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State opposition ramps up its focus on the Yarra Ranges

RSLs prepare for upcoming ANZAC Day services

Lilydale CFA member returns from flood regions

Pumpkin harvest a bright Autumn delight

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Young people met at the Lilydale Youth Hub on Thursday 14 April to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community in a Pride march.

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Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in the Yarra Ranges in an important part of the work the Lilydale Youth Hub does with young people.

Having originally wanted to take a group of young people to participate in the Midsumma Pride March earlier in the year, youth engagement officer Yashna said with a spike in Covid-19 at the time it didn’t seem safe.

“We didn’t want our young people to miss out and there was so much passion for an event to happen, therefore we decided to hold our own event in Lilydale at the Hub,” Yashna said.

Even though it is 2022 and sexual diveristy and equality should be part of society, Yashna said sadly young people don’t always feel that way.

“This kind of representation and acknowledgement of sexual diversity for young people is essential because for a lot of our young people, they may not be able to fully express themselves in other settings for multiple reasons, but here at the Hub they can.

“Our team does our very best to ensure all young people feel safe in this space and feel comfortable to express their truest selves.”

On Thursday 14 April, the Lilydale Youth Hub held its very own Pride event, where young people gathered to take part in some activities and hear from a guest speaker before taking to the streets themselves in their very own Pride march. Rural Rainbows guest speaker Finn spoke about their own experiences in building positive connections within the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as within their own family when they they realised they identified as nonbinary. Finn also encouraged fun and lighthearted conversation around what the young people who attended wish they could change.

“It’s amazing that we have safe and accepting spaces here in the Yarra Ranges, where young people can be themselves. It wasn’t always like this,” Finn said.

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IN BRIEF Mooroolbark damages Mooroolbark police are requesting information relating to a number of criminal damages that have occurred to parked cars.

Reports of smashed car windows of vehicles parked in the Station Street car park in Mooroolbark have been made.

The incidents occurred on 22 March and 7 April between 7.30am and 6pm.

Anyone with dashcam footage or eye witness accounts should contact Mooroolbark Police Station on 9725 9999.

Operation Compass in force

Lilydale CFA crew members were out on the streets on Good Friday rattling tins for the Appeal.

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Appeal a success The CFA has had another successful year raising funds for the Good Friday Appeal with brigades out and about raising money in person for the first time in two years.

Lilydale CFA headed to the corner of Maroondah Highway and Anderson Street, where they were able to raise a total of $6,246.50, while Mooroolbark was able to raise a total of $6,283.45.

All up the Victorian community contributed an incredible amount of $1,440,225 towards the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Acting Chief Officer Luke Rohan said CFA Volunteers from across the entire state were elated to hit the streets in their local communities, rattling tins and collecting money.

“Congratulations to all our CFA volunteers involved, it was an amazing effort and you and your communities should be proud. It’s an honour that CFA continues to contribute in provid-

ing world-class care to our kids,” A/CO Rohan said.

“It was also encouraging to see many members returning to fundraising in-person by collecting at their stations, intersections and on local shopping strips.

“CFA is proud to have again thrown our support behind the Good Friday Appeal and we hope to continue raising money every year for the Royal Children’s Hospital.”

CFA has been a major fundraiser for the Good Friday Appeal for the past 71 years and to date members have raised more than $36 million since 1951. The money raised for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal will be used to buy medical equipment and ensure kids are provided with the best possible treatment and care.

The overall tally for the Good Friday Appeal in 2022 was a record-breaking $22,328,154.

Acting Chief Officer Rohan Luke, Warrandyte Fire Brigade Lieutenant Camren Jones and Warrandyte Fire Brigade volunteer Louise Naus handed the CFA tally to the Good Friday Appeal on Friday 15 April.

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Marching a sign of support for LGBTQIA From page 1 From there around 18 young people and staff from the Youth Hub made their way on the streets from Clarke Street, down along Main Street, onto Hutchinson Street, and then up John Street.

Although there were a few strange looks, there was mostly positive reinforcement via honking.

Having been working on the event for six weeks, Yashna said it was a huge success to see these young people organising and having their say in what the event should be like, something that brings a sense of solidarity.

“This event is for those who identify as

part of the LGBTQIA community and also an opportunity for allies to show their support to the community,” Yashna said.

“This event will hold space for conversations around the challenges and adversity LGBTQIA+ people can face and how they can navigate and/or overcome these situations that unfortunately still happen today.”

The Lilydale Youth Hub is supporting the Rural Rainbows LGBTQIA+ Young People’s Peer Support Group by hosting the fortnightly meeting.

The first one was held on Wednesday 13 April and gives people aged 12 to 25 years living in the Yarra Ranges, who may identify within the LGBTQIA+ community or are

questioning a safe, social group.

“You’ll have the chance to have fun, connect with others, and chat about things that matter most to you…coming out? relationships and sex? queer events and pride?...all in an inclusive, safe, and supportive environment,” Yashna said.

“The group is led by young people from your own community, who understand what it means to need a space where you can be exactly who you are.”

The group meets every second Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm at the Youth Hub. Turn to page 12 for more pictures from the event

Two Mooroolbark drivers have been taken off the roads after being nabbed by police for drink driving.

Officers intercepted a 28-year-old man driving along the Maroondah Highway between Warrandyte Road and Ringwood Street just after 5am on Thursday 14 April.

The Mooroolbark man returned an alleged positive evidentiary breath test reading of .088 and had his licence immediately suspended.

On Friday, police were left shaking their heads after a driver was busted at allegedly more than four times the alcohol limit in Croydon.

An automated number plate recognition site was set up on Mt Dandenong Road when the vehicle came to their attention about 9.20pm.

The driver of the vehicle, a 45-year-old Mooroolbark man, returned an alleged breath test of .212.

His vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1555 and his licence was immediately suspended for 12 months.

Both men are expected to be charged on summons to appear in court at a later date.

These arrests were part of Operation Compass, the state-wide road policing operation during the high-risk Easter holiday period.

Police are targeting impaired driving, speed, distraction, and fatigue in high-risk areas throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Operation Compass commenced at midnight 14 April and will conclude at 11.59pm on Monday 25 April.

Vic Police community survey Victoria Police have released its annual community sentiment survey, requesting community feedback on policing and where to best target services.

This survey will inform the Neighbourhood Policing Framework that has just been announced.

To participate in the survey, go to www. engage.vic.gov.au/annual-vicpol-communitysentiment-survey-2022

Emissions target survey Yarra Ranges residents are invited to share their thoughts with the State Government on their target of net-zero emissions by 2050 and help to shape an interim target for 2035.

Energy, Environment and Climate Change minister Lily D’Ambrosio made the announcement on Wednesday 13 April and said Victoria is one of the world leaders for their targets.

The feedback from Victorians will play a role in setting Victoria’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions between 2031 and 2035.

Consultation on the interim emissions reduction target is open until 22 May 2022 at: https://engage.vic.gov.au/climate-action-target-2035

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Leave for those in need

By Tyler Wright The Victorian Government has made a submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review pushing for ongoing employees in the private sector to receive at least 10 days’ paid family violence leave.

Victorian public sector employees including nurses and teachers have already had access to 20 days of paid family violence leave since 2015, with an average of 0.3 per cent of public sector employees across three of the largest departments accessing it in the past year.

Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave gives employees the chance to seek safe housing and attend medical appointments and court hearings without exhausting other forms of leave.

Employees are able to seek support from their manager, human resources, union representative or a specially trained family violence contact in the workplace if they wish to use this leave.

CEO of Eastern Community Legal Centre Michael Smith said there is a significant problem with family violence in the eastern suburbs which has increased during the pandemic.

“The demand for our services around family violence, both through people contacting us directly and through our partnerships and work at the court for intervention orders, has never been higher,” Mr Smith said.

He said family violence leave can relieve families of stress as they move through a situation of family violence.

“It also helps to teach employers of all kinds some context around that and how they can be supportive employers.”

“I think the use of family violence leave is increasing. But what we really have to do is to have people, including employers, understand that family violence is really common,” he said.

“If people are experiencing family violence and need support we’re always really happy for them to give us a call and we’ll see what we can do to help.”

Final oral submissions for the Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review were listed on Friday 8 April.

If this article has raised issues for you or you’re concerned about someone you know, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

The Victorian Government is pushing for at least ten days’ family violence leave for ongoing employees in the private sector.

Creating a safe space and building online awareness

By Callum Ludwig April 2022 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), aimed at educating people about the danger and prevalence of sexual assault.

The theme for 2022 is “Building Safe Online Spaces’, and Eastern Health’s Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (ECASA) want people to be aware of their vulnerability online after the last two years where we have become increasingly reliant on technology.

ECASA said the statistics for sexual assault in the Yarra Ranges have been high and could be even higher than the stats show.

“Statistics from the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency indicate at the end of December 2021, there had been 321 sexual offences reported in the Yarra Ranges or 201.76 per rate

of 100,000 of the population. This sits slightly above the average against the rest of the state, however, this does not take into account some of the offences that may sit under other categories such as stalking, cyber-related offences, breaches of Intervention Orders etc,” an ECASA representative said.

“We are also aware that sexual offences are often unreported compared to other crimes (Victoria Police 2017) and that Sexual Offences are usually a hidden crime (O’Hara, 2012).

“Given the unknown nature of offending and under reporting more broadly (including the Yarra Ranges), we assume that the actual rates would sit much higher.”

The ECASA representative said the focus should be around creating a safe space for people who do disclose their experiences

of sexual assault.

“Yarra Ranges residents can help through believing, validating, and increasing knowledge around sexual assault and how to support people who have. Learning about delayed reporting and understanding that the significant number of cases that Sexual Assault services respond to are historical,” they said.

“Reporting is often delayed due to fear, self-blame, shame and the nature of trauma often causes people to deny the full impact of the offending. People will often disclose historical sexual offences when there is a trigger point in their lives.”

You can also provide them with some resources such as details for ECASA 9870 7330 or Knox SOCIT 83356701

ECASA provide free and confidential 24/7 Crisis care response following a recent sexual assault including attendance by police/forensic services, as well as: Short to medium term counselling and advocacy Outreach to young people 12-25 years of age, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness (IHSHY program) Telephone counselling and support Therapeutic groups Information and referral for legal and medical issues Community education Primary and secondary consultation Professional training Prevention programs

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Highway works promised

By Mikayla van Loon After years of campaigning, residents of Seville East have had a commitment from the state opposition that should the party be elected, Warburton Highway will be upgraded.

Opposition leader Matthew Guy and Evelyn MP Bridget Vallence met with residents on Tuesday 12 April to announce the $5 million pledge to fix the Peters Road and Warburton Highway intersection.

For residents like Joel Supple, Claire Knowles and Jackie and Andrew Butler the announcement was the first sign of monetary support received from a governmental party since they started campaigning seven years ago.

“I don’t know how much more evidence we have to present to show that it needs to be improved and it needs to be addressed,” Mr Supple said.

“To have it finally be promised that it’s going to be fixed means a lot but we’ve still got to get it done and we’ve still got to get through that period until it’s done.”

Ms Knowles said the pledge gives herself and her fellow residents hope that they won’t be fearing for their lives every time they turn into their street.

The 80km per hour section of Warburton Highway where Peters Road and Old Warburton Highway meet rises to a crest where bus stops are positioned before declining down the hill.

With no proper turning lanes, median strips or bus bays, regular rear end collisions occur, documented by the community on social media.

Seville East community members who have been campaigning for road upgrades for seven years were pleased to get some monetary commitment from a government.

Knox Highway Patrol sergeant Andrew Sands said police and other emergency services attend this section of road on a regular basis for various scale collisions.

“We probably see maybe one to two collisions a month here. Most of them are injury collisions, sometimes serious injury collisions,” he said.

Sgt Sands said given the current infrastructure, widening the road would be critical to improving safety so that median strips, pedestrian refuge islands and bus pull-ins could be included.

“I think having a protected turn lane so cars turn out of the mainstream of traffic, when they’re exiting the highway into a side road is a key safety aspect from the vehicular point of view.

“It’ll probably cut out 99 per cent of the

danger of the double crest because people have got time to do their maneuvers rather than feeling rushed.”

The Department of Transport (DoT) said in 2019 it completed a comprehensive survey of the intersection, where it was deemed necessary to include road reflective pavement, guideposts and to reduce the speed from 90 km/h to 80 km/h.

While other solutions are being considered by the DoT like traffic signals, additional funding has not been assigned.

“Keeping all road users safe is our number one priority, and we are always exploring ways to make our roads safer – including this stretch of Warburton Highway,” a DoT spokesperson said.

“We will continue to monitor traffic and safety at this location.”

Mr Guy said seeing the road himself and as a father of three he wouldn’t want his children to have to cross the road.

“It’s all about safety. We’ve got to do something. It’s got to be fixed,” he said.

Ms Vallence said the poor condition of roads in the Evelyn district are a major issue for the community.

“We know from Covid that we’re in metropolitan Melbourne, and when it comes to the roads budget, the government has a regional roads budget and a metro roads budget and of course we miss out,” she said.

“More people want to come out and live in the Yarra Valley. We have tourists visiting the Yarra Valley. We have commuter trucks coming through the Yarra Valley and with all that increased traffic, we need to make sure it’s as safe as possible for you.”

When asked about altering the regional metropolitan classification system, Mr Guy said something needed to change but could not give a clear response about how that would look under a Liberal government.

While Ms Knowles, Mr Supple and the Butler’s have been pleased to see tourism return to the area after Covid, they said it had increased dramatically and the road does not support the amount of visitors and cars using it so frequently.

“The road is not in good condition and they’re talking about doing all these improvements, but it’s a bad road to start with. They’re not even maintaining it,” Mr Butler said.

“This area has been grossly underfunded for decades and this area is expected to carry more and more traffic, more and more tourism and it’s not up to the job,” Ms Knowles said.

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Mr Hodgett said he hopes the commitment to his local shopping strips in Croydon and Mooroolbark will reinvigorate “set these much-loved shopping strips up for a better future.”

“The Liberal and Nationals appreciate the strain that small businesses have been under over the last two years. This funding represents an important boost to help local communities, traders and families.”

On a broader scale, Embark Tax Services owner Fred Eakins said dealing with small business owners in various industries, as well as investors, the thresholds placed on both land tax and payroll tax are crippling people.

“We employ about 10 staff and we’re right at that threshold of payroll tax. We want to expand but payroll tax is such pain,” he said.

“A lot of our clients are struggling because they’re at that threshold. They want to employ people but then that new employee has got to put out so much extra to cover that extra tax. We’ve got clients that are really struggling because of that limit on their expansion.”

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forever because what they’ve done over the years is put boundaries in for the shopping centre. We’ve got nowhere to expand, nothing,” Mr Earney said.

“So Mooroolbark is what it is. It won’t be able to go any further. Perhaps if someone had the foresight to be able to buy The Terrace Shopping Centre and pull it all down and rebuild it.

“However, you can imagine the exercise and the money involved just to buy it from all these people and then to be able to pull it down and rebuild it. There’s a lot of investment, a lot of probably, faith in the future would be the best way to put it.”

Mr Earney said the conversations between Yarra Ranges Council and the owners of the shops within the shopping centre have come to a standstill.

With multiple perspectives present at the traders meeting, the issue of lessened foot traffic was also highlighted.

The Tempting Tangerine owner Jess said she has witnessed the fall in people coming out to shop along the strip, something that has been particularly noticeable in recent weeks

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Mooroolbark’s main street businesses welcomed the opportunity to raise their concerns about local trading and shopping with a visit from political leaders on Tuesday 12 April.

State opposition leader Matthew Guy attended the outer eastern suburb with Croydon MP David Hodgett to listen to small business owners about what is necessary post-Covid in strip shop locations like the one in Mooroolbark’s Brice Avenue and to announce a funding commitment.

The Victorian Liberal and National Party proposed $50,000 for local shopping experiences for both the Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group and Croydon Main Street Traders Association under the $30 million Local Shopping Strip Recovery Plan.

Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group president Geoff Earney said it was nice to see Mooroolbark being recognised on a state level because it can often be overlooked.

“We’re not huge and we’re not a major shopping centre but we’re a community shopping centre so it’s great for people to

come out and actually realise that we exist,” he said.

“We’re not a big player on the map but we’re here and there’s a lot of people here and it’s a pretty close knit community.”

With representatives from Embark Tax Services, the Mooroolbark History Group, LJ Hooker Real Estate, The Tempting Tangerine and more, Mr Guy and Mr Hodgett were given a rounded view of the shopping strip’s attractions but more so the issues facing these businesses.

Mr Guy said he views the funding commitment as the best way to recover and rebuild local communities.

“With the right support, local shopping strips, workers, businesses, residents and visitors can look forward to a brighter future in confidence,” he said.

The two major issues raised by the traders were the parking availability and the lack of movement on the upgrade of The Terrace Shopping Centre.

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Critical needs for Casey

By Mikayla van Loon In a report released by The Salvation Army prior to the federal election being called, Casey respondents identified the five social justice issues believed to be a priority for the region.

Those areas included mental health, housing affordability, alcohol and drug abuse, family violence and social isolation.

Political party candidates for the Casey seat have provided their responses to the National Social Justice Stocktake Report (NSJSR) to give an overview of their intentions as leaders.

Greens candidate Jenny Game: For Jenny Game, mental health ranking as the highest priority did not come as a surprise attributing it to “chronic underinvestment and two years of lockdowns,” causing a mental health crisis.

She said often mental health care is expensive and hard to find, given most of the time “the Medicare rebate for mental health care doesn’t cover the full cost of seeing psychologists and psychiatrists.”

To address this lack of Medicare support, Ms Game said the Greens would fund the mental healthcare system, providing $4.8 billion to unlimited sessions with a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Other initiatives would include $2.5 billion for the Individual Placement and Support program to support young people with mental health to gain work and increasing the number of peer workers by 1,000.

On housing affordability, Ms Game said “housing is a human right” and the Greens have a one million homes plan, to help build housing in places where people want to live by taxing billionaires more and “scrapping handouts to property developers and speculators.”

As a growing societal issue more broadly, family violence is a key priority for Ms Game

and the Greens, beginning with gender inequality.

“While men can be victims of family violence as can those in same sex relationships, women are predominantly the victims. For too many women, life is unfair and unsafe. Sexism makes women’s lives harder and more dangerous,” she said.

“Addressing gender inequality and harmful gender stereotypes is critical to tackling gendered violence.”

Part of the Greens’ solution is to improve the gender pay gap, funding a national roll out of Our Watch’s successful respectful relationships program in all public schools and funding an expert-led National Plan to roll out preventative programs in gender inequality.

Ms Game said social justice issues are the basis of the Greens’ campaign and her own for the Casey electorate.

Labor candidate Bill Brindle: Prior to the pandemic, Mr Brindle said the rates of mental health in Casey were some of the highest in the state, let alone now after Covid-19 and for him, providing mental health support is a personal priority.

“Improving mental health support is one of the main reasons I am running for Casey,” he said.

“It’s something that needs the support of all levels of government and I’ll be advocating from a federal level for better services and also working with state and local governments, if elected, to improve mental health services in Casey.”

Knowing that mental health can affect all areas of someone’s life, Mr Brindle said “with the right support and care we can make sure that people live the best lives they can, both privately and in the community.”

Setting up local support services is key to this, while also having representatives at a federal level to advocate for better mental health services.

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When it comes to supporting homeowners and renters, Mr Brindle said he believes Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund “is a real game changer.”

The plan includes building more social housing to provide safe and secure housing for everyone.

Adjunct to housing affordability is the issue of homelessness particularly in the Yarra Ranges.

“We are only as strong as the most vulnerable people in our community, so talking to the groups that work with those experiencing homelessness is the first step, and then advocating for those services at a federal level is the next.”

On family violence, Mr Brindle said the support for those fleeing violent situations at a federal level has been appalling.

Some of Labor’s intentions to address family violence include: A Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner, investing $1.6 billion to build 4000 new social housing properties specifically for women and children and delivering a national plan for First Nations people to end violence against women and family violence.

Mr Brindle said even prior to the stocktake he believes he had a good understanding of the social justice issues affecting the Casey community and said he’ll “work hard day in day out to help improve the lives of people living in Casey.”

United Australia Party candidate Anthony Bellve: With the last two years of lockdowns, where families were kept indoors and children were banned from playing in playgrounds and excluded from social activities, Anthony Bellve said it was hardly surprising that mental health ranked as the top priority.

“Parents are concerned and scared for their children and the damage this is causing to their social development,” he said.

Mr Bellve said he has seen the firsthand effects of untreated mental health within his own family but has also seen how lives can be changed when the support is there.

“I will do everything within my power to see mental health services expanded across Casey. We have some fantastic programs through the Lilydale Youth Hub and Oonah Belonging Place but these are not enough to support the scale of the mental health crisis here in Casey.

“Our governments have damaged the mental health of people including children, so we have a responsibility to repair that damage as a priority and to the best of our ability.”

Housing affordability is a big concern of the UAP and Mr Bellve said his party would address this by capping home loan interest rates at three per cent for the next five years, wipe all HECS/HELP debt and make university free again and restricting foreign investment to homes above $1 million to help young Australians break into the housing market.

By addressing mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, family violence and housing affordability, Mr Bellve said the flow on effect is the reduction in homelessness.

“The best thing we can do to address homelessness is to address the underlying causes; prevention is better than a cure.”

But Mr Bellve said “the environment our governments have created over the last two years has fomented alcohol and drug abuse, which is a significant contributor to family violence” and homelessness, making it difficult to address the underlying causes of mental health.

“The stocktake has sadly confirmed, more than informed my campaign. These are issues people have raised with me daily and make me even more determined to be a part of a change that leaves our country, society, and communities in a better position for our children.”

Liberal Nationals candidate Aaron Violi: When Aaron Violi put his hand forward as a candidate for the Casey seat, he said mental health was at the forefront of his mind.

“There’s no doubt that the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 have created a significant mental health challenge for many Casey residents,” he said.

Under the Liberal government Mr Violi said funding for mental health support has doubled to $6.8 billion, Medicare subsidised psy-

chological services have increased to 20 and providing more funding for Lifeline, Headspace, Beyond Blue and Kids Helpline.

Mr Violi said the work of local organisations like Tribe in Monbulk, the Men’s Sheds and the Lilydale Youth Hub are important to “not limit conversations around mental health to organisations linked to a diagnosis.”

“The Hub was established with Federal government funding and if elected, I will champion the work the Hub and similar organisations do to support our children, ensuring they have healthy and happy futures ahead of them.”

As far as housing affordability goes, Mr Violi said finding the balance in Casey between providing affordable housing and keeping the area green was a collaborative effort for all levels of government.

“In Casey, we have the additional challenge of being an electorate that moves from urban to regional and we must balance the built environment with the natural environment we love in Casey.

“Importantly, we have to ensure our local infrastructure meets the needs of an increasing population.”

The Liberals approach to housing affordability has been through programs like Homebuilder, the Home Guarantee Scheme and the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

But Mr Violi said there was “entrenched disadvantage in our Casey community” when it comes to homelessness, something he said if elected he would work with local organisations to improve.

On family violence, Mr Violi said ongoing funding is one significant way to keep women and children safe.

“I wouldn’t have put my hand up to serve the electorate of Casey if I wasn’t passionate about improving the lives of every resident in Casey.”

Independent candidate Claire Ferres Miles: As a mother and a business leader, Claire Ferres Miles said she has felt the strains and stressors of the last two years herself, a reason for putting herself forward as a candidate.

Casey being an area so spread out, Ms Ferres Miles said she wasn’t surprised the electorate was 10 per cent higher than the national average for mental health.

“The pandemic drew out a range of anxieties for people; employment, health, concern for family and vulnerable members of our community, restrictions on movement… [it’s] understandable that across all ages there was substantial negative impact on mental health,” she said.

Ms Ferres Miles said not only has it been the pandemic but the international events affecting cost of living and the impact of climate change contributing to mental health issues.

To respond to these impacts, Ms Ferres Miles said creating social connections and community linkages was key to “maintain and grow a healthy, strong community.”

As a former urban planner, getting the right balance of the peri-urban nature of Casey when it comes to housing is an important focus for Ms Ferres Miles as an independent candidate.

Her housing affordability plan would take the recommendations from the Parliamentary Inquiry into Housing Affordability to address home ownership and homelessness.

“I support the implementation of those recommendations as they are based on expert knowledge and community sentiment. I will work with state and federal stakeholders to ensure that these recommendations are rolled out as soon as possible.”

When addressing family violence, Ms Ferres Miles said it is important that “solutions should be targeted towards, and involve men.”

Ms Ferres Miles’ campaign is focused around evidenced based policy and said the data provided in the stocktake will help inform her alongside other reports and information.

“I have outlined the core areas of my policy platform, cost of living, climate change, government integrity, aged care, equal representation and disaster preparedness.

“In addition to these I will listen to the issues raised with me and respond with a conscientious and diligent approach to bring to Casey the resources it needs.” mailcommunity.com.au

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Examining past promises

By Parker McKenzie As the federal election approaches, promises of money for sporting projects, upgrades, community groups and events come thick and fast, but does the commitment always become a reality?

The Star Mail examined the commitment of federal funding made by former Casey MP Tony Smith during the 2019 Federal Election, finding every election promise received funding, with almost all of them either being completed or currently underway.

During the election campaign, the Liberal party promised more than $6.3 million in funding contingent on them being re-elected.

One election promise was the completion of a network of CCTV cameras across Seville, Warburton, Montrose, Monbulk and Millgrove.

On 31 January 2019, $440,000 in funding from the Department of Home Affairs was allocated towards the Yarra Ranges Safety Camera Network, with most of the systems completed.

Wandin North Reserve was promised $1 million in funding from the Federal Government to build a new pavilion and a new netball court. The $3.75 million project, funded through a combination of the promised federal money, $1 from the state government and the remainder by Yarra Ranges Council, officially opened on Saturday 1 May. Mr Smith promised $70,000 to install solar panels and battery storage at the Yarra Glen Memorial Hall and $100,000 for solar batteries at the Healesville Memo Hall and Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction.

In April 2021, the battery energy storage system at Yarra Glen Memorial Hall was unveiled.

Then-Mayor Fiona McAllister thanked Mr Smith for securing the funding through the Department of Infrastructure.

“We’ve also commissioned similar systems

Former Casey MP Tony Smith at the unveiling of the solar battery at Yarra Glen Memorial Hall. at The Memo in Healesville and the Yarra Centre in Yarra Junction, two of our facilities that have great power needs and act as emergency relief and recovery centres.” she said. $75,000 was committed towards the remaining three panels of the Seville War Memorial, which were unveiled on ANZAC Day 2021.

Healesville Community Renewable Energy received $90,000 for solar panels and a monitoring system for three community complexes and homes owned by the Indigenous Community.

By the end of 2021, two of the three systems

had been installed with the third on its way to completion.

The Mount Evelyn Football Ground Pavilion — promised $1 million in Federal Funding — is currently under construction after the old building was knocked down.

Seville Recreational Reserve’s levelling and resurfacing works are currently underway, following $900,000 dollars in funding from the Federal Government.

Upwey Tecoma Bowls Club received $272,000 towards the club’s green and replacing and installing new lights. By 18 November 2020, the club was using the upgraded facili-

Picture: ON FILE ties in preparation for the new bowls season.

On April 9 2022, new netball courts opened at Belgrave Recreational Reserve.

“This project has been a long 5-year process, starting back in 2018 when the Honorable Tony Smith secured $500,000 for our netball courts.” Belgrave Football Netball Club president Julian Schill said.

On February 16, works on a new veranda and reflection garden at Dandenong Ranges RSL were underway, following a $45,000 commitment. $40,000 towards a new shed for Ferny Creek Scouts was successfully funded in 2019.

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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

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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By Parker McKenzie One lucky student will be given the opportunity to trek the Kokoda Trail, with the winner of the trip being announced this ANZAC Day in Monbulk.

Monbulk RSL will be host a dawn service and morning service on 25 April 2022, with a key difference from previous years.

Monbulk RSL president Bill Ford said the RSL was excited to return to normal services after a disrupted few years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“This year, my main service will be a little bit different in that we are doing the Cowey– Selman Kokoda student award we have been raising funds for,” he said.

“We’re doing the presentation to the winning student in the morning service at 10am.”

The selected student will be sent on a fully-funded trek of Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea later in the year, thanks to funds raised

by Lilydale, Mt Evelyn and Monbulk RSL. The dawn service will start at 5.45am, while the morning service will start at 9.30am with a march from Emerald Mitre 10. Both services will feature a bagpipe player and ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of Australian soldiers.

Mr Ford, who has been president of the RSL for eight years, said everyone is welcome to attend.

“The more who attend the more magnificent the services become,” he said.

“Everyone who does come goes away with feelings for the veterans who lost their lives and gets something out of it.”

ANZAC Day commemorates the Australian and New Zealanders who served and died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping missions.

Mr Ford said ANZAC Day is the most sacred day on the calendar for him and other members of the RSL. “It makes everyone appreciate and celebrate the lives of those veterans who died believing in the course of safety and a lifestyle for this country,” he said.

“I do like to say thank you to the whole community, including the Yarra Ranges community, they support the RSL. People come from far and wide to our Dawn service and main services.”

Upwey Belgrave RSL will also be holding a dawn service at 6am and march through Upwey before a service beggining at 10am, at 1 Mastgully Road, Upwey.

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Montrose: The Anzac Day Memorial Service will take place at the Montrose War Memorial at the Montrose Town Centre Garden beginning at 10am. Address: 935 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road.

Mooroolbark: The Mooroolbark Umbrella Group, the Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group, Croydon – Mooroolbark Lions Club and Lilydale RSL have organised a special service in Mooroolbark for the 50th anniversary of the last Vietnam Veterans returning home in 1972.

The service will be held from 12pm at the Mooroolbark War Memorial, Hookey Park.

An invitation is extended to everyone to join with the Mooroolbark community in commemorating all of to those who served our nation.

Mount Evelyn: Mount Evelyn RSL will be returning this Anzac Day with their traditional Dawn Service

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The original call out for volunteers included those trained in four wheel driving to help get to remote communities in Lismore who had not yet been reached.

In a crew of about 30 CFA and SES volunteers from both New South Wales and Victoria, Tony led the response while there.

Tony returns from floods

By Mikayla van Loon While the floods in Lismore New South Wales may seem far removed from the communities in the Yarra Ranges, for Lilydale CFA first lieutenant Tony Brock, it is not a case of us and them.

Having travelled to the flood ravaged town in northern NSW to offer critical emergency care, Tony was shocked by the situation facing these communities that have been hardest hit.

Tony said the topography of Lismore is very undulating, wedged between mountains and two rivers and with half a metre of rain in 24 hours there was nowhere for the water to go.

Streets were lined with the furniture and belongings of families that once created their lives and homes, plasterboard was ripped off the inside walls leaving just frames and cars were left covered in mud from roof to tire.

Initially the pager message was put out for experienced chainsaw operators to volunteer in Lismore but Tony said as he got there, the need changed to rapid assessment crews.

In a crew of about 30 SES and CFA volunteers, Tony spent five days with Scoresby first lieutenant Brendan Rosenbrock responding to call outs of all kinds, repairing roofs, packing sand bags, checking on peoples’ welfare and being a friendly face in a time of turmoil.

Dorothy Collins, 82, was one of those people Tony was able to reach and assist after a tradesperson said it would cost $3000 upfront to fix her roof that had become exposed.

“She was crying and crying and saying ‘I can’t afford that and I’ve been trying to get help and I know there’s a lot of worse people off than me and they lost their houses’,” Tony said.

“I sat there for a while with her so I understood what her problem was and then once I fully understood it, we were into it, we got stuck into it and we fixed the thing.”

In great appreciation of the help Tony and his crew gave her, Dorothy said she has “never met a more lovely group of gentlemen in [her] life.”

“I was ill with worry and they’ve fixed my heart,” she said.

“These wonderful gentlemen have now secured me in my house for many years.”

Reaching some of the most remote houses in Lismore, Tony said while the impact varied from house to house it was so widespread.

“We could see there were houses over [in Main Arm] and no one had been to them, we didn’t know if they were ok.

“This river, you could see how high it had been and how it had hit their houses and I came across this lady and she’s in tears and I said, ‘What’s wrong? And she says, ‘my husband’s hurt himself, he’s in a bad way’ and this woman was in her late ‘70s.”

Tony said some of the water that came gushing from inside people’s homes was like the sound of a waterfall, something that had to be seen to be believed.

Although people were going through chaos upon returning to their homes, Tony said there were many people not sure how to ask for help.

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Lilydale CFA first lieutenant Tony Brock just returned from five days deployment to Lismore where he volunteered to assist with the rapid assessment of homes and people.

Pictures: MIKAYLA VAN LOON ‘there’s a lot of people worse off than us’ so they don’t register [with the SES] but they’re in a lot of trouble.

“It’s when you have fresh eyes looking at it, you go ‘mate, you’re in a world of pain’.”

While the government took some time to get going, Tony said its systems were well and truly in place by the time he was in Lismore, particularly the help from the Armed Forces.

“Speaking to the locals, the Armed Forces did a fantastic job helping them get the furniture out and get it on the nature strip and help clean up.”

As someone who joined the CFA to assist the community when needed, Tony said it was a simple decision for him to volunteer having done so after most natural disasters.

Having seen the destruction of the Black Saturday Bushfires and the Black Summer Bushfires, Tony said nothing quite compares to the reality of a flood.

“When a bushfire goes through it just burns everything. Everything’s lost. Animals are killed but the birds can fly away and some animals can outrun it or they have an instinct to run into water.

“But with a flood, it’s just this body of water and they get tired and they drown. So there’s more loss of animal life in a flood.

“When the fire goes through, when the rains come, you’ll see the green shoots coming out of the trees and it repairs, it regenerates but with a flood that doesn’t happen.

“A flood, the trees come down because it’s so wet. There’s nothing there to hold the roots.

The local primary school has been shut down because the water damage was so severe.

So big trees come down all over the roads. The water gets under the tar and then you get big deep potholes.”

With the state of the roads infrastructure as it is, Tony said it will take a year just to fix that so these communities can travel smoothly, let alone the time it will take to rebuild houses with trades people now without tools, Bunnings flooded and the demand for timber increasing.

“They talk about a once in a thousand year flood and whether you believe in climate sci-

ence and whether the world is warming up, it isn’t getting better, it’s getting worse. So the fires are going to get worse. The floods will probably get worse.”

In just five days, the impact the aftermath of the floods had on Tony was evident, as he scrolled through his phone to display messages of the people he helped - he had continued to check on them days after meeting them.

“If they call again [for volunteers] I’ll go because they need all the help they can get.”

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An Autumn harvest treat

By Renee Wood Alowyn Gardens has opened its pumpkin harvest for Autumn, with many visitors coming by to see the interesting display.

The gardens grow many different varieties for the season and has held special events to celebrate the vegetable in previous years.

However, Alowyn Gardens owner John van de Linde said this year there is only a static display.

“Last year, we opened on the Saturday morning, at eight o’clock on the Friday night we had a lockdown,” Mr van de Linde said.

‘So [this year] we have a scaled down version, there’s probably only maybe 20 per cent of what we normally would have but it’s still fun.”

The pumpkin harvest started several years ago as a way to get children interested in their vegetables and growing something for themselves.

Mr van de Linde said the many shapes and sizes in the pumpkin family are quite appealing to budding green thumbs.

“Kids go home with a picture on their phone and then they will look it up and maybe spring comes by and they get a couple of seeds and plant a few in the garden and it’s part of the fun to stay connected.”

Some varieties part of the Cucurbitaceae family have historical meaning such as the gourds which were used as storage containers and decorations in Europe and Africa.

This was something that also sparked John’s interest in the vegetable group after he saw gourds that were hundreds of years old in display cabinets in France.

“They were all either carved or had done really interesting things with them… and I thought isn’t it a shame that people are so disconnected from their source of food, and so I wanted to do something about that, so we started growing them [gourds] and then we started growing the pumpkins.”

The gardens grow 20 main varieties which can be seen in the current display.

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The photograph by Warrick Eady captures his friends in a bar catching up but the uniforms have been replaced to represent those from different wars.

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Raffle for LILYDALE RSL renovations ANZAC The messaging of RSL clubs, like that in Lilydale, surrounds the defence force mentality of mateship and camaraderie, something subbranches strive for throughout the generations.

In an effort to share and spread that spirit, Lilydale RSL have been donated a photograph

by Warrick Eady to raffle off as a fundraiser for the club’s refurbishment works.

President Bill Dobson said having purchased a print from Mr Eady to hang above the RSL’s bar called ‘Catch Up - 100 Years’, the photographer decided to help the sub-branch with its fundraising campaign.

As an Afghanistan veteran himself who spent nine years in the Australian Army, Mr Eady has depicted his own friends in a bar on the return home from their tours.

“It highlights the fact that we’re all veterans, whether it be the First World War or the current day veteran. What the photo shows is a group of fellows having a drink…and he’s replaced the uniforms dating back through the ages,” Mr Dobson said.

Representing those who served in the First World War, Vietnam and right through to current day soldiers, Mr Dobson said it comments on the sometimes negative perception of particular war veterans.

“It’s really bringing all the veterans together because sometimes with veterans they think the era they served in was the better and a lot of the modern day veterans aren’t accepted by the previous generation,” he said.

“So what he’s trying to get across is that we’re all veterans and we all should be accepted the same.”

While the goal is to raise money for the RSL, Mr Dobson said the meaning behind the photograph is much more than that.

“I thought it’d be a good idea to raffle it because there’s a theme behind the whole artwork that means something as well, it’s not just raising money.

“It blends all the generations together and everyone I know that has looked at it, whether they’ve been in the military and not, just think ‘what a fantastic photo’ because we’re all pretty much the same, we’ve just lived in different generations.”

With Lilydale’s RSL club building now over 100 years old, Mr Dobson said refurbishment works are necessary to keep it usable.

“We have paid for the windows, they’ve been delivered this month. So things are underway,” he said.

“After we do the outside and the facade we will need to make alterations inside because it was built in 1921 and a few things need to be done as far as maintenance and renovations go.”

One thousand tickets are available for purchase at $5 each, with all proceeds going to the club rooms.

The tickets can be purchased from the RSL when it is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6.30pm, at the three Anzac Day Appeal tables located at the Lilydale Marketplace, Chirnside Park Shopping Centre and Chirnside Park Bunnings, as well as various businesses in Lilydale.

Mr Dobson also said the RSL would be preparing for pre-Covid numbers at the Anzac Day dawn service this year, with the return of school participation, guest speakers and choirs.

While Mr Dobson would have liked to have announced the raffle winner on Anzac Day, he said it didn’t give people much time to purchase tickets and so the raffle will be drawn on 24 June.

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Easter animal tips Easter is a great time to come together, relax and celebrate with the ones you love (including the four-legged family).

You might have given gifts, prepared a delicious meal or an Easter egg hunt, but as a pet parent, extra vigilance is necessary to keep pets happy and healthy.

We all know that chocolate isn’t good for dogs but it is so easy at Easter to leave chocolate in areas accessible to pets; it’s not just dogs to be wary of; some cats will eat chocolate too.

Theobrome and caffeine are both in chocolate and cocoa products and are toxic to cats and dogs. If your pet is exhibiting the following symptoms, they may be suffering from chocolate toxicity: Vomiting/diarrhoea, accelerated heart rate, restlessness and twitching, muscle

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Hot cross buns are a much-loved Easter favourite but did you know that they may pose a risk to your pet’s health? Sultanas, raisins or currants, found in most hot cross buns, can be toxic to dogs and cause acute kidney fail-

ure in dogs. If you notice a missing hot-cross bun, the symptoms of toxicity to watch for are: vomiting, diarrhoea, decreased urine production, weakness, and loss of appetite.

Some other foods to keep away from your pet include onion, garlic, macadamia nuts and mushrooms.

If you find your pet has consumed any of these foods, we recommend you keep a close eye on your pet, and if they are displaying any of the mentioned symptoms, call your vet asap. There is a window of approximately 15 to 60 minutes after ingestion that a veterinarian may be able to flush the chocolate from a dog’s stomach successfully. From all of us at Animal Aid, we hope you had a Happy Easter and hope you enjoyed some well-earned rest.

An irrepressibly fun absurd science film Everything Everywhere All At Once Starring Michelle Yeoh, Key Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 Everything Everywhere All At Once is a deeply moving and irrepressibly fun science fiction dramedy.

Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), an Asian-American mother and stressed laundromat manager, must defend the multiverse from a grave threat, take on the abilities of other versions of herself and put her life back together in the process.

Yeoh delivers a remarkable and extremely versatile performance of weary wit, compassion and fighting physicality. Key Huy Quan is also fun and versatile as Waymond, Evelyn’s husband, who alternately plays a meek straightman, an ultra-capable agent and a beacon of kindness.

Everything’s madcap energy serves a tragic,

beautiful allegory about a tired woman and her overwhelming life. Every Evelyn permutation helps us know her better and keeps us deeply invested in her struggles, including her fractured relationship with her daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu). The narrative’s web of realities is also focused around a handful of core universes, meaning you are never disoriented despite the constant universe-hopping.

The plentiful action sequences are frenetic, vibrant and full of physical comedy. I can’t discuss the villain without blowing a shocking but very logical surprise, but can mention Jamie Lee Curtis’s memorably crazy performance as one of the henchmen. The ultimate antagonist of Everything is nihilism; as such, it’s wonderful to see a film that so passionately endorses kindness, love and dignified acceptance.

Everything is a thoroughly absurd movie, with wild scenes such as a heart-to-heart between two rocks and a universe where humans evolved with hotdogs for fingers, but director duo Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels) somehow conjure incredible pathos and subtlety from their ludicrous imagery.

A fulfilling family drama woven from dozens of universes, Everything Everywhere All At Once is playing in most Victorian cinemas.

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Volunteer with Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The production of a play at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre involves far more people than just the actors on the stage. For example, the company needs set builders, backstage crew, backstage management, costume making, front of house helpers, technical crew/bio box/lighting and sound technicians.

All these functions are provided by a small army of volunteers. If you are aged between 14 and 80 and this sounds like something that you may be interested in doing, please read on to find out what is involved behind the scenes.

SET BUILDING: No production is complete without the set on the stage. The building of the set involves design, painting, carpentry, furniture restoration and electrical work. This could range from hanging a picture to building a staircase.

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Kemp’s curtain call are designed and made. Working with the director this involves machine and hand sewing and fitting of outfits on the actors.

BACKSTAGE: This involves the changes made to the sets on stage during the live performances.

If you can tip toe in the darkness and enjoy the adrenaline rush of being involved in a live performance, without being an actor on stage, this is for you.

FRONT OF HOUSE: The face of Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, you could be the lovely lady or gent greeting patrons at the door, guiding them to their seats and making sure the audience refreshments between the acts and after the performance are ready to go when needed.

TECH CREW/BIO BOX: The designers choreograph the lighting and sound as part of the pre-production of the play.

The technical crew and bio box operate the sound and lighting during each performance.

You may be working with special effects. With a wide range of lighting and sound equipment available, working in time with actors on stage, it’s a great experience to be the one bringing the stage alive with massive claps of lighting and rumbling thunder or the soft chirps in a lush forest scene. Those interested can contact the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Monday, Tuesday and Friday on 9735 1777.

Tender tale for children PASSION FOR PROSE WITH CHRISTINE SUN A review of The Last Dragon by Charles Massy and Mandy Foot The Last Dragon, written by Charles Massy, illustrated by Mandy Foot and published by the National Library of Australia (NLA) in November 2021, tells the fascinating story of one of Australia’s rarest reptiles.

The tiny Monaro grassland earless dragons weigh between six and nine grams. Their bodies are six to eight centimetres long, with tails of similar length.

Usually living for one to two years, they are now endangered, facing habitat loss and the impacts of climate change.

These dragons lay only three to six eggs once a year, just under the ground on the open grasslands where the sun can warm them. However, these areas are often overgrazed by sheep and cattle and damaged by ploughing and other farming activities, which can disturb and even wipe out whole local dragon populations.

In The Last Dragon, a little such dragon named Timpo lives on the open plains of the high Monaro. He is small and clever, with Wolfie the wolf spider – with “a smiling bundle of eyes” and a “kind, motherly face” – being his dear friend.

But Timpo soon notices he is the only dragon in his valley: “As he explored, Timpo paused to utter his low singing cry: ‘Is anyone out there? Any dragons? Please?’ But there was no answer... Slowly the truth was becoming clear: that in the long days ahead Timpo would have no other dragons to talk to or play with, none to befriend or love.”

As Timpo embarks on a journey to look for other dragons, Wolfie doublefastens her sac of spiderlings and goes with him. Their adventure is full of unexpected surprises and risks as the two small creatures encounter a variety of Australian native wildlife across the landscape.

At one stage, it reminds readers of the barn spider in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web (1952). Like Charlotte, Wolfie offers much wisdom and guidance to her friend. She is surely one of the most endearing spider characters in our world’s literature.

At the end of the book, Massy highlights the Monaro grassland earless dragon as one of the most endangered reptiles in the world. Still, hope remains as landholders are increasingly working with scientists to implement ecological grazing practices.

Particularly noteworthy are two blog articles published on the NLA website, where Massy discusses his research findings while Foot shares how she came to work on the book. When asked if she could illustrate the NLA’s new publication about a dragon, Foot recalls: “My immediate thoughts were... awesome, yes! Fire breathing, big wings, flared nostrils, ancient scales, wait... what? It’s a real dragon! Tiny, babies can fit on a 50-cent piece, and it takes shelter in wolf spider burrows!”

With Massy’s delightful writing and Foot’s brilliant art work, The Last Dragon conveys the everlasting yearning in all creatures great and small to seek out their own kind. It is a gentle reminder to pay more attention to our own natural environment and how even the tiniest of life forms deserve respect and care.

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By Renee Wood In 2018, Helen and Joey Estate was looking towards a bright future, preparing the business for a major expansion that would see up to 40 new jobs created in the area.

Part of the planning permit requirements was to front the costs of upgrading 700 metres of Spring Lane - an unsealed road the Gruyere vineyard and cellar door is located off.

It was a cost the business was willing to forego in order to reach their dreams, but now the pandemic has left a huge whole in recent revenue.

Stephen Powell from the estate said the road is a significant part of the budget for the expansion and the project has now been pushed back.

“What’s happened with Covid has basically set us back about four years in terms of revenue.. So in terms of making up the shortfall, from the projections of four years ago, we would anticipate it puts everything back by potentially two to four years,” Mr Powell said.

And to bounce back quickly, a strong recovery is needed - yet that’s something that is still far from reality for many.

“At the moment recovery is not quick, we’re not getting international visitors. We really do rely on Melbourne based tourism, even the way that we’re operating now,” he said.

In order to have a strong return of customers, wineries are relying on regulars and new

Spring Lane looking down to Maroondah Highway. 276995

Helen & Joey Estate Spring Lane. visitors to come from Melbourne to enjoy the area, yet the unsealed roads are also proving to be an issue in that regard.

Mr Powell said many visitors leave feedback saying they wouldn’t return due to the condition of the roads.

“We have had feedback saying they’re here now but they wouldn’t do it again,” Mr Powell said.

“People that are used to suburban streets and what have you, again they hit a dirt road

Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS that’s barely even sign posted and they don’t really know what to do.”

“It can be quite hair raising coming over over the hill and a lot of that is just people’s expectations - first time on a dirt road, they weren’t expecting that, they’re within 60 kilometres of a capital city and then suddenly finding themselves on poorly maintain unsealed roads.”

Mr Powell said Spring Lane alone on a general busy Saturday could see up to 400 trips

taken by drivers, a busy strip as visitors and locals use the fairway.

The upgraded road system would also help to move the area forward as cars and harvesting equipment access the same road systems.

“It’s about efficiency, so all the vehicles are bigger - what used to be a small tractor with a trailer that had two picking tubs on it, we have this thing that looks like a two-storey apartment that turns up to the picking and roads just weren’t designed for that,” Mr Powell said.

“Everything is bigger and bigger and the roads, government just hasn’t funded it. The infrastructure is literally the infrastructure that we needed for 50 years ago.”

He believes having road upgrades will help to speed up the recovery for many businesses, by dipping further into the tourism pool and is backing the Yarra Ranges Council’s push to get funding this federal election.

Similar to the ‘Roads for Community’ initiative, the council is calling for Casey candidates and political parties to commit to funding $150 million dollars to upgrade 150 kilometres of unsealed roads linked to agribusinesses.

The council said if funded, the project would kick off as soon as next year.

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By Renee Wood Selected Victorian producers have been given unique opportunities to access hospitality industry stakeholders and consumers through a State Government funded program promoting the state’s beverages.

Healesville’s Banks Botanicals was contacted to join the Drink Victorian campaign last year which was launched in response to the pandemic.

Co-founder Brian Cohen said there are three key events the non-alcoholic spirit producer is taking part in.

The first was held part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival early April, allowing consumers to try Victorian products via tasting paddles.

Mr Cohen said the event was well received and saw instant results from social media interaction and a Monbulk beverage outlet looking to stock their product.

“The event ran on Saturday and pretty much on the Monday we had someone emailing us saying they saw us as part of that and they would be interested in talking to us and looking into stocking us,” Mr Cohen said.

Drink Victorian was launched by the State Government in December 2021 as a way to get more producers promoted and purchased through hospitality venues and on the shelves of stores.

Boosting consumer awareness was another key facet of the $1.5 million dollar initiative.

Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced the funding in April 2021.

“The Drink Victorian program will give more Victorians access to the exceptional drinks we produce in our state. This is an excit-

ing step for the industry and consumers, and will provide a major boost for regional jobs,” Ms Thomas said.

The second event to take place for Drink Victorian is a regional meet and greet in the Yarra Valley with influential stakeholders in the hospitality industry and local producers, while another trade event will be held later in the year.

Mr Cohen said it’s a great opportunity to introduce their products, as it can be difficult and time consuming for a small business to travel throughout Melbourne to educate venues on their product.

“That’s a really unique experience where they get to come to see the region, see where we actually produce it and we actually get dedicated time... It’s just more of an experience and in depth conversation,” he said.

“Anything that we can do to meet more people in one session or make that more efficient is really invaluable for us.”

The no-low category is something that is increasing in the Australian consumer market and is still quite new for some venues to take on board.

Mr Cohen said it’s an area that’s growing as people look for something more sophisticated and complex rather than a sugary desert style ‘mocktail’.

“Typically I think around 25 to 30 per cent of any sort of venue will have will be made up of non-drinkers, now that they’re not permanent non-drinkers, but they’re just someone who’s not drinking on that occasion at that particular day.

“We’re talking about adult consumers who are wanting bold and sophisticated flavours with complexity and layers.”

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The construction of a larger version of an award-winning garden is being built in the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden.

Landscape designer Phillip Johnson will recreate his best in Chelsea Flower Show winning Australian Garden as a permanent fixture in Olinda.

Mr Johnson said the garden represents hope, joy and immersing yourself in beauty.

This landscape is going to be an overwhelming experience of the senses, taking what I originally created and making it 20 times the size,” he said.

“It’s a public garden for all Victorians, Australians and when we are open to tourists again, the world to enjoy.”

The new Australian Garden will be 20 times the size of the original at 7000 square metres. The garden was shown to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show and it features over 15,00 plants from over 400 native species, including some which are rare and endangered.

Monbulk State MP James Merlino and former Casey Federal MP Tony Smith visited the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden on Saturday 9 April to turn the sod on the project. “Now more than ever our urban parks are so important for helping our communities to connect with nature and green spaces,” Mr Merlino said.

Alison Hill (Managing Director, People and Parks Foundation), Tony Smith, Wes Fleming (Director, Fleming’s Nurseries), John Pandazopoulos (Chair, Parks Victoria Board), James Merlino, and Phillip Johnson (Phillip Johnson Landscapes).

Picture: SUPPLIED “We’re so excited to bring the awardwinning garden home to Melbourne to share it with visitors to the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens.”

The construction of the garden is expected to be finished in 2022. The $6.4 million project is being funded via $3.83 million from the State Government and $2.245 million from the Federal Government, with another $340,000 in funds raised by the People and Parks Foundation.

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By Mikayla van Loon Mooroolbark’s senior women’s football team is preparing to take to the oval for the first time in the EFNL competition in a couple of weeks, an exciting step for both coach and players.

With three practice matches under their belt, the team is looking to grow throughout the season and senior coach Dom Ciancio said confidence in each player’s own ability is the aim of their debut.

“I think from an individual perspective, I hope that the girls learn and learn quickly about what they are doing individually and how it impacts and affects the team,” he said.

“My philosophy is I give ownership to the girls on the field to make decisions and I think their development will be enhanced with that.”

Ciancio said while many of the women have had to learn the basics of football, the passion and willingness to improve has been incredible to watch.

“We had some practice games and I saw some very good signs in the girls. They may not be the most skillful yet but that’s what the training is about and they do show a lot of heart and determination so you can build on that.”

Recognising that not everyone is at the same level of ability and skill, Ciancio said he is trying to build as much confidence as he can in the team through positive reinforcement but also regular instruction on why something is important when playing football.

“When it comes to training and coaching, what I tend to do is actually stop a lot of the drills and ask the girls if they understand what they’re actually doing and why they’re doing it because I don’t think it’s productive if they don’t understand why they’re doing something.”

The biggest thrill as a coach, Ciancio said, is seeing the players grasp a certain play or tactic or movement or even just speaking the language of the game.

Heading into the inaugural season, Ciancio said the focus will be steered away from wins and losses towards building up skill and learning the nuances of the game.

“The quickest way to develop is to learn by making mistakes or being successful and understanding why you were successful at what you do.

“That’s what I’m looking for. I’m not looking for wins, I’m not looking for losses, I’m

Mooroolbark’s senior women’s football team were all smiles after their practice match against Coldstream. looking for that personal development, both as individuals and as a group. If we maintain that and maintain their positive positivity, regardless of the results we will be better off in the long run.”

While the team has enough players to take to the field, Ciancio said there is still room to have a few extra players jump on board, no matter their previous experience.

“It doesn’t matter what level or how good or how terrible you think you are, it doesn’t really matter what sport you’ve played before.This is a game that can be taught at any stage at any level.

“We’re building numbers, we are still keen

to get some more people on board. So another five to 10 [would be great] just simply because it is such a difficult game.”

Given the physical intensity of the game and the dangers of tackling and collisions, Ciancio said he has been working closely with the Western Bulldogs tackling coach to help prepare his team for the impact.

Injury minimisation and ensuring tackling is done safely is a big priority for Ciancio as a coach.

“We see a lot of head injuries in footy because people approach the ball in the wrong way. So injury prevention is something that I’m big on.

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“Unfortunately, it is a contact sport and there’s always a risk of injury, you can’t always plan for everything, but it’s certainly something that is at the forefront of my mind is making sure that the girls protect themselves.”

Coming into this senior coaching role from having previously coached in the junior league at Mooroolbark, Ciancio is ready for the challenge.

“I’m really privileged to be given this opportunity to grow a sport that’s really in its infancy, especially at the community level. So I’m really looking forward to that challenge.”

Mooroolbark will play Mitcham in the first round of the season on Saturday 23 April.

End to end play for Mooroolbark Barkers sees a draw

By Peter Stephenson A mild Thursday evening at Esther Park saw Mooroolbark Soccer Club (second) host Skye United (eighth) in round five of the State 2 South-East.

Barkers made two changes to the side that beat Monbulk Rangers 6-1, with Ahren Angulo and Steve Nittoli replacing Arash Sadeghi and Brett Tronconi. In the second half, Ahren Angulo and Harry Rushton would make their debuts as substitutes.

Skye had beaten only Monbulk so far, so could Barkers continue their strong early season form?

At first Skye seemed to have more of the ball, and on nine minutes they had a corner on the right which Marcus Collier headed over the bar.

Barkers’ long balls were proving ineffective as there seemed to be nobody on the end of them. Then on 16 minutes Barkers had a let-off when a Skye attack was thwarted and the ref blew the whistle. As the crowd held its breath wondering if Skye had a penalty, the ref in fact gave offside against Skye.

Barkers went straight upfield and the hard-running Liam Seaye found Josh Newman on the right wing but he overhit his cross. Then on 24 minutes, Maxim Solovyev was fouled on the right. Seaye’s free-kick found Sam Klepac but a defender did enough to force the Barker striker to shoot wide.

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The Mooroolbark Soccer Club had a tough battle against Skye United with the final score a draw.

Picture: ON FILE a few minutes, and when a forward wriggled free of his marker by the right corner flag, his cross found Collier. His shot was blocked, but it was becoming clear that this would be Barkers’ trickiest opponent at home so far this season. Barkers cleared their lines and Seaye went on a surging run down the middle of the park, finding Klepac with his pass.

However, again a Skye defender got back in time to put Klepac off his shot.

Skye replied with Daniel Attard control-

ling the ball beautifully with his back to goal before turning to shoot at keeper Mark Naumowicz, who gathered comfortably. The hard-tackling Barkers then won the ball in midfield and found Klepac, who shot over.

This was end-to-end stuff. Next Skye crossed from the right to find Collier, who swiftly turned his man and hit a snap shot wide. Barkers replied with Seaye hitting a long ball to the near post. The ball was cleared out to Klepac, whose shot looked more likely to disturb passing aircraft than the Skye keeper.

Barkers’ best effort came three minutes before the break when a strong tackle from Sean Perrin saw him setup Nick Andrejic, who hit a rasping low shot that skimmed just wide. Half-time: Mooroolbark 0-0 Skye United.

The second half began with Barkers knocking the ball round nicely but when they finally lost possession, Skye hit them on the counter, and Naumowicz had to be alert to smother the danger. Barkers went straight upfield and a dangerous attack saw Seaye hit a low half-volley drive into the net – 1-0 Barkers.

Barkers now took control, with Seaye having a shot saved by Skye keeper Jonathan Crook, and Klepac hitting a shot wide. Klepac then had another chance when he controlled the ball well but Crook saved.

On 69 minutes Barkers attacked swiftly.

Klepac slipped over, but managed to get back on his feet and keep the ball before switch-

ing play from left to right, before Seaye won a corner. Barkers were playing well, and next a great run from Nittoli saw him find Seaye, whose shot was blocked, then Nittoli himself had a shot blocked as Skye defended desperately.

However, Barkers failed to capitalise on this pressure and with 10 minutes left, conceded a free-kick in their own half. The ball was sent to the far post, where a forward shot for goal from close range, and defender Dan Higgins could only help the ball into the net – 1-1.

With eight minutes left, Barkers had a free kick 30 yards out. Seaye’s shot bounced awkwardly in front of Crook, but he parried out to Perrin on the left, whose shot was cleared.

Both sides threw the kitchen sink at each other in a frantic attempt to get all three points, but an entertaining game ended 1-1.

Both sides ran their socks off in a good night’s football, and Barkers now have nine days to prepare to visit the league leaders Peninsula Strikers in a Saturday twilight fixture. Strikers have won all five games and sit on 15 points, while Barkers are second on 10 points, so this is a must-win for Barkers to narrow that gap.

In the early game, Barkers’ reserves gave a good account of themselves. They took the lead with a towering header from Tom Byrne in the 29th minute, but a low shot from Skye in the 52nd minute tied the scores at 1-1, the reserves’ third draw of the season.

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THE TOOLBOX OF FRUIT FLY MANAGEMENT and PREVENTION

Look after your fruit and your neighbours fruit. Prevent the spread of Queensland Fruit Fly. Protect your crop with QFF traps, QFF bait, good fruit growing practices, harvest all of the fruit on time. Destroy suspect damaged fruit. Use insect netting to prevent fruit damage.

TRAPS

BAIT

HYGIENE

NETTING

provides clues about QFF

targets hungry QFF

breaks the QFF lifecycle

prevents the QFF laying eggs

Is it in the neighbourhood or not?

Is the problem spreading? Are my controls working?

Apply QFF insecticide bait droplets weekly if you are at risk from QFF (if you have a high risk crop or if you have received a warning for your area).

Pick all fruit before it falls. This stops any larvae in the fruit from reaching the ground where it can pupate (changes from a larvae to a fly).

Cover susceptible crops with insect mesh (2mm x 2mm) to prevent QFF laying eggs in the ripening fruit.

Use a structure or support to keep netting off the fruit inside.

Target droplets onto tree leaves, compost areas and chook sheds.

Begin 6-8 weeks before harvest, repeat after rain, continue for 3 - 4 weeks after harvest.

Destroy anything with suspect QFF damage by freezing solid or bringing to the boil in a pot or microwave, then rubbish bin.

Nets go over the crop after pollination and can be packed away after harvest is complete. Nets also prevent attack from birds and insects!

Hang in a tree 1-1.5m high hidden with some leaves to prevent direct sun. Have some male QFF lure traps and some protein based traps (for the QFF ladies). Check weekly and refresh lures, liquid or sticky cards every 3 months.

QFF Regional Co-ordinator | Phone: 0490 381 999

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Email: qff@agribusiness-yarravalley.com Facebook: Keep Yarra Valley Fruit Fly Free

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