve noticed a trend of more cars coming because people have been locked up, they’ve had all their cars locked up and now they’re eager to get out.” With gold coin donations for participants who bring their classic car or pride and joy in the form of a new car, Wayne said Coffee N Cars has raised quite a few thousand dollars for the CFA. “I know they’re very appreciative of the work that we do for them. They value what we do. It doesn’t keep them afloat but it helps provide equipment to them over a period of time.” The next meetup is on Saturday 19 March at the Mount Evelyn Garden Centre from 7.30am to 10am.

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Over the years, many awards and accolades were achieved including Store of the Year – Medium Format and Victorian Pioneers to name a few. In 2013, saw the sudden passing of Paul and whilst this had left a big set of shoes to fill, Julie together with daughter, Laura and sons, Patrick and Daniel, have continued Paul’s legacy with the same great passion and community spirit. Patrick is Trade manager, Laura is our social media wiz and Hardware expert and Daniel works in Trade. Together with Store Manager, Adrian and a team of dedicated, hard-working staff, we aim to bring you great customer service with a smile. In 21 years, the business has grown and developed, but this year will see some huge changes. Together with the IHG (Independent Hardware Group) Store Development team, Murphy’s Mitre 10 will be upgraded both internally and externally and the outcome will be a much bigger and better offer for locals than ever seen before. We are also very excited to announce that Murphy’s Outdoor and Camping will be launching on Saturday 26 March. As part of Mitre 10, we are now able to sell the fabulous Adventure Kings Camping, Outdoor and 4x4 range. Adventure Kings is an Australian owned company whose products are affordable enough to see more Australians experience the great outdoors. We will also stock a large range of Kings products, so locals don’t need to travel far to get their 4x4, camping and outdoor products it will be available locally. Murphy’s Outdoor and Camping will be located at 87 Main Rd, Monbulk.

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By Callum Ludwig Residents are being reminded about the memorial to be held for former Yarra Ranges councillor and mayor Di Moore after she passed away in Ballarat in December 2021. The memorial will be held at The Memo in Healesville on Saturday 2 April from 1pm to 3pm with free tickets available on a booking system set up by Yarra Ranges Council from Friday 11 March. Anyone who would like to tribute Ms Moore at the memorial is encouraged to get in touch with Jane Judd or The Memo. RSVPs for the event can phone The Memo 1300 368 333 or in-person at the venue when open. Online reservations can be made via the link: https://YARRARANGES.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/52170

Back in 2001, Paul and Julie purchased Anderson Hardware after moving from Ringwood and with Paul’s long time association with Mitre 10 which included sitting on both the Board of Mitre 10 as well as the National Advisory Council.

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Give aways and a sausage sizzle will run on the day!

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The historic home known as Beaufort Manor has come up for sale in Yea.

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Features of the nineteenth century can still be found throughout the exterior and interior of the home.

The grandeur of Beaufort By Mikayla van Loon It’s not very often historic homes come up for sale that celebrate the memory of the original owners. The small country town of Yea is home to the grand Beaufort Manor, a nineteenth century home built by a husband for his soon-tobe wife. With immense charm, high ceilings, chandeliers, a ballroom and 2855 square metres of beautifully landscaped gardens, the heritage represents a bygone era of majesty. The romance of the building itself is something to be celebrated, a story of love between an English couple James Sanders and Charlotte Emily Sandall. Lilydale’s Stockdale and Leggo real estate agents have been given the responsibility of

selling the property and lead agent Sharyn Manning said there’s so much detail to the design of the house more than meets the eye. “It was built in 1876 by a man named James Sanders, he built it for his wife and it was built of 3000 handmade local bricks. They’re really beautiful. They’re not just ordinary, they’re different colours and look magnificent,” she said. The mystery of who James Sanders was, where he came from and how he was able to build such a house is unknown but from what has been found the name Beaufort came from Miss Sandall’s home in Beaufort Square, Bath, England - bring a little piece of home to Yea. Since the time it was built, the house and property has had multiple lives, rebirthing as something different each time. From hosting special guests like Dame Nel-

lie Melba with the Yea Orchestral Society to housing 130 evacuated students from Ivanhoe Grammar during World War Two in 1942, its history is diverse and unique. “It’s been a lot of things. It’s got a good, interesting history and it’s in the heritage precinct of Yea and there is quite a bit of heritage in Yea,” Ms Manning said. Most recently the house has been operated for nine years as both a residence and selfcatered wedding venue by Lisa and Stewart Cornwall. The pair moved from their Wandin property after purchasing the estate and took to renovating the grounds and house itself without losing any of its heritage. “They’ve rejuvenated and refreshed it. They’ve taken what was like an ivy creeper that was all over it originally, they’ve taken that all

down. They’ve had it all cleaned. They’ve had it all repointed,” Ms Manning said. “They consolidated three blocks into one title to make sure there was a bit of land around it and they were only about 1000 square metre blocks. So that preserves it as well and gives it space for a lovely garden.” Now wanting to be closer to family, the bittersweet decision to sell has come to finality after toying with the idea for a few months. The property located at 111 High Street Yea backs onto the public gardens and the Great Victorian Rail Trail, as well as being zoned as a commercial property to be used in a similar way to what it is now or to take shape in a new form. “It’s a great looking building. Really, really elegant and of the time. They haven’t spoiled it by trying to modernise it or anything like that.”

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Zoe with her mum Donna.

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Emily and Liam enjoying the festival.

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Celebrating Mooroolbark Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival returned on 19 and 20 March with a theme of reconnect after two years of separation from family, friends, colleagues and local traders. Celebrate Mooroolbark seeks to create a truly local festival that remains relevant to the people in the community of Mooroolbark and surrounding areas. It aims to bring together the full diversity of our region with a familyfriendly event provided by and for the community. In doing so it aims to celebrate and enhance community spirit, connectedness, and quality of life. Locals took the opportunity to partake in plenty of activities including a welcome and opening ceremony with Yarra Ranges Shire Mayor Jim Child, Connection to Coranderrk,

magicians, a classic car show, live music and street dancing. The annual festival celebrates Mooroolbark Township hosting the festival throughout town. Local community groups like the Lions Club of Croydon and Mooroolbark support the event with stalls, and people can buy locally grown produce, goods and craft. Local performers flocked to entertain attendees throughout the two day event, which saw over 80 market stalls, food trucks, competitions, a wool show, an animal farm and billy karts among the entertainment present. Celebrate Mooroolbark also encourages the involvement of local schools and community groups to share with the wider community all the great things Mooroolbark has to offer.

Mayor of Yarra Ranges Jim Child with Randall Bourchier at the opening ceremony.

Daina, Val, Sylvia and Sam from the Lions Club of Croydon and Mooroolbark.

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A terrible railway accident This year marks 110 years since the worst-ever accident along the Warburton Railway. On 18 April 1912, sixteen workmen left their camp at Evelyn Station aboard a maintenance trolley, heading towards Wandin. Their task was to lay new rails along the line near the Stringybark bridge. They didn’t know they were running late that morning because supervising ganger Albert Williams’ watch was eleven minutes slow. Normally the men would have reached their work site and removed the trolley from the rails before the Lilydale-bound train came into view. On the downhill run towards the bridge over Stringybark Creek, the gangers saw the locomotive round a bend in the distance. They tried to stop, but the trolley brakes failed

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Mount Evelyn History Group editor to grip the wet and slippery rails. The gangers found themselves in a terrifying situation. Train and trolley were approaching the bridge from opposite directions. The men could not jump off the bridge,

Lacks calories and taste Loveland Starring Ryan Kwanten, Jillian Nguyen and Hugo Weaving Rated M

Loveland features an elegantly moody electronic-tinged score and a beautiful portrayal of a vibrant yet soulless cyberpunk city, but the imagery feels generic, with the cityscapes lifted almost wholesale from Blade Runner. Indeed, Jack’s bodily deterioration and Loveland’s fuzzy musings on what is real are very reminiscent of Blade Runner. I hate to be so critical toward an Australian film, especially in a sci-fi sub-genre that I love, but Loveland feels like the filmmakers lacked the creativity or budget (or both) to provide a unique, dramatic or interesting spin on cyberpunk. Pretty but derivative, slow and flat, Loveland is playing in select Victorian cinemas. - Seth Lukas Hynes

other man, who pushed his mate off the trolley ahead of him, saving his life. Four men who could not jump clear in time were killed. Three others were injured. The dead were Walter Peberdy, Robert Hallam, Henry James and David Baxter. Peberdy and James were immigrants, who had arrived in Victoria only a few months earlier. Peberdy’s wife was on her way out from England to join him. After visiting the scene of the collision, the jury at the inquest found that the deaths were accidental. No railway employees were blamed. The present Stringybark Creek bridge on the Rail Trail replaced the original wooden trestle bridge at the scene of the accident.

A strange, dark fantasy novel for mature readers A review of Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan Back in 2009, when Australian author Margo Lanegan’s young adult title Tender Morsels won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, there was praise as well as condemnation. The book was commended by Meg Rosoff via the Guardian as being “funny, tragic, wise, tender and beautifully written”. Described by the School Library Journal as “a novel not to be missed”, it is one of Neil Gaiman’s “favourite books in ages... powerful and moving”. Yet, via the Daily Mail, Danuta Kean was quick to denounce the book as “the kind of sordid wretchedness usually only on offer in the stacks of misery memoirs found in supermarkets, or in the seedy extremes of violent crime fiction”. Keep in mind that it was 2009, before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, before Jill Meagher, Rosie Batty and Hannah Clarke, before the #MeToo movement, and before Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins. It was a time when the aforementioned Kean’s view was prevalent: “The truth is that when children are exposed to deeply disturbing scenarios in teenage fiction, they are made painfully aware that the world contains cruelty beyond their experience and their imagination.” Kean insists that children’s innocence should not be underestimated, that we should teach them “the evil out there is an aberration, not the norm”. But Lanegan is not convinced. Instead, the author believes young adults are able to handle the themes of her book: “There’s this assumption that all children have the luxury of a childhood where their innocence is always respected and their main occupation is pleasant play – at the age of 18, or 21, they are then thrust into the real

PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN world and shown the uglier side, but not before.” “How on earth do people imagine we equip children for life, if we never show them the sorts of issues other people encounter, if we never talk through with them how they might deal with difficulty, or violence, or unexpected shocks and surprises?” Thus Tender Morsels remains relevant today, as we have learned to expose the “uglier side” of humanity in a collective and continuous effort to eliminate it. To sweep such ugliness under the carpet is neither healthy nor helpful, in the same way that 15-year-old Liga escapes to a parallel world where everything is calm, comfortable, pleasant and peaceful. Liga has suffered much abuse by her own father and other men in her village. Without confronting reality, she cannot truly recover from her emotional and psychological trauma. Worse, desperately trying to shield her daughters Branza and Urdda from all possible danger, Liga fails to educate them what harm there can possibly be and how to handle it when the unthinkable happens. It is true that Tender Morsels is suitable only for mature-minded teenage and adults readers. It is hard to recognise there is both evil and sweetness in our true world, but it is more difficult – yet necessary – to appreciate the magic and heartbreak of learning to live with both.

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Directed by Ivan Sen, Loveland is a meandering, insubstantial Australian sci-fi drama. In a dystopian future Hong Kong, Jack (Ryan Kwanten), an assassin, falls in love with April (Jillian Nguyen), a nightclub singer, only for his body to start breaking down. The utilitarian dialogue has some warmth to it, but the film is filled with trite, droning monologues; the brooding poetry of the monologues feels like parody at times, but the film is dead-serious. The plot contains incredibly vague world-building about androids, cybernetic implants and a nefarious biotechnology corporation. Conflicts come and go without incident, and the gradual deterioration of Jack’s body carries very little urgency. Moreover, Jack’s condition is revealed as a hormonal overload from his relationship with April, but Kwanten’s persona is too low-key for this explanation to be credible. The eternally charismatic Hugo Weaving plays the reclusive Dr Bergman, but this character exists only to explain the plot and Jack’s flimsy back-story.

which was 30 feet above the creek. Their trolley was the pump-action type, powered by working a handle back and forth. Their only chance was to pump as hard as they could towards the oncoming train, in the hope of clearing the bridge before the engine struck them. They reached the far side with only seconds to spare. The engine driver, Henry Collings, applied the brakes as soon as he saw the trolley. He could not stop the train, which was travelling at the maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. The engine’s cowcatcher caught the trolley, upending it and smashing it to pieces. Most of the crew leapt down onto the embankment. One said he heard someone shout ‘jump’, and he jumped. The engine narrowly missed an-

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Together we can prevent Queensland Fruit Fly in the Yarra Valley, and we can protect fruit.

Queensland Fruit Fly can travel to the Yarra Valley hidden inside infested fruit. Don’t bring fruit into the region from fruit fly areas. Eat it or cook it first. QFF are 8mm long. They have yellow shoulder pads & two yellow stripes on their back.

Use traps in your garden to detect Queensland Fruit Fly early. Report any suspect flies.

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Harvest ALL the fruit in your garden & pick up any fallen fruit. Protect fruit with insect netting if QFF are in your area.

Fruit fly traps can target either male or female fruit flies. It’s good to use both types of trap in your garden. Fruit fly traps need fresh lures installed inside them about every three months—check the label. Spring is a good time to start. Check traps weekly and record results.

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Splatacular colourful fun By Mikayla van Loon Mooroolbark East Primary School is getting ready to host its first fundraiser for the year with a focus on creating a fun and bright experience for all students to take part in. Having held a similar event for the first time in 2019, the school council decided to bring back the colour run fundraiser, with a difference, known as Splatacular. Parent and school council member Kylee Mather said the students all get to wear white and teachers get to cover them in bright coloured powders and slime. “Initially, it was just about getting the kids out having some fun and they absolutely loved it, as you can imagine. We had planned on bringing it back the following year, but of course, then Covid happened,” she said. “But as we got the go ahead from the department that we could run events, we went ahead and booked it and it will be all of the kids in the school no matter age or ability. Everyone can participate.” Being the first major fundraiser the school has been able to hold in two years, Ms Mather said they wanted to make it fun and exciting for the students after a challenging couple of years. “Like us and all the kids around the world, everyone has done it really tough and they haven’t been able to do fun things with their friends or at school,” she said. “We just hope with these events they just get to run or walk the course with their friends and just just have a really good time.” Having missed out on cross countries, school fates, birthdays, class parties and other milestone events of the primary school years, Ms Mather said this will be a great way of reactivating those missed opportunities. While it is a fundraiser for the school, the school council hasn’t yet set a target as they want to make it accessible for all students and parents, particularly after a financially diffi-

Hayley, Holly, Alexis, Amber and Eila enjoyed the 2019 event. cult time for some. No matter what they raise on the day, the funds will go back into the schools facilities and equipment, like the new playground the school council was able to install before the pandemic. “We never want to set a huge target. We just

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really want the kids to have fun. We haven’t allocated the funds as of yet but as always, the money goes back towards the kids in some capacity.” Ms Mather said this event would not have been possible to organise without the work

of Donna Larsen and the school’s PE teacher Grattan Stephens. She also said as a parent it will be so nice to see her children getting to experience some fun, while thanking the tireless work of the teachers who also get to take part on the day.

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Cheers for Celtic culture By Mikayla van Loon The first Celtic festival in two years was held on the weekend as Croydon hosted the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival. As the only festival of its kind remaining in the greater Melbourne area, people travelled far and wide to attend the traditional celebrations of the Celtic culture on Sunday 20 March. Bringing together descendants of the various Clans, as well as pipe bands, Scottish and Irish dancers, heavy game competitors, sword fighting demonstrations, traditional food and folk music performances, it was a cultural indulgence for those both of Highland heritage and those who were not. Officially launching the new name, having originally been known as the Ringwood Highland Games for 54 years, the committee and special guests gathered in Ringwood on Friday 18 March to introduce the new era of the festival with a traditional Ceilidh dance and dinner party.

“It’s a Scottish dance party and we use it as an introduction to the highland games,” Ceilidh organiser Rhonda Watson said. The reintroduction of celebrating with music and dance before the games started five years ago and has become a special part of the preparations for the festival. But this Ceilidh was a rather important one as it was the first gathering of people involved in the festival in two years. With 141 people in attendance on Friday night, it was a joyous occasion of singing and dancing with Scottish Highland Dancers, Scottish Country Dancers and Irish Dancers all there to perform as well. The opening of the evening began with the Address to the Haggis, a poem by Robert Burns that is a comical celebration of the Haggis. After months of preparations and postponements, a large crowd welcomed the new phase of Highland Games in the eastern suburbs on Sunday.

The traditional Address to the Haggis was performed as an opening ceremony before the festival commenced.

Committee member Jeff Henderson and vice president Ian Young at the Ceilidh celebration on Friday 18 March. Pictures: MIKAYLA VAN LOON

The clans were welcomed as part of the opening ceremony with a guard of honour.

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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. See page 7 for more back to school excitment.

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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”.

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Artist Peter Mcilwain on the Bird Child Spirit trail.

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Art within the sounds By Parker McKenzie Outside the Selby Community House, a new sound art installation highlighting the mythological connections of birds and children with angels, totems, ghosts and spirits has been built. Artist Peter Mcilwain’s Bird Child Spirit artwork is a sound installation through a patch of bushland, where the sounds of children imitating birds are heard as you walk across a short trail. Mr Mcilwain said the sounds were recorded in a workshop with local children at the Birdsland Environmental Education Centre. “We had one child, she’s aged eight, and her mother didn’t really know that she was musical. I went through the breathing exercises and put some sounds up on a whiteboard, and said now I want you to follow what I do and just imitate that,” he said. “She was just brilliant at it, her mother was sitting there saying Elle I didn’t know you could do that.”

Bird Child Spirit, which launched on March 6, is running until April 19 from 9am to 9pm every day on the Wombalana Track, Selby Community House. Mr Mcilwain, who guides soundwalks at Birdsland Reserve, said he expanded on his experience in sound design and music composition for the artwork. “I’ve been thinking about doing a long, fiveyear project in the Dandenong Ranges,” he said. “This is the starting point for it and it dovetails in with the soundwalks.” Mr Mcilwain coded the reoccurring bird sounds himself, so no two walks along the trail are the same. He said he hopes to tour the artwork regionally throughout Victoria. The project has been supported by Yarra Ranges Council through the Art Attack program, with the recording of the bird sounds being contributed by local children. Selby Community House is Located at 2/1 Minak Road, Selby.

Children of the Big Storm By Parker McKenzie

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Primary students at the Dandenong Ranges Steiner School were given an early reading of a new book based on the June 2021 storm event, illustrated by local children. The Story of the Big Storm is a picture book funded through Rotary grants, written by Julia Hall and with pictures by the students of Mt Dandenong Primary School. Rescue Logs committee member Wendy Berry visited the Dandenong Ranges Steiner School and read the book to the class of children. “This one is a special book that’s been written by a lady called Julia and she was involved last year in the big storm,” Ms Berry said to the class. “All the illustrations are done by children from Mount Dandenong public school, they all drew the pictures and Julia wrote the words.” Ms Hall — who is the president of Rescue Logs — was originally set to read the book to the class, however, was forced to cancel because she was a close contact to a Covid-19 case. The book focuses on the experiences of the community and the resilience people showed in the wake of the storms. Emerald Rotary president Shalini Penny said she was excited to see the funding rotary raised go towards a positive story for children to enjoy. “When we realized that mental health was a problem that seemed to be a really good starting point, especially with the

Wendy Berry reading The Children of the Big Storm to students at Dandenong Ranges Steiner School. Picture: PARKER MCKENZIE young children,” she said. “They can look back on this and years to come when they’re adults and they still have those memories, but they’re good memories and not harrowing ones.” Rescue Logs is an organisation focused on reusing felled trees in the Dandenong Ranges for firewood and other purposes. Rotary District 9810, particularly Belgrave, Emerald and Monbulk Rotary Clubs, helped raise over $100,000 dollars for the Storm Recovery Fund 2021. Other potential projects earmarked for funding include satellite phones for emergencies, a new roaster for the Kalorama Chestnut Festival after one of destroyed during the storms and essential equipment for SES units in the Dandenong Ranges. Children of the Big Storm was launched at the Rotary Storm Recovery Festival on Sunday February 27. mailcommunity.com.au

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Kilsyth 1XI claims victory By Mikayla van Loon The cricket grand finals wrapped up over the weekend with a number of teams competing for the trophy across the Yarra Ranges. For clubs like Kilsyth and Lilydale, even making it to the finals was an impressive achievement let alone getting into the grand final. Across the board Kilsyth has had some great success with six teams making it to the finals and five teams making it to the grand final. Lilydale Cricket Club was able to do something spectacular this season after the 1XI team finished second bottom last year. Kilsyth’s 1XI team played South Warrandyte in the final of Stuart Newey Plate, while the 2XI played North Ringwood in the Pat Meehan Shield. Lilydale faced North Ringwood in the top premier division competition, the Lindsey Trollope Shield. Lilydale fell just short, as North Ringwood chased down their total of 151 with 1.1 overs to spare. North Ringwood also toppled Kilsyth’s 2XI team after putting up a large total of 193, of which Kilsyth could only put up 137 all out in reply. However, the Kilsyth 1XI team are premiers after bowling South Warrandyte out for only 110 runs which they chased down in only 29 overs. Although Lilydale senior coach Mick Beyer said North Ringwood beat Lilydale in the qual-

Kilsyth Cricket Club’s 1XI team were prepared anything to happen in the grand final against South Warrandyte. Team photo from round 12. Picture: SUPPLIED ifying final, the pairing was a good match up. “The preparation this week’s been really good. Tuesday night was a good training night. You’ve got to be in it to win it, so we’re 50 per cent chance. We just have to play up to our maximum potential and give ourselves the best chance,” he said. Kilsyth club president Shaun Goodwin said heading into the grand final weekend, he was nervous for them but also excited to see them play. “The ones were clearly the best side all year and we’re expecting them to win but it’s a grand final and anything can happen.” Finishing two games clear this season and having beaten South Warrandyte twice, the Kilsyth ones were the favourites but Good-

win didn’t want to put any undue pressure on them. Both teams faced challenges in the last few years, with Kilsyth losing seven ones players four years ago and needing to rebuild, while Lilydale needed to regroup after finishing close to the bottom of the ladder. Goodwin said it took a fair few years to get to that point, considering the last grand final won by the ones team was 30 years ago. “We went backwards to go forwards as a club so we had to rebuild a bit to get to this stage. We’re playing a lot of juniors and then also recruited a few good players. So we’ve worked hard over the last couple of years to get to this point,” he said. “We started getting the committee right and

getting a few other things right in the background, and when the off field was alright, the on field started working for us.” Since they finished bottom two, Lilydale also picked up some great players and really focused on developing skills for one day cricket. Beyer said the team has shown great success in all aspects of on the field play throughout the season. “We’ve had a number of 100 run partnerships, which has been great. We’ve also had two guys make centuries during the year and we’ve consistently had guys making 50s, which always help,” he said “Our bowling has been very good and our fielding has gone up a level in the last few weeks.” Some of the highlights throughout the season for Kilsyth Goodwin said were seeing the women’s team in their second year get to the top of their division, as well as seeing some junior 14-year-old players stepping into the ones team. Goodwin said although it was a combined effort from all teams, in the ones it was players like Mitch Gregory and Josh Turner who helped guide them to the grand final. As a young club in Lilydale, Beyer said no one took to the field on Saturday who wasn’t under 30, so he said heading into future seasons he would expect the club to remain at the top level.

Barkerettes out of women’s cup but men start with a win Women’s Cup Monday evening saw the Barkerettes venture to the western suburbs to take on State 2 side Hoppers Crossing in the 2nd round of the women’s Nike FC Cup. It was a mild evening at Grange Reserve, but the timing of the fixture meant that Barkers had no substitutes, so this would be a tough test for the State 3 visitors. The pattern of the game was set early with Hoppers raiding regularly down the right flank, and well marshalled by a midfielder who was very confident on the ball. On 12 minutes the Hoppers right winger cut in and crossed low to the far post, leaving a forward to hit home from close range past Ashleigh Fraraccio – 1-0 Hoppers. Hoppers were on top but Barkers did have a couple of good chances. On 28 minutes Lisa Walsh burst through unchallenged, but couldn’t get a shot in and the ball rolled to the keeper. Then 8 minutes before the break she beat the offside trap and her shot hit the post. At the other end, Hoppers came close when a shot hit the bar. Half time – Hoppers Crossing 1 Mooroolbark 0. The second half was a reprise of the first, with hoppers dominating, but Barkers somehow holding out. Then on the stroke of full time, Barkers won a corner on the right. It was a good delivery into the box, and Jordyn Clausen rose unchallenged to head the ball into the

corner of the net for her first senior goal, to force extra time. Full time – Hoppers Crossing 1 Mooroolbark 1. Barkers began extra time with a bit of spring in their step, but unsurprisingly Hoppers again regained the upper hand. There were no goals in the first period of extra time, but with just 10 minutes to go of the second period, Fraraccio had to come to the edge of her penalty area to clear her lines. The ball came back in and with the keeper stranded, Hoppers found the net to take a 2-1 lead. Five minutes later, Fraraccio punched clear under pressure, but the ball found a forward who put the ball into the net for 3-1, and the Barkerettes finally succumbed. Final score – Hoppers Crossing 3 Mooroolbark 1 (after extra time). When you consider that Barkers had only 11 players for 2 hours and were under the pump for much of that, then to take the higherranked hosts to within 10 minutes of a penalty shootout is a creditable showing. On another day, Walsh could have had a hat-trick. They never stopped running and can be pleased with their performance. Barkerettes now continue their preparations for the league season, which begins on the weekend of April 22-24. Saturday Men’s League fixture Saturday afternoon saw a sunny Esther Park host round 1 of the men’s State League 2

South-East season, with Barkers hosting Old Scotch. Scotch were denied a shot at the 2021 league title by the curtailment of the season, and had won a remarkable match 5-4 at Esther Park last season, so this would be a tough early test for Barkers. The home side gave debuts to Nick Andrejic and Arash Sadeghi, while veteran Brett Tronconi was beginning his 16th season as a Barker, spanning 22 years. After 7 minutes Barkers won a corner on the right. Liam Seaye hit it to the near post, but it was chested out for another corner. This time Seaye hit it to the far post, where Tronconi leapt like a salmon to head home for the first goal of the season – 1-0 Barkers. Just after the quarter-hour, Barkers raided won the left wing. A low cross was put in for new recruit Geordie Scott. He didn’t connect, but his presence forced OS defender Thomas Falconer to turn the ball into his own net for 2-0 Barkers. Half-time Mooroolbark 2 Old Scotch 0. The second half began dramatically when the referee collapsed with severe cramp and had to be replaced. On the hour Scotch had a shot from the edge of the box, which forced Barkers keeper Mark Naumowicz to turn the ball round his post. Then on 70 minutes Sadeghi attacked for the hosts and found Maxim Solovyev. He nutmegged his man, but his return pass to Sadeghi was blocked.

Scotch refused to lie down, and eventually won a penalty. Up stepped Jon Beamish, who placed the ball to Naumowicz’s left, but the Barkers keeper saved brilliantly. Barkers went back upfield and Sean Perrin had a shot blocked. The ball fell to Seaye, who drilled the ball low into the opposite corner of the net to give Barkers a 3-0 lead. With less than 2 minutes left of the 90, Scotch crossed from the right to the far post, where Samuel Jovanovic executed a superb overhead kick to put the ball beyond Naumowicz’s grasp and into the net for 3-1. It was always going to take something special to beat Naumowicz, and this was it. On 91 minutes a quick Barkers free kick almost deceived the Scotch keeper, but the ball reared up and off his chest. On 97 minutes Scotch crossed dangerously from the right to the far post, but Barkers cleared for a corner. The corner came in from the left, but the header was straight at Naumowicz. Final score Mooroolbark 3 Old Scotch 1. Barkers deserved this encouraging start – they defended solidly and counter-attacked with purpose. Scotch also showed enough today to suggest that they will again be one of the contenders in this league. Next for Barkers is another home game next Saturday, against Brandon Park. Another of the fancied sides in this league, Brandon Park began their campaign with a 2-2 draw away to Monbulk Rangers.

Lilydale suffers loss By Murray Howlett The third round of the Metro Golf Croquet Autumn Shield was played at Ringwood on Thursday 17 March. Mornington Blue defeated Lilydale five games to one with the hoop score 41 to 27. Although a disappointing result the team was pleased to welcome a new team member in Ray Ogle to the side. Other players representing Lilydale were Craig McCracken and Murray Howlett. After three rounds Lilydale is seventh on the ladder. Next weeks game is against Mornington White at Ringwood. mailcommunity.com.au

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