Last week Grade 6 students at Mount Evelyn’s Birmingham Primary School spent the day learning about energy poverty and how a simple solar light can be the difference in a child getting an education. Learning to build these solar powered lights themselves gave students a hands-on experience on how energy works and enabled them to personalise the gift that would be sent to another person somewhere in the world.
“Over the years, we’ve been absorbing the cost. Every year the living expenses increase, the staff wages increase but our MBS rebates don’t increase for six, seven years,” he said. “They’ve obviously increased to 1.6 per cent, but the rate of inflation is six per cent. On top of that, under the health professionals award, all the staff were given about 4.5 to 5.1 per cent increase, which is something that we have to give.”
Birmingham Primary School Grade 6 students were overjoyed to have completed their building of SolarBuddy lights to be sent to countries experiencing energy poverty.Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON
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In the last six months alone, Dr Kumar said his clinics have seen a 10 per cent rise in expenses, not even including other services, something that is “unsustainable” without charging a fee. This was a common response when HealthEd undertook a survey of 500 GP clinics across the country.
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“That is not a decision taken lightly and no one relishes the thought of asking their patients to pay more, particularly those struggling to make ends meet at a time of increased grocery and fuel costs just to name a few,” she said.
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care rebates, for GP’s, were frozen from 2014 to 2020,” Dr Kumar said. “So for six or seven years, we didn’t really have any increase at all in any rebate that we wereThegetting.”Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) noted the indexation rate as at 1 July 2021 as 0.9 per cent. Dr Kumar said this has now been lifted to 1.6 per cent as at July 2022 but still cannot help cover the ever increasing costs of materials, utilities and wages.
Of those clinics 22 per cent had changed their billing model, with one third moving to mixed billing and 67 per cent moving to privateRoyalbilling.Australian College of GPs (RACGP) president Karen Price said these figures were heading in the wrong direction and unless the government can boost funding to GPs, more clinics will have to pass the fees to patients.
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The SRL North, set to begin after the eastern portion of the rail loop, would subsequently connect Box Hill station and Melbourne Airport.
· 1 arrested in a stolen car, and also interviewed for family violence offences
· 6 Suspended Drivers
Inflation, Medicare costs impact GPs
Most of the patients have been understanding.”Healthcare and pensioner card holders will still be able to access bulk billing under the mixed billing model. To help curb the $30 out of pocket fee the Lilydale and Mount Evelyn clinic will charge for a visit, Dr Kumar said should patients get tests of some kind, doctors will just message or call instead of requiring the patient to return to the clinic. “We’re just trying to be mindful of everyone. All the costs are up, I’m in the same boat. So we’re being mindful so they don’t spend too much as well.”
“The Medicare rebate is not increasing in line with inflation. Doctors have been up in arms over it for some time and are now taking action,” another person wrote. Dr Kumar said had wages not increased, there may have been a chance the clinics would have been able to survive on bulk billing but staff deserved to be paid appropriately.He also said by continuing to just make ends meet, it’s the patient that suffers the most.“The only way we can make the practice run is by getting the patients in and out. Oth erwise, you can’t really run a practice and let’s not even talk about making a profit, it’s just more purely just to run a practice,” he said. “So out of everyone, patients suffer if we don’t give enough time to them. If you’re not doing appropriate care, then that’s not good forDranyone.”Kumar said the Lilydale and Mount Evelyn clinics had been preparing for patients to request a transfer to another doctor and while some have, it hasn’t been as severe as he initially thought. “We only had a handful of patients’ requests come through to leave the practice.
From page 1 “But practices have no other choice because their own costs are rising, and Medicare rebates simply haven’t kept pace with the cost of providing high-quality care. Our hands are tied, we need help desperately.”
Over the last few weeks, Victoria Police have been conducting a road traffic operation in the Yarra Ranges to detect offending drivers. Three number plate recognition sites were set up in Mount Evelyn, NarreWarren East and Belgrave. A number of offences were detected during the operation, including: · 24 unregistered vehicles
“Finally the decision was either we lay off staff or shut down the clinic or increase the prices and at least try and offer some services.”
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NEWS By Parker McKenzie TheVictorian Liberal Party will scrap the 90-ki lometre suburban rail loop if elected to gov ernment in November, a move which would scuttle connecting the Belgrave and Lilydale lines to Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley and Burwood by 2035, and eventu ally Melbourne Airport.
RACGP is calling for Medicare rebates to be increased to 10 per cent for a 20 to 40 minute GP visit and for a new item to be included for visits over an hour. “This will have a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of people who need to have multiple health conditions carefully managed and result in fewer patients ending up in a hospital bed with a problem that could and should have been managed by their GP,” she said. “The choice is clear, general practice needs a helping hand or else patients across Australia will be left behind.”
“Today Matthew Guy has finally come clean: the Liberals will cut the Suburban Rail Loop,” she “Whethersaid.it’s building the Suburban Rail Loop, the Metro Tunnel, the North East Link, upgrading suburban roads or removing level crossings only Labor will deliver the projects Victorians need.”
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Mount Evelyn residents took to community noticeboards on social media to ask for advice on where to find an alternative bulk billing clinic but many have already made the switch or plan to from 1 September, including Mooroolbark Super Clinic and Lakeside Medical Centre in Lilydale. “All doctors are doing out of pocket costs of $30 in the area. I looked around and they are all doing it,” one commenter posted.
· 5 unlicensed drivers
· 1 detained to have an Intervention Order servedPolice are reminding people to keep track of their licence and registration renewals, as a number of people were also warned about their registration being expired by a few days and had to pay it on the spot. Market Place incident
Paramedics arrived on the scene at about the same time as the police.
“It wasn’t an easy decision. We had to sit down and we thought about it for quite a while before we actually did it.
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· Approximately 600 breath tests
· 1 driving on the wrong side of the road through the breath testing site
Liberals leader Matthew Guy announced the commitment onWednesday 17 August and said Victorians face a clear choice “between immediately rebuilding Victoria’s broken health system or a train line in 13 years time.”
Although not holding his breath, Dr Kumar said should Medicare rebates increase significantly or should inflation drop, he will consider returning to bulk billing but for now to ensure patients get the best level of care at a reasonable cost, the fee will be a long term feature.
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The Liberal Party committed to scrapping the Suburban Rail Loop East construction if elected in November.
“A man believed to be in his 40s was assessed at the scene for lower body injuries,” an Ambulance Victoria Spokesperson said. “He was flown to the Alfred by air ambulance in a stable condition.”
Lilydale police officers are requesting public assistance to identify a male who on Wednesday 1 June forced his way into the male toilets at Lilydale Market Place. At the time, the female cleaner had been cleaning the bathroom. It is alleged the man pushed her away as she tried to stop him. The man was wearing a white or light grey jacket, a black t-shirt, black pants and shoes. Anyone with any information is to contact Lilydale Police Station on 9739 2386 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Melba Highway fatal collision Police Investigated a fatal collision in Glenburn on the evening of Friday 19 August. It is understood two cars collided at the intersection of Melba Highway and Burns Road at about 8.20pm. The driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle stopped at the scene and was not injured. The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision, has dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au Warburton stabbing Police arrested a man following a stabbing in Warburton on Sunday, 21 August. Emergency services were called to Warburton Highway following reports a man had been critically injured shortly before 7.30pm.
“As Premier, my first priority will be to fix the health crisis,” he said. “Our plan is about returning confidence for Victorians. Confidence that an ambulance will arrive, an emergency call will be answered and critical healthcare will be available when needed.”MrGuy said an elected Liberal government will direct the funding set aside for the project into the hospital and healthcare system, but would honour the contracts already signed for the first stage of the SRL which aims to link ev ery major rail line from the Frankston Line to the Werribee Line via Melbourne Airport. The first stage of the $34.5 billion Subur ban Rail Loop will connect Box Hill station with Cheltenham, Melbourne Airport and Werribee, giving Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges the ability to also travel from Box Hill to the Southland Station on the Frankston Line and connect with university hubs like Monash University in Clayton and Deakin University in ConstructionBurwood.ontheSRL East began in June 2022, with announced funding for the SRL East totalling $11.8 billion. According to the 2022/23 state budget, additional funding will be “achieved through a range of private sector investment and value capture sources,” with the state government seeking a matching contribution from the Commonwealth Government.MinisterConstructionforSuburban Rail Loop and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said the project would create thousands of jobs and Victorians voted for it at the last election.
· 4 alcohol interlock compliance checks
“A 23-year-oldWarburton man was arrested and is assisting police with their enquiries,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said. “Police are continuing to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and investigations are Chargesongoing.”areyetto be laid.
· 3 vehicles impounded
By Callum Ludwig The hip pockets of young Yarra Ranges road users are receiving a welcomed boost through the cutting of learner and probationary licence fees, as well as online testing fees. The Victorian Government announced that from Monday 15 August, aspiring L-platers will save up to $51.40 in licence and online testing fees, while learner drivers going for their Pplates will save up to $133.30 in licence and online hazard perception testing fees.
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“It goes beyond just getting them on the road. It’s access to services, it’s access to em ployment, it’s an opportunity to get their li cence for some young people quicker than what they would have, because of the financial barrier at the end, especially for some of our L2P drivers,” he said.
Mr D’Abico said he thinks it is a fantastic in centive to keep people driving in a safe manner.
“It definitely means that they have the funds available to put elsewhere in their learn ing to drive. If they put that towards some extra time with a professional instructor, it’s a great way to ensure success in their test.”
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Mr D’Abico said there has been an increase in the number of L2P drivers in recent times.
“Now that we’ve had a bit of continuity after lockdowns, we’ve been able to have some con sistency and we had a learner get their P’s last week which was exciting,” he said.
Yarra Ranges Council’s L2P project officer Steve D’Abico said it’s a massive opportunity for young drivers.
“At this point in time, we’re all facing an increase in bills and the cost of living has gone up so every little bit helps, and I think a Safe Driver Discount does two things. It helps everyone’s hit pocket but at the same time it also helps us all recognise an additional benefit to driving safely, beyond it being a benefit in itself,” he “There’ssaid.alot of people that will be looking forward to when, when it comes in play and they realise that they’ve actually not had any traffic offences in the last few years and are eligible for it. For our new learners and new probationary licence drivers, it’s an extra incentive to keep them driving safely right from theOverget-go.”138,000 Victorians who get their L’s each year and 121,000 who get their P’s are expected to have more money in their pockets thanks to these changes.Victoria’s new online learner permit and hazard perception tests will also be free from Monday, now used by 90 per cent of customers.
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) funded L2P Program matches learner drivers with a licensed mentor to help them gain con fidence and increase their hours ready to take their driving test.
“This new change for learners like the ones we have in L2P is for learners that maybe are already facing financial barriers, barriers around access to a car or to a person that can take them driving, the financial barrier has now been removed. That reason why some of our learners perhaps couldn’t take their test is no longer Driversthere.”who have not incurred demerit points or committed road safety offences in the previous three years will also benefit from the recommenced Safe Driver Discount. These safe road users will receive a 25 per cent discount on their next licence renewal, meaning a saving of up to $73 on a new ten-year driver licence for driver licence renewals generated after 1 October 2022.
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Scarlett and Ebony said knowing the lights were going to someone in need and being able to write a letter to the recipient made the whole experience really enjoyable.
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Ms Buckland said this was the first time students have been able to apply their knowledge around energy in this way and connect to a project far greater than themselves.
In about six weeks time, Ms Buckland said the students will receive some indication of where their solar lights were sent and who they were able to help by contributing in this way.
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Having won a global education award a few years ago, Ms Buckland said the leftover funding went to purchasing the SolarBuddy lights but in the future she hopes students will be inspired to fundraise for the project themselves.
“We started off with learning about the global goals, I believe there’s 17 of them, and the main focus was renewable and affordable energy,” Grade 6 captain Ebony said. “We also learnt about energy poverty, which is where you don’t have enough energy or any lighting and we’re going to be able to send these lights called SolarBuddy’s to different countries.“Itmeans that kids at nighttime can go out and they can study because without light then you can’t study.”
Each student was given an individual light pack, with screws, wires, rubber bands and an external protective sleeve to keep everything waterproof. different if we built them and then we just took them home because it wouldn’t have done anything. So it was nice to know they were going to someone who needed it.”
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The SolarBuddy lights come disassembled, requiring each student to learn how to com plete the wiring and waterproof the interior with rubber bands. Fellow Grade 6 captain Finn said it was really fun to be able to put the lights together. “It was simple but good at the same time. The parts were all very kid friendly and it’s very portable and sustainable,” he said. “Energy poverty was not something I ever learnt about and I never knew kids would trav el from their homes through the nighttime to go to traffic lights and bus stops, just to find any light, just so they can study and get out of poverty.”Ebony said herself and her classmates were also able to write letters to the recipient of the light they built. “We wrote a lot of motivational things and then we wrote a bit about ourselves. So it’s kind of like pen pals but then we don’t get a letter back,” she said. “It was really enjoyable because we knew it was going to a good place. It would have been
Pictures: MIKAYLA VAN LOON Michaela and Mia enjoyed the challenge of building their own SolarBuddy lights.
“They were able to empathise with it more in a really simple way. As silly as it sounds, having lost power last year, in a big way, did give them a greater understanding instead of just saying ‘imagine if you didn’t have power’,” she said.“Some of these kids lost it for quite a few days, so it did show them how important it is to have access to energy.”
With a focus on producing global citizens at Mount Evelyn’s Birmingham Primary School, Grade 6 students have just built and sent solar powered lights to disadvantaged countries to help young people undertake studies and pur sue an Globaleducation.studies teacher Sally Buckland said for the last term, Grade 6 students have been learning about different types of renewable and coal powered energy, seeking to combine that knowledge with a way to help others. That’s where SolarBuddy came in - an Australian charity aiming to achieve better out comes for young people currently experienc ing energy poverty.
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By Renee Wood Foundations Family Day Care is celebrating the success of one of its educators and coordi nator in recent awards for the sector. Healesville educator Julie Parker has won the Regional Educator Award and coordinator Kathi Hewitson has been awarded the Victori an/Tasmania Coordinators Award in the 2022 Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. Ms Hewitson is now a finalist for the national award, which will be revealed in September. Both women were thrilled to be recognised for their service allowing children and families grow through Foundations. Ms Hewitson said it’s a wonderful honour and it’s a credit to Julie and her other 10 educa tors.“I wouldn’t be the coordinator I am without them. They constantly inspire me to be better and to do better, to find new innovative ways of doing things so that ultimately the kids are the ones who thrive even more,” Ms Hewitson said.Ms Parker has been working in family day care for 16 years after first joining the council’s program offering the service. This was cancelled after nine years and Julie has since been working with other family day care not for profits. Now Ms Parker is with Foundations Family Day Care which has a head office in Moorool bark and operates across Victoria and soon into South Australia. Ms Parker said joining Foundations has given her the opportunity to improve and grow. “When you’ve been doing a job for such a long time, you can get a bit set in your ways… and I do feel that I’ve taken a giant leap for ward again with Foundations as far as giving you that that passion to keep learning more about the children and about the Early Child hood,” Ms Parker said.
“The fact that we get to know our children, so well… I have families come through and knowing the whole family, helps me support each individual child because I know as I said the context within their family,” Ms Parker said.Foundations is also currently seeing the demand rise across the board and only expects this to “Thegrow.knowledge of family day care is very low - when people think childcare they think of centres. They don’t know that we’re under the same act and regulations and we can also get childcare subsidy for them,” Ms Hewitson said.“We get all the benefits of long day care… but we get so much more because we are family day Anyonecare”interested in looking for a family day care or to become an educator, can get in touch with Kathi Hewitson on 0421 599 416 or visit the website for more information https:// www.ffdc.com.au/ Kathi Hewitson and Julie Parker from Foundations Family Day Care have been honoured with industry awards.
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Ms Hewitson has also been working in family day care for almost three decades and sees great benefits for everyone involved.
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“Having been in that role myself, I knew what they needed,” she said. “I then knew that they needed to be really, honestly authentically supported, that they need needed somebody who understood that they’re running their own small business, but they’re also being part of a service.” Family day cares operate out of the educator’s home and revolves around direct care over small groups of children. Ms Hewitson said the philosophies for the business are respecting nature, being out in the community, diversity, equity and inclusion.“Small groups means the children have the attention of an individual educator, as well as that they can be in care from six weeks right through to 13. So they’ve got continuity of care the whole time,” Ms Hewitson said. “There will be the one person, they don’t have shift changes, as often happens, again that helps with the children’s learning and development and makes them feel safe, it helps buildBothcommunity.”womenfirst started in Family Day Care when they had young families of their own and were able to care for their own children as well as others. They said it’s a great career that allows you to get to know the children in your care and their families closely.
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By Mikayla van Loon Montrose Ambulance Station has welcomed some new recruits to their roster, with hun dreds of graduates filling positions across the state.Caitlin McLaughlin is just one of 13 new paramedics to join the ranks in theYarra Rang es having graduated from her degree in No vember last year.
Although hoping, when the time comes, she gets to stay in the east, for Caitlin is just excited to learn more and is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her dream career.
By taking this step forward, Uncle An drew said Traditional Owners can begin identifying what they would like to see in their communities for the future, not just in one generation’s time but in four or five generations.“Theactual negotiating, which is about getting a community agreement about what those parts of their Treaty are. “We talk to communities about possible land hand backs, economic development, support, educational opportunities, employment opportunities, it should be how people can get employed and trained and skilled up to be employed in the broader enterprise.
While just the first step, Uncle Andrew said other states and territories are watching how Victoria is approaching the Treaty and has the ability to influence the call of a referendum to change Aboriginal constitutional rights Australia wide.
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung representative in the Assembly, Uncle Andrew Gardiner said, the independent authority will negotiate any disputes throughout the Treaty process between First Nations people and the government.“It’sajointly agreed process and if there are any disputes in the future, then they can be resolved, the process can be used and respected using our traditional lore of the land and common law, using our cultural authority, that is then at the heart of the journey towards Treaty,” he said. “If issues can be resolved, then the discussions and the deliberations and the agreements about individual Traditional Owner groups’Treaty aspirations can be confirmed.”
“There are greater numbers of Aboriginal people who have been left behind, the stolen generation, for example.
“There’s lots and lots and lots and lots of opportunities that various communities will pick up in their own backyard that will be quite specific, but then there’ll be some very general things that most communities will be saying.”
“This Treaty now gives great opportunities to have a formal negotiation, a formal discussion about what our rights are, what our rights are now, what we seek to do in the future, and how the government and the rest of society can actually enable us to do that so we can be part of the general community as well.”
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Not expecting a decision on this Bill so quickly, Uncle Andrew said the Assembly first visited Parliament House on 22 June to discuss the implementation of a Treaty Authority.“We spoke to many politicians to make sure that we were getting the support that was needed for the bill to go through to the Upper House. “So for the Upper House to pass it so effectively, because we were expecting it to be a September thing, but for it to be passed now, says that all the hard work that’s been done is actually paying off and the politicians and their constituents hopefully, support the Treaty Authority.”
The next item to be passed by the government is theTreaty Negotiating Framework, as well as the Self Determination Fund. Coming into the State election in November, Uncle Andrew would like to see more Aboriginal people signing up to vote to have their voice heard but also from the broader community to share their support of the Treaty process and of localTraditional Owner groups.Treaty, although unable to change the past, Uncle Andrew said can change the future of many young people still suffering the generational trauma of points in Australia’s history like the stolen generation.
Victoria’s Treaty Authority Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday 16 August, the first major step towards Treaty.
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“I wouldn’t change my job for the world. It’s everything I expected. It’s everything I wanted it to be. On the good days, on the bad days it’s a great job.”
Paramedic Caitlin McLaughlin has joined the Montrose Ambulance Branch in her first position after graduating. 294537 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
“Coming into here I was a bit more prepared than what I suppose some other gradu ates might be, just being familiar with the lay out of an ambulance, the equipment and the radios.“Sothat settled me in a bit easier and wasn’t so daunting. But in the way of learning things, every job is different so it’s just keeping on top of knowing what I’m doing and speaking to my partners and keeping up to date with things.”
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With a month already under her belt, Caitlin said she felt so welcomed by the crew and has really enjoyed her first interactions with patients, team members and that continued on the job learning. “It’s exactly what I was expecting. Everyone’s super nice. I’ve had a mix of different people to work with. Everyone’s very welcom ing, very accepting and very friendly towards graduates,” she said. Working in non-emergency patient transport for two years, Caitlin said helped her feel more prepared for her role as a paramedic.
“You can’t just click your fingers and expect people who’ve been traumatised for several generations that have been disadvantaged in the past by the government to suddenly go ‘it’s ok’.” Instead the Treaty will work towards ensuring First Nations people receive the support they need, whether that be through counselling or education, so “we can actually take part in the Australian experience.”
As someone who always knew she wanted to be a paramedic from a very young age, Cait lin said the appeal came from the mix between being out and about in the community, help ing people but also getting that down time to do paper Caitlinwork.willbe stationed at Montrose for a year before potentially being moved to an area in need.
“I feel pretty lucky that I’ve got a branch that’s reasonably close to home. Some people obviously get rural for their first year or six months,” she said. “I know the area reasonably well, the hospitals and things from my previous job, so it’s a little bit easier not having to learn where the hospitals are and already knowing the lay of the land around this area.”
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An historic moment occurred in theVictorian Parliament last week with ministers voting to appoint an independent Indigenious umpire as part of Victoria’s journey towards Treaty. The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria was handed the landmark decision on Tuesday 16 August, the first big success in the process to gaining a voice on matters affecting Traditional Owners in parliament.
“Residents will recall how important being able to access charging points for phones, bat tery packs, torches, radios and other devices was in the aftermath of last years storm. Access to showers, water, a comfortable place to warm up or cool down and an information hub will be possible at these locations too.
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The Memo in Healesville, Yarra Glen Memorial Hall and Coldstream Community Cen tre will be the first facilities upgraded, with works starting in August. As part of the Climate Resilient Buildings for Our Community project, works will also be undertaken on Powelltown Reserve Pavilion, Warburton-Millgrove Sporting Complex, Yarra Centre Pool and stadium, Monbulk Commu nity Link, Olinda Recreation Reserve Pavilion and Gary Tait Pavilion, Kilsyth.
Previous rounds of grants have been used to fund other items like new air conditioners and defibrillators for facilities throughout Casey.
Community sites to get resilient upgrades
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“This project is also located on the site of the Yarra Valley Trail, and there’s a new shared use path on Station Street that connects this site back to the township.” How the track all flows together from one loop to another is also a stand out feature, with other designs they may have been separated.
The project’s expected to be completed by early 2024, meaning every corner in the shire will have a nearby facility that can operate on battery power and generators.
“Each site will have its own specific upgrades, but a focus of this project is to make sure each building is well-insulated and sealed, so they need less energy to run and air stays cleaner inside. This also means that if a disaster strikes, the batteries on site – charged by rooftop solar if air quality permits – can run for longer,” Cr Skelton said.
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The Memo in Healesville will be one of the first to see upgrades.
Expression of Interest forms must be returned to Mr Violi’s office by Friday 16 September, where a consultative committee will decide which projects will be submitted to share in the $66,225 available in grants. Mr Violi said is he proud to be able to offer the round of grants to the community.“I’ve seen as the new MP and as a candidate talking to groups that have received previous rounds how important this funding is for these organisations,” he Oncesaid. submitted by Mr Violi and the consultative committee to the federal government and ticked off by the Department of Social Services, nominated projects will be asked to complete an online application between 15 November and 5
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“They spend a lot of time doing that, whether its sausage sizzles and things like that, and this is a great way for them to not have to fundraise for an initiative that they need so they can focus on the core passion of their community group and serving the communities.”
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Currently the landscaping works have al ready started and toilet blocks, asphalting and track works will begin in mid to late September. Completion is expected in December. The total cost of the Coldstream Railway Project is just under $1.1 million supported by state and federal funding.
By Parker McKenzie Non-for-profit community groups based in the Casey electorate can apply by Friday 16 September for the 2022-2023 Volunteer Grants program to receive between $1000 and $5000 to support their organisations.Thelong-running grants program can be used for funding towards needs such as equipment purchases, contributions towards costs associated with training volunteers, reimbursing fuel costs and undertaking background checks.
“I know personally through my time as a volunteer and by talking to a lot of community groups that they don’t join their organisation to fundraise,” he said.
Yarra Ranges Deputy Mayor, Johanna Skelton, said the works on the nine facilities would mean that in the event of storm, heatwave, fire or flood, community would have a place to go.
Works will soon begin on making Yarra Ranges Council community facilities more energy effi cient and ready for disaster following state and federal funding.
Design two received the most votes by the community.
“When disaster strikes and power goes out, the community need somewhere safe to go, ideally close to home, where they can access supplies and chat with people who can help them,” Cr Skelton said.
The funding support has come from the State’s Growing Suburbs Fund, and the Federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure fund.“Thank you to the State and Federal Governments for recognising the importance of this project, particularly as we pass the one year anniversary of the catastrophic June 2021 storms.”Ondays of extreme or catastrophic Fire Danger Rating, or when major bushfire activity is predicted in the area, leaving the area early is always the safest Neighbourhoodoption.Safer Places and Fire Refuges exist as places of last resort. Find out more about these at yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ saferplaces, and always have a bushfire plan ready to go.
The design has been chosen for the Cold stream Pump Track following a large commu nity response to the voting. Some 271 votes were submitted, with a 44.6 per cent of respondents choosing Option #2 as their preferred design. Designers also met with the Coldstream Primary School with student feedback con tributing to the final decision. Paul Goodison from Yarra Ranges Council said the designers, Common Ground, were also able to refine the design to add features that were mentioned in the voting. The jump focused track now features a separate beginners loop and lines which you can follow for more intermediate and advanced options.“Youcan see that some people quite passionate about these things, so they had gone through in quite a bit of detail, which was good,” Mr Goodison said. It’s expected the track will be well received by a wide variety of riders and suitable for scooters, bikes, mountain bikes, rollerblades.
The jump focussed track has different lines which riders can travel to match their skill level.
One community group used a previous round of grants to fund a defibrillator (not this one though).
Track votes are in
“There’s not many of these around, it’s a sealed pump track, we’ve got only one other unsealed pump track inYarra Ranges at Mount Evelyn,” he said.
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SuccessfulDecember.projectswillbeannounced in June 2023, with funds released to the community groups in June 2023 who will have one year to spend the grant money. Some of the successful applicants from the previous rounds of grants include Lilydale Community Youth Club, Lilydale Cricket Club and Lilydale CroquetExpressionsClub. of Interest for the grants program can be found at bygrants-programcom.au/local-news/2022-23-volunteer-aaronvioli.andmustbereturned5pmFriday16September.
Casey MP Aaron Violi said the grants program is a great opportunity for volunteer groups to achieve an important project or fund the day-to-day running of their not-for-profit organisations.
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By Mikayla van Loon The fluctuations in the real estate market over the last few years have amazed even those who have been in the industry for decades. Giving an insight into just how much the market changed, with higher prices and higher demand, Methven Professionals Real Estate hosted a free community event on Wednesday 17 August to discuss interest rates, house prices and the state of rentals in the Yarra Ranges. While it was broadly known the real estate market went through some major shifts throughout the pandemic, residential rentals department manager Tracey Russell said the data shows just how much. “For residential rentals it’s certainly been a tough couple of years…but what it did show through Covid was the number of people needing to rent,” she said. During the first lockdown period, Ms Russell said the Mooroolbark office alone let 18 properties in July and August, many which were sight unseen.
“Members come from all over the Yarra Valley and so it really just represented us better and it also represents where we do our fundraising activities because we do them all over the Yarra Valley,” Ms Seabrook said.The group holds regular fundraisers such as holding a monthly stall at Launch Fresh and stalls at various markets and community events.The volunteer run group often raises funds for the Red Cross and its various hu manitarian projects, but also can delegate their own fundraising aims such as for Queensland and New South Wales flood ap peals.Members also participate in community awareness campaigns for things such as the Red Cross’ Get Prepared app, which informs users what to do in any form of an emergency.
“With the reforms that came last year, along with what people were achieving in the selling market, a lot of owners decided to sell, so what that created was a shortage in rentals,” sheMssaid.Russell said this time last year, Professionals had a rental portfolio of 0.08 per cent. That has now dropped to 0.04 per cent. Compounding the lack of rental properties is the cost of rent, which Ms Russell indicated is higher than the average recorded by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) for the outer suburbs.REIVnotes the average rent in these outer regions as $430 per week, while Professionals’ average for Mooroolbark is sitting at $450, Lilydale at $460, Mount Evelyn $450 and Croydon at $465 for three bedroom, one bathroom homes.“We would never have seen those prices a few years ago. So it just goes to show supply and demand. There’s lots of demand and low stock pushing the price up and it just makes it harder for renters.”
“Predominately the cash rate generally sits between four and six per cent. Since 2010, there has been no interest rate rise up until three or four months ago,” he said. “I’ve had the opportunity to sit in on some forums and some seminars with economists in recent times and the general feeling has been that the Reserve Bank left interest rates too low for too “Nowlong.weare playing catch up which is why rates have risen so quickly and so high, which has only ever really been done at this rate once before.”MrFoster said 1994 was the only other time rates increased at such a pace, when the cash rate went from 4.75 per cent to 7.5 per cent in just four Althoughmonths.noone can predict what the Reserve Bank will do, Mr Foster expects the cash rate will reach three per cent, if not just above that.This is, Mr Foster explained, an attempt to curb inflation because of the money pumped into the economy during the pandemic but wages haven’t changed to combat rising cost of living.MrFoster said the figure for inflation has been 6.1 per cent while wages growth has only been 2.6 per cent. For June alone, the inflation rate was 6.8 per cent.
“So we’re seeing strong demand and supply systems just fueling inflation, which is making things difficult in the sense that higher inflation means your real income is falling.
“It’s really encouraging people to think about what type of emergency might affect them - it might be a flood, it might be a fire, it might be a tree falling on a house, but it might be that your partner is ill and you don’t drive and how are you going to get them to medical help,” Ms Seabrook said. Volunteers in the emergency services division also assists in times of emergency such as the storms, house fires and lock down food deliveries. Anyone interested in becoming a member is encouraged to join. “There’s lots of different ways that you can help by fundraising, by joining emergency services, by working in the Red Cross shop down in Croydon or being a volunteer at lifeblood in “There’sLilydale.aplethora of programs that somebody can get involved with.”
“We came out of the pandemic a lot stronger than we thought we were going to,” he said.
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In 2019 the number of properties that sold for $1 million was 21; the number that sold for $1.5 million was four and just one above $2 million.Numbers remained fairly consistent throughout 2020 but 2021 saw a huge jump above the $1 million mark. In 2021, 128 properties sold for $1 million, 31 sold above $1.5 million and nine sold for $2 million or more. “All of a sudden it was like, in essence, last year that million dollar barrier got absolutely smashed,” Mr Earney said. “It used to be that a million dollars was a bit of a ceiling. Now I would say it’s two million. That’s how quick it’s changed and that’s a substantial increase.”
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Coming into spring, often a busy time for real estate agents, Mr Earney said it will be interesting to see how many people decide to sell during this period but with the impending further interest rate rise, he said that may prevent prospective buyers from putting in offers. Finance broker Dallas Foster said the changes to interest rates currently being seen haven’t occurred for nearly 30 years.
Finance broker Dallas Foster began the evening with an overview of interest rates on Wednesday 17 August. LOON
House prices from December 2019 to December last year in Mooroolbark increased by $205,000, in Lilydale by $158,000, Mount Evelyn $186,000 and Croydon $215,000. Not only did house prices increase, Mr Earney said the number selling for $1 million or more increased substantially.
The Hoddles Creek Red Cross branch has been rebranded toYarraValley Red Cross in a bid to better reflect its wider coverage of the region and volunteers. For some time, the Hoddles Creek group has been the only one operating after other branches folded and currently has 47 members who come from across the Yarra Ranges shire.It’s hoped the new naming will now make it easier for others to join by strengthening the focus of a wider Yarra Valley representation.Yarra Valley Branch Chairman Jennifer Seabrook said becoming the Yarra Valley Red Cross will let everybody know that it’s not limited to the Hoddles Creek area and all townships are welcome.
“So even though your pay hasn’t changed at all, it hasn’t gone down but it hasn’t gone up either…inflation and the cost of living is taking more of your income.”
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Mr Earney said the market has begun to slow again, with people not rushing to buy nor sell. “The pendulum has shifted over the last couple of years. It’s definitely been in the favor of the seller but I think it’s probably back to more of a level playing field at the moment. Buyers are happy to wait. There’s not as much urgency.”
At the August 1 AGM, Red Cross members voted unanimously to rebrand the group to Yarra Valley Red Cross. Picture: SUPPLIED Market mayhem softens
New image launches for Yarra Valley Red Cross
In the last six months, Professionals had close to 2500 prospective tenants inspect homes across the group’s coverage area and the company let 101 properties just in June andResidentialJuly. sales skyrocketed also throughout the pandemic but director Greg Earney said the market is starting to plateau again to pre-Covid levels. “When Covid first hit, we all thought prices were absolutely going to plummet but in fact, and I remember the same with the GFC, when the GFC was first being spoken about, people thought ‘we’ll sell now, we’ll rent for six or months and then we’ll buy when values are dropping’,” he said. “Then the reverse happened and probably what it teaches in real estate is don’t ever play the market because no one predicted that prices would do what they have done.”
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“The characters in it are drawn together because they want to save a lot of the Aboriginal heritage in the area, but it is really the story of the many relationships around those topics and how they approach it,” she said. “It’s a really amazing chance to see a film that’s been doing festivals all over Australia, but you can see it for free and Healesville.”
“One of them is a much older white farmer and the other one is a young guy, they want exactly the same things but are coming from completely different places together to do it, which is what you want to see happening to a greater extent within Australian culture.”
A special exhibit at Yering Station has brought together works from bothYarraValley artist Da vid Miller and his late father’s Charles Miller. David said it’s the first time Charles’ sculptures have been in an exhibit since he died in 1981 and a first for the pair to also be on dis play“It’stogether.abitof a thrill actually to do that. I’d like to think he thought it was good,” David said.
The feature documentary, produced with the support of The Victorian Aboriginal Her itage Council, Documentary Australia Foun dation, Eucalypt Australia and the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation, tells the story of “al lyship, environmentalism and cultural re birth; a picture of what reconciliation be tween Aboriginal and European Australians might look like” on Dja Dja Wurrung coun try.The Lake of Scars’ editor Nicola Blackmore said the film is “a couple of bromances spun together with environmentalism and cultural reconciliation.”
By Parker McKenzie A free screening of the Australian documentary The Lake of Scars will be held at the Memo Cinema in Healesville on Saturday 27 August at 1pm.
Directed by Bill Code and with the story told by Uncle Jack Charles, it follows Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people working against the clock to preserve and promote what they can of Lake Boort and its surrounds amidst the backdrop of treaty talks and the fight for water rights.
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Lake of Scars follows Aboriginal and nonAboriginal people working against the clock to preserve and promote what they can of Lake Boort and its surrounds amidst the backdrop of treaty talks and the fight for water rights.
David Miller with his artwork ‘Red Stones’ next to his father Charles’ sculpture. CHAMBERS
Ms Blackmore, who is a specialist documentary and current affairs editor based in Emerald, said the film adds to the conversation around recollection and the current push for an Indigenous Voice in parliament.
The Memo Cinema is located at Healesville Memorial Hall, 237 Maroondah Highway, Healesville. Tickets for the free screening can be booked at ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/77424yarraranges.sales.
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The documentary tells the story of “allyship,environmentalism and cultural rebirth; a picture of what reconciliation between Aboriginal and European Australians might look like” on Dja Dja Wurrung country.
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The documentary, which runs for one hour and 34 minutes and was first released earlier in 2022, is a call to action for those who care about the values of Australia’s untold history, how cultures interconnect and building a blueprint for reconciliation on a local level.
Doco of allyship, environmentalism and cultural rebirth
“The film shows that it’s not as easy as just wanting to make it happen because the two main people in the film both want the same thing, they’re striving towards the same thing, they’ve got the same goals and aims but they are coming from two very different places,” she said.
Embracing the quietness
Curator Ewan Jarvis often contrasts paint ings with sculpture in the Cellar Door space and has done so for ‘Against the Current of Time’. “Ewan rang me up and said I’ve found a sculptor; I think it’s your father from the work that I saw in your garden, so I said that’s a won derfulDavid’sidea.”featured works are oil on canvas landscapes, and said he’s trying to paint ‘quiet ness’.“I like the idea of finding a detail of the landscape that tells the viewer about all of the landscape.”Theworks have mostly been completed during the pandemic – showing a reflection of when the time was quiet and calm, with some landscapes undisturbed. The pieces are from travels both close and a far.Mr Miller said his father’s work has been an influence and Charles’ pieces in the show were something he and his brother were part of.“He built things out of clay, so that sculpture there would have been a big column of clay and we would’ve been just been sitting there, sticking bits of clay on and adjusting it. “He made it but we would all be have been involved in it..... so he has to be an influence.” David said he’s passionate about people learning more about art in the Yarra Valley and showing in a cellar door opens up to another audience.“They’ve come here to taste wine; they haven’t come here to look at art…but I like that my work is being seen by people who maybe don’t go to art galleries.”
Petition calls to cease all logging of native trees
The petition has been sponsored by Dr Samantha Ratnam, leader of the Victorian Greens.MrLong believes the regrowth is nothing like what is being claimed.
“Victoria is already home to Australia’s largest timber plantation estate, with five out of six trees coming from plantations.”
“This is where I give a lot of credit to the Box Hill Institute, to have their facility in our region is just amazing, because they can provide and if we if we can establish appropriate six Centres of Excellence, like IT, agriculture, biosecurity for agricultural industries centrally located within our region, that is really going to help small business.”
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Anthony Long organised the petition and said he had been getting a little frustrated with the lack of action on protecting our native species.
Warburton Environment and supporters challenged logging out of Warburton in 2017. ON your say on strategy
By Callum Ludwig Yarra Ranges Council is seeking community feedback on its proposed Economic Develop ment Strategy, which will help dictate the future of the region’s economy for the next 10 years. The first stage of engagement, undertaken in 2021, asked residents and businesses for their ideas on how to facilitate economic growth, strengthen business resilience, create jobs, attract investment and improve liveabil ity in the Yarra Ranges and the resulting draft strategy is now open for feedback.
Cr Child said he thinks they are paramount to development in the area.
“We’re setting out to build a sustainable economy, one that not only meets the needs of our community, but also our environment.”
The strategy aims to add 1430 additional jobs with 50 per cent of those to be filled by lo calCrpeople.Child said that is the most important part of the strategy.
“TheVictorian government actually have a plan to end native logging, it’s just they want to do it in 2030 and by then there may not be much left, so I want them to bring it forward and make it immediate. There’s already a plan in place for those people who are employed in that industry to get out, get alternative training and get compensated.” At the time of publishing, there were 1317 signatures on the petition.
“If you look at Powelltown and Reid Bros in Yarra Junction, they employ in excess of 30 staff at each of those locations, that’s 60 frontline jobs, but it’s the jobs that sit behind as well. But with have opportunities, such as with the proposedWarburton mountain bike Destination, and thse type of projects will be crucial with the Encouragingtransition.”innovation and entrepreneurship is also a key part of the push to boost the local economy.
“As someone who actually goes out and does bushwalking, you know, you get a bit frustrated when you see these, these animals, such as possums, gliders and birds, not being protected,” he said. “When you’re wandering around looking at trees, in a nice place to be, and noticing that logging areas are becoming more and more frequent you get quite angry.”
Cr Child said they will be a key part of driving employment opportunities. “It can be the Box Hill Institute, Cire, all of those great education providers which back up businesses, whether it’s training for front of house in a restaurant, compliant alcohol serving or anything like that,” he said.
Vicforests were contacted for comment.
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A local development strategy to help the communities of Powelltown, Yarra Junction and Warburton with the transition away from native timber harvesting on Crown Land is also taking place in the next year and a half.
“Ifsaid.we build up that strong piece about international recognition and reputation of our region, we put ourselves out there as the place that you come and visit and buy the wonderful products that we produce.”
Cr Child said he has been a passionate supporter of the local timber industry and wants to support its workforce. “It’s a responsibility of our municipality to support those workforces as their transition happens and the State government’s timber transition team is working collaboratively with us. But it’s going to be a long journey,” he said.
I’ve seen some of the regrowth areas after 30 years, and they are not the same as what was there before,” he said.
Yarra Ranges residents and businesses are encouraged to have their say on the draft strategy by Sunday 11 September, and can submit their feedback here: strategyraranges.vic.gov.au/economic-development-www.shaping.yar-
“Those regrowth areas are not native forest anymore, it’s not what you took away.
By Callum Ludwig A petition has been formed to present to the Victorian Parliament to cease all levels of logging of native and public forests. The petitioners have requested that the Legislative Council call on the Government to immediately close VicForests, stop all logging and bring forward, for immediate effect, the schemes to assist and retrain all employees affected by the closure.
“What we want to be doing as far as Council and through our Small Business Office is promoting getting that strong connection locally, within Australia, but even got globally if we can do referrals through our small business office to support small business in that area,” he
Helping communities transition away from native timber harvesting is a key aspect of the draft strategy.
“In the Yarra Ranges at present as a whole, we’ve probably got about 60 per cent of our workforce that travels out of the municipality, a bloody big number. Employing locally will be a key piece of the strategy,” he said. “We are the lungs of Melbourne, and we are not a growth municipality so we have to look at our existing industries and that’s the food, wine, tourism, health and wellness and agri business.To me, that’s where these jobs will comeOverfrom.”thenext 18 months, the strategy aims to boost the capacity of business groups, trad er groups and industry organisations.
Yarra Ranges Mayor Cr Jim Child, said that strong strategic planning for the next 10 years would be crucial to economic growth in the Yarra“TheRanges.economic conditions that enabled us to flourish in the past are changing, with new technology, climate change and global trends having impacts on our businesses and com munity,” he said.
A Victorian Government spokesperson said the Victorian Forestry Plan has always been about transitioning the native forest industry to a range of new opportunities by 2030, and setting up a strong plantationbased sector for decades to come.
“As the industry changes, we are investing more than $200 million for affected businesses, workers and their local communities to transition away from native timber harvesting while providing an additional $110 million for new plantations that will support a sustainable future for our timber industry,” they said.
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In November 2021, poet and teachereducator Sue Dymoke from Nottingham took up residence in State Library Victoria and developed a resource for young writers, teachers and families using the library’s rich collections.InNovember 2022, ten libraries and literary events and organisations across Melbourne will host writers from other Cities of Literature. They will be conducting workshops, composing literary works, and appearing in festival panels and social media channels to connect with local writing communities.Onespecial event to take place during the forthcoming Melbourne Writers Festival is ‘Postcards from the Cities of Literature’. On September 6, delegates from Angoulême, Edinburgh, Heidelberg, Kraków, Ljubljana, Manchester, Quebec City, Seattle and Wonju will each share ten things about their cities in which readers, writers and books thrive. And, on September 7, as part of the annual Cities of Literature Meeting, Melbourne will host three concurrent roundtables at State Library Victoria to discuss literary program ming, libraries, and reader development. In their conversations with local literary profes sionals, delegates from around the world will share their challenges of the past five years and their visions for the future five years. WITH CHRISTINE SUN
StarringPrey Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers and Michelle Thrush Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 The fifth film in the Predator franchise, Prey joins The Northman as another outstanding historical action film. In 1719, Naru (Amber Midthunder), a Comanche Native American woman, must battle a deadly alien hunter. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (whose first feature film was the excellent 10 Cloverfield Lane), Prey is a thrilling character-driven actionMidthunderfilm. is captivating as Naru, conveying a fierce resolve and agile physicality. A ritual to prove herself as a hunter forms the film’s framing device, and the plot establishes Naru’s bravery and cleverness but also her inexperience and the well-meaning disapproval of her tribe. These factors give Naru further impetus to grow as a character beyond the immediate threat of the Predator. The Predator itself is a fearsome figure with several cool weapons and abilities, and a handful of scenes in the first act show it studying Earth’s predators by bloodily working up the food chain. The action sequences are brutal and well-composed, with the highlight being a grisly skirmish in a burned forest. Prey has fun moments of callback to earlier Predator films without going overboard. The film has been praised for its Indigenous American cast and historical accuracy, and is notably the first Hollywood film with a full Comanche dub. Prey features very well-developed relationships between Naru and her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers) and mother Aruka (Michelle Thrush), but the rest of the tribesmen are not well-defined. The plot has several well-seeded details, including medicinal flowers and Naru’s bowstring, but an important moment in the otherwise enthralling climax feels quite contrived.Despite some rough edges in the plot, Prey is a riveting historical sci-fi action film with a phenomenal heroine and lead performance, and is streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. - Seth Lukas Hynes
OPINION Creator’s balance amazes
I recently read of a couple walking along a beach while on vacation and the husband no ticed a large square patch of sand blocked off by a makeshift fence and a young man stand ing Whennearby.they enquired of him as to what it was, he explained that he worked around the clock with a team of volunteers, committed to guarding the eggs in each sea turtle’s nest. He said that once the hatchlings emerged from the nest, they were vulnerable to all kinds of predators, decreasing their chance of sur vival.He said scientists estimate that only one in every five thousand hatchlings reach adult hood.Those damning statistics hadn’t discouraged the young man – in fact his passion for serving the hatchlings increased. This is a similar to a story that I often told in the counselling room when clients were strug gling against life’s odds and feeling quite help less, or to encourage depressed clients to reframe their story, from watching their ‘navels’, to raising their eyes to notice someone else go ing through tough times who might need help.
‘That Again,story’.aman walking along a beach saw another man in the distance doing something. The closer he got he saw the man was surrounded by hundreds of stranded starfish and he was picking them up one at a time and throwing them out into the sea. The observing man said, ‘mate that’s a hopeless task, does it really matter’? The reply came as the man threw the next one into the water, saying, ‘it mattered to that one’.That’s what happened to the man who started ‘Blaze-Aid after the ’09 fires. His property was burnt out and he was crippled with depression, and the advice from the therapist he engaged was to look around for someone worse off than himself, and away he Hiswent.depression disappeared when he used his farm as a drop off depot for semi-trailers of hay gifted from farmers all over the country, and then he was loaned trucks to deliver what was required to battling farmers for their starvingHecattle.also allowed his property to be used by volunteers in caravans while they worked rebuilding burnt out sheds and fences.
In fact a mate of mine leads a team around Lakes Entrance even today. When my grand-daughter who lives in Canada and was only eight and in primary school, she developed a passion for the endangered Beluga whale and the Snow leopard. Then she started a club for raising money for saving both of those creatures from extinction.Her method was to sign members into the club for a fee, and in exchange they received a numbered certificate. ‘Chaiya’, I discovered, when she was born, that her name in Hebrew meant, ‘Life giver’, or ‘Mother of all life’, and is another variant to the name, ‘Eve’, the first mother. Speaking of Eve the original, and Adam who were commissioned to care for the animal kingdom and the herbal environment; we find that they failed in that task as we are doing today.They failed to work with the creator in the harmonic balance of our planet. A psalmist in ancient times wrote in amazement of the creator of that balance.
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your hands, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is a human being that you are mindful of him,/the son of man that you care for him? My answer: Because we are his specially created beings, and loved so much that he sent his son to redeem us to our original created state.Many Blessings Graeme Dawson, Chaplain to Community Point Graeme Dawson
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CARTOON Melbourne a UNESCO City of Literature
Do you know that Melbourne is a City of Literature, and the second city in the world to join the UNESCO City of Literature program as part of the wider Creative Cities Network? Currently there are 42 Cities of Literature across 28 countries in six continents. Melbourne joined the program in 2008, after Edinburgh (2004) and slightly before Iowa City (also 2008). According to Melbourne City of Literature Office website, all of the world’s Cities of Literature are committed to “the pursuit of excellence at a local level, as well as working together to create lasting global partnerships and cross-cultural initiatives, on top of developing local, national and international literary links.” This is done by sharing experiences, knowledge and best practices, and through professional and artistic exchange programs andIndeed,networks.since 2014, Melbourne has worked with other Cities of Literature as well as local, regional and national literary organisations to launch a dazzling range of strategic initiatives, partnership programs and international exchanges. For example, in 2018 Heidelberg and Fabriano initiated a project called the World Poetry Book. Melbourne-based Emily Zoey Baker and Chris Wallace-Crabbe were among 51 poets from 28 cities around the world to contribute to a special anthology titled ‘Poetic Encounters’. The book was made of handcrafted, foliosized paper from Fabriano (a City of Crafts and Folk Art), which was sent via Heidelberg to all Cities of Literature worldwide. After being filled with poems, written by hand in these poets’ original languages, the paper was sent back to Fabriano where the anthology was bound. The World Poetry Book was presented at the UNESCO Creative Cities Network meeting in Krakow and Katowice in June 2018. It was dedicated to all people worldwide valuing the power and richness of literature and advocating freedom of thought and speech. Another example of the Melbourne City of Literature Office’s good work is the Virtual Writers in Residence program.
Janice Newton Mount Evelyn History Group editor
Walden Hut: hub of ideas
Doug, the pyromaniac, was given a good interpretation by Tom Fitzgerald. Henry the quiet older inmate was skilfully portrayed by Robert Clark. Cherry, a food obsessive and very jealous was amusedly well played by Adrienne George. Ruth, the obsessive counter who could not distinguish reality from fiction, was given a good performance by Jennifer Pacey. Julie, the young lady on drugs, was given a good interpretation by Jacqui Moore. Zac, the drugged-out musician who only wanted to play Wagner, was well played by MattOverallPhillips.nota bad evening of theatre but not one of Lilydale AthenaeumTheatre’s best.
Pictures: ALEXANDRA CARTER The show, based in a mental asylum, follows each of the patients.
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Staying calm is the key to undergoing an accurate heart check, which is particularly important for one of Healesville Sanctuary’s resident Kangaroos.Eight-year-old Merle has a heart murmur that requires regular monitoring. Usually this would involve an anaesthetic, however her keepers and vet team have spent months working with Merle so that she now hops up to them and calmly allows a stethoscope to be placed on her chest. Merle is offered peanut butter as a reward when she approaches her keeper and vet. Sanctuary Veterinarian Meg Curnick said it is important that Merle has complete choice and control over monitoring her health. “She can choose not to come over, or to move away,” Dr Curnick said.“This means that she is calm and comfortable with the procedure at all stages, which is particularly important when evaluating the heart. “Merle’s heart murmur is very minor and doesn’t seem to be causing any clinical problems. However, these things can worsen over time, so monthly checks allow us to hear if the murmur is becoming louder, thereby letting us know when it is time for further treatment.”
Kemp’s curtain call
Actors got underway in the opening weekend of Cosi at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre.
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Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Merle heart check with Healesville Sanctuary vet Megan Curnick. Picture: ZOOS VICTORIA
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Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre’s production of CosiSet in the time of theVietnam protests, the story is about university student Lewis who is set to direct a play at a Melbourne Mental Institution. He asks the future cast what play they would like and Roy, a manic-depressive and lover of theatre insists on Cosi Fan Tutte. The story of Cosi opens in a burnt-out theatre. Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre did a wonderful job of building the set, so realistic you could just about smell the burns. Your correspondent was a little disappointed with the opening couple, Josh Mitchell and Natasha Mikulcic. Their voices were a little quiet and the presentation could have been a little better. Mikulcic as Lucy and Justice did improve over the course of the play but as Justine, the social worker, she wasn’t as good as Lucy, Lewis’ girlfriend. Lewis, played by Josh Mitchell presented well but vocally was not too clear and as the audience was in the older age group it was rather hard to hear. Lewis’s friend Nick was played by Mark Calle with a good presentation and a clear voice.Roy was played by Mark Crowe who captured the essence of such a character with finesse, adding to the enjoyment of the evening.
Macdonald, their nature writer mentor and probably Bernard O’Dowd, a popular poet who visited to get background for a poem. Ernest Scott also visited. A few years later he wrote two books on the early history of Australia and was invited to become the Chair of History at Melbourne University. Richard Trebilcock, a field naturalist from Geelong, visited soon after he returned from a 1903 expedition to Siberia tracking the eggs of birds that migrated to Australia. Arthur Mattingley, a bird photographer who worked with Charles Barrett, was another likely visitor. In 1906, after photographing starving egret chicks, he became a crusader for conservation with international impact on the bird feather trade.
Kangaroo hops up to her heart check at the Sanctuary
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre launches production ‘Cosi’
Barrett, Kinane and Nicholls called themselves ‘The Woodlanders’ and captured the imagination of friends, field naturalists and intellectuals who visited them at Walden Hut. These included The Argus journalist
Zoos Victoria and Healesville Sanctuary visitors are reminded that all tickets must be pre-booked online at zoo.org.au. ZoosVictoria Members no longer need to book but are required to scan their Membership card at entry.
Looking back
Janice Newton is a former resident of Mt Evelyn, co-author of Tracks to Trails: a History of Mt Evelyn and regular contributor to Things Past, the newsletter of the Mt Evelyn History Group.
In the years 1903-1907 ‘Walden Hut’, adjacent to the Olinda Creek Reserve in Swansea Road on the border of Lilydale, Mooroolbark and Mt Evelyn was a hub for naturalists and for ideas. Three young men, E Brooke Nicholls, Charles Barrett and Claude Kinane, made it their base for weekends and holidays. They wrote a series of illustrated articles about their engagement with nature and the local people there (SeeTom Griffiths Hunters and Collectors). The hut was named for HenryThoreau’s bookWalden (1854) written after he lived for two years in a hut he built nearWalden Pond, Massachussetts.
TheWoodlanders, in particular Barrett, who went on to write about 100 books, and Nicholls, who wrote two children’s books, made nature films and gave many talks and lectures, were important in the history of nature writing in Australia. The Mt Evelyn History Group is working with the Shire ofYarra Ranges in order to get some recognition by sign or replica hut of Walden Hut and its residents.
Heart murmurs occur when the flow of blood through the heart is unusually turbulent. There can be several causes, but the most likely is a valve in the heart is not closing properly. While this healthcare training may look easy, it has been refined over many months, and requires great two-way communication throughout the entire process. Keepers watch closely to ensure the Kangaroo has a comfortable body position that avoids leaning, only then does the examination begin. Training experts at Healesville Sanctuary are continually exploring voluntary health check possibilities across a variety of species.
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KAREN DETHOMAS’ ANSWERS How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022? I’ve read 17 books so far and there are at least 100 on my to read list Has there been a book that was hard to get through, but worth it in the end? Ground Zero by Alan Gratz a powerful, compelling, unforgettable take on our recent history, I’d love to see this book part of the school curriculum. What book had the biggest impact on your life and why? Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Diary by Lynley Dodd coming from an Early Childhood Educator background it was one of the first books I ever read to groups of children at story times, now over 30 years later I still regularly read it. What is one book that everyone should read and why? Jelana Dokic’s Unbreakable. As a tennis player she was phenomenal force but through no fault of her own endured much in her young life, her brutally honest book highlights her strength mentally, emotionally and physically, incredibly inspiring young woman.
Each year since 1945, the Children’’s Book Council of Australia has bought together schools and local libraries to celebrate the literary achievements of Australian authors and illustrators. The Star Mail is celebrating this year’s Book Week — themed dreaming with eyes open — by highlighting local authors with Q&As and feature stories on their work.
Mooroolbark Library’s Customer Service Officer Karen Dethomas with Rachael Johns Outback Secrets and Macca the Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove and Team Leader Angus Cooke with Grass Roots Adventures of a Suburban Lawyer by Alan Dudley Alpass. 291711 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
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What book had the biggest impact on your life and why? Watership Down: Richard Adams. This book opened up a secret world. Not a world of magic or fantasy, but a world of wild rabbits as com plex and intelligent creatures. It is a book that promotes empathy and compassion. It gave to me the understanding that all forms of life, from the ants on my window ledge to the dan delion growing through the cracks in the foot path, are precious and unique. Which book have you read the most number of times and why? A tie! As I Lay Dying: William Faulkner and Waiting for Godot: Samuel Beckett. Although, Waiting for Godot is a play, but I still count it. Faulkner and Beckett are fierce writers. They examine the act of living, its fears, hopes, and absurdity. These books challenged me to answer the question, ‘why do you think what you think?’ I often return to them. What are you currently reading? My Wicked, Wicked Ways: Errol Flynn. Flynn had, perhaps, too much charisma. It is evident even in his writing. The book is aptly titled and such a delight to read. What book or series do you hope will be turned into a movie or tv show one day? Of course I want to see my own novels on the screen! I could make a brief appearance, just like Hitchcock. Some others are The Monkey Wrench Gang: Edward Abbey and Blood Me ridian: Cormac McCarthy. Lilydale author Scott Pearce is currently reading Errol Flynn’s autobiography My Wicked, Wicked Ways. 292596 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
ANGUS COOKE’S ANSWERS What was your favourite book as a child? I really loved the Zac Power series growing up. It would have been one of the first chapter book series I began reading, and couldn’t stop once I picked up my first copy. It still is a series I recommend to young, hesitant readers. What’s the first book you ever remember reading? The first book I remember reading is Grandpa &Thomas by Pamela Allen. A simple rhyming picture book, that was easily relatable to myself and my own grandparents. Where do you like to read the most? I enjoy and find it easiest to read when on Holiday, which means that reading has recently been a bit slower than usual. Preferably on a cruise ship, in a nice shady daybed on the ship decks. Do you agree that you should never judge a book by its cover? I am definitely one to judge a book by its cover, but it probably shouldn’t be the only thing we judge a book by initially. I have noticed a trend in book covers becoming more like works of art at times, probably in an attempt to lure a reader in. Bright, colourful covers have a tendency to find their way onto the most popular of books.
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By Parker McKenzie Author Michael Huberts isn’t pretending his horror novel The Devil Next Door is Avant Garde high literature. “It’s trashy and gory and sort of silly,” Mr Hubert said. “A good holiday book is the feedback I’ve gotten.”Published on 5 August, the novel wears its inspirations from famous works like Stephen King’s Salem Lot and IT, Agatha Cristie’s Murder on the Orient Express and the Murder of Roger Ackroyd as a badge of honour.MrHuberts said the murder mystery is based in the Dandenong Ranges in the 1990s and follows a group of friends who have to overcome a potentially supernatural “Theyevil. are younger sort of teenagers that are into grunge rock music and all of a sudden suspect that their next door neighbour is a serial killer,” he said. “That’s sort of the premise. Anything else will probably give the story away.”
Mr Hubert, who recently returned to Australia after two decades in Japan and the United Kingdom, wanted to write a horror story set in his hometown. But while parts of the novel draw on his own childhood growing up in Emerald, he said he didn’t have any potential serial killers for neighbours.“Alittle bit of a couple of the characters have features of myself in them and my childhood friends as well,” he said. “Then I think it was just more substantive archetypes, the somewhat scary scenes that were maybe a combination of various characters that you would see in a Stephen King or Agatha Christie novel.” Mr Huberts will be hosting a book launch and signing at Belgrave Library on 1 September from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and said he already has ideas for where he could take the characters in future sequels. “Broadly, I guess I know the situation that they’re going to have to go through next,” he said. “I think a trilogy probably gives it a little bit more high-mindedness than it deserves.”More information about The Devil Next Door can be found at event?id=33432benext-door,com.au/our-titles/display/249-the-devil-shawlinepublishing.andthebooklaunchdetailscanfoundatevents.yourlibrary.com.au/ murder thriller
How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022? I don’t know the exact count but it would be about 10 so far, plus a few audio books. There’s always a book I want to read but there is defi nitely three (The Nowhere Child, Wuthering Heights, Speaking in Tongues) I want to finish before the year’s end and any others are just a bonus. What are you currently reading? Still Life by Sarah Winman. It’s been an inter esting read so far, nothing like I expected when I picked it up in the book shop and read the blurb. I have no idea how it will end but I’m enjoying the journey - especially because its transported me to the beautiful Florence. Do you agree that you should never judge a book by its cover? I definitely agree. There is so much more to a book than just its cover, although, I am quite partial to a well designed, pretty cover, they always seem to grab my attention. Where do you like to read the most? I mostly read in bed as a way to calm my mind before sleep, although whenever the suns out on weekends I like to find a cosy corner and read until my heart’s content.
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The Devil Next Door, a horror novel set in the Dandenong Ranges, was published on 5 August. Picture: SHAWLINE PUBLISHING
Journalist Mikayla van Loon with her favourite book The Great Gatsby and what she is currently reading, Still Life. 291698 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
“We were in everything... even though we had our individual activities, we support each other. You can’t do anything on your own,” Jim said.The pair are very grateful to have reached their 60th Anniversary and to celebrate it in the place they love, the Yarra Valley.
“We are blessed that we’ve got each other and that we live in such a beautiful area – yes we’re very blessed.We love each other and support each other because we’ve grown together really,” Dianna said.
Jim and Diana were married in 1962. Pictures: SUPPLIED Jim and Diana Viggers are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
By Renee Wood It’s not very often a couple reaches their 60th wedding anniversary, but when the milestone arrives it sure proves time for a wonderful cel ebration of love, family and community. That’s just the case with happy couple Jim and Diana Viggers from Yarra Glen who’re marking their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday 25 August. Many community members would have come to know Jim and Diana since they moved to the Yarra Valley in 1985. Jim was the last Healesville Shire president, serving 1993 and 1994 before the amal gamation and both have always been actively involved in local community groups and volunteering positions. Including Diana vol unteering at the Healesville Living and Learn ing Centre and at the former Yarra Valley Tour ism Information Centre. They have always believed in supporting one another through everything and always taking an interest in what one another does is important.“We’vedone everything together and supported each other. I think that’s the most im portant thing,” Diana said. “Life goes very quickly, so you make the most of every day and appreciate every day and enjoy every day.” They met at an Oakleigh Bowling Club dance and were married in 1962, raising three children, Karen, Paul and Fiona.
Jim and Diana have had many highlights during their marriage, while standing together through life’s ups and downs and following where life lead them. For Jim this meant a lot of places, as he worked in senior roles with Melbourne Water, including as Water Supply Head Works and Distribution Manager, which meant the family relocated to towns across Melbourne and Vic toria, including Warburton. As they moved, Diana’s career in education was always in demand as local schools were in need of a new teacher. This includes teaching at the Badger Creek Primary School after moving to the region, before working as the music teacher at the formerly named Croydon West School.In1985, the family settled in theYarraValley in Tarrawarra on Old Healesville Road, somewhere many locals may have fond memories of after they opened a vineyard and cellar door called the Yarra Track in the 1990s. The pair supported local tourism and launched the pivotal Yarra Valley Small Wineries Group and began The Shortest Lunch, and both still remain today.
“I think it’s because of this camaraderie support and help each other... anyone needs help we support and it’s just terrific. Got to know each other,” Diana said. Diamonds are precious, valuable and form after years of pressure, which is a testament to the happy couple who’ve reached the milestone.Jim said the secret to having a long and happy marriage is patience with a small laugh.
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The 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires sadly swept through their property, as they lost everything but their home. The cattle yards and vineyard took the biggest hit, losing all of their stock and acres of vines to the ferocious blaze. After this, Diana was active in instigating a ‘Bushfire Guard’ and Women’s and Mixed gatherings groups to support one another after the Thisdevastation.issomething the pair continue to drive today, as everyone comes together in times of need and as a community.
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SET on over 1 spectacular acre only 450m from the conveniences of Monbulk township, this private family property offers an outstanding lifestyle. Boasting a sweeping drive, surplus of parking, super-size shed, and splendid family home, a complete package awaits here for one fortunate family. Indoor-outdoor living is the hallmark of this home’s success. Covered decking frames both sides of the home, including one alfresco with cosy outdoor fire. The firepit area with neighbouring woodshed will be a welcome place to gather in every season.Inside, floor to ceiling windows with leafy outlooks, vaulted timber ceilings with exposed beams, and a functional floorplan ideal for growing families ensure this home is rich with comfort. The lounge and dining area with polished timber floors and a warm wood fire provides abundant space and a relaxed atmosphere. The quality kitchen with 900mm freestanding gas cooker and peninsula seating overlooks the family room with textural timber walls and a sunny skylight.With4 beautiful bedrooms with quality carpet provided, including the main bedroom with rain shower ensuite, spacious walk-in robe, and character timber wainscotting, there is plenty of room to grow into.
Address: 9 McAllister Road. Conder
Additional highlights of this impressive property include gas ducted heating, double carport, raised veggie beds, and the best location Monbulk has on offer. This is an opportunity to effortlessly merge into a magnificent new way of life. Inspect today to discover all this premier property has on offer.
Featuring: Idyllic 5,103sqm (approx.) property with large shed, abundant parking, and double carport all situated only steps from Monbulk Expansivetownshiploungeand dining area with vaulted ceilings, polished timber floors, large windows with leafy outlooks, and a warm wood fire
· An abundance of assorted fruit trees
**Access between 3 and 5 Mcallister road**, MONBULK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $950,000 - $1,045,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Brad
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The second spacious open plan living space boasts the stunning chef’s kitchen which is just waiting for you to cook up a storm, complete with butler’s pantry, stainless steel oven and cooktop, excellent storage, plus the enormous island bench with gorgeous Caesarstone benchtop and pendant lighting.
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BRINGING together all the elements that create an ideal lifestyle, this incredible home captures the true meaning of luxury and is sure to surprise and delight. Spanning an impressive 37 squares the very generously proportioned residence offers an ideal family-friendly floorplan. Designed with a critical eye for detail this is a property that is a true joy to inspect. Multiple light filled living areas make entertaining a breeze; the expansive lounge is complete with built in floor to ceiling cabinetry with tv point and sliding doors offering excellent storage and functionality.
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The adjacent dining space is equally as impressive, with pitched ceilings and massive windows, you can host the whole family with ease. The second informal lounge features the lovely coonara and is the ideal place to kick back and relax on those coolTherenights.are five bedrooms in total, the master suite located at the rear of the home features the enormous ensuite bathroom with double vanity, feature shower and dressing room, two of the secondary bedrooms are also complete with walk-in wardrobes whilst the remaining two bedrooms are complete with built in wardrobes. The secondary bedrooms are serviced by the spacious family bathroom with built in bath, double sinks and massive open shower with dual shower head. The family sized laundry completes the residence.Alsounder roofline, there is an oversized double remote garage with mezzanine storage and internal access. Special features include ducted heating, split system heating and cooling, Jarrah floorboards, excellent storage throughout and a 5kw solarOutsidearray.the embellishments continue, the massive fully enclosed, decked and covered outdoor entertaining space is truly something dreams are made of, boasting your very own outdoor kitchen with builtin barbecue, breakfast bar, bar fridge and Caesarstone benchtops. Accessed from both indoor living spaces, this embodies the true indoor/outdoor living. Enjoy this space year-round comfortably with stacker doors and massive windows that open up with gas struts. For all the toys and tools, the massive high-line Colorbond garage at the rear of the property is fully insulated and complete with upstairs office space with split system heating and cooling. Additional secure off-street parking is ideal for the caravan, boat and trailer or all of the above!The balance of property is landscaped meticulously with beautiful established gardens, rock features and large grassed areas for the kids and four-legged family members to play. Located within easy walking distance to shops, primary school, kindergarten, sporting facilities, artistic centres and our beautiful Emerald Lake Park this property solves all of your family’s needs and gives you the private country lifestyle you have been dreaming of. Inspection is an absolute must. ● 23 Emerald Monbulk Road, EMERALD Description: Justin Barrot
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5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 7 garage Price: $1,550,000 - $1,650,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact:
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On10acres+thishomehas 6bedroomswithbuilt-inrobes &afamilybathroom, amasterwingwithwalk-inrobeand ensuite, 4livingzones, aloungewith awoodfireplace, formaldiningroom, openplanfamilyzone &rumpusroomthishomehasitall.Madeforentertaining,thishomehasa gamesroomsetnexttothesolar-heated,indoor,salt-waterchlorinatedswimmingpoolwithattachedspa, &adjacent bathroom.Thekitchenhasstainlesssteelappliances &large pantry.Featuresincludegasductedheating,NOBOheating, 2splitsystems,evaporativecooling, &ductedvacuum. Outsideis 2entertainingareas, ahut, 7paddockswithhorse shelters,electricfencing, agrassarena, &3 dams,1isspringfed &stockedwith trout.
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· Mark Southall, State 1st, National 4th Ms Hudson encouraged anyone interested to come to give archery a go.
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“We have Come N’ Try session on Saturday mornings from 10am to 11am, All equipment and coaching is supplied, closed toe shoes are required and a cost of $15 per person. We have boys ranging from five to six pounds to up to 60 pounds for experienced archers,” she said.
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TheYering District Archers performed admirably at the 2022 State National Indoor Championships in Morwell last month. On the weekend over 9 and 10 July 16 members, 7 of which had only been with the club for 3-6 months and were going to their first competition, made the journey and shot extremelyTreasurerwell.and competitor Rae Hudson said it was a strong showing from the club.
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“It was nice to have some new blood coming through, it’s a good competition for the newbies and juniors because it’s the one distance for the whole shoot, s everyone, young or old, male or female, are on the same level regardless even of what bow they shoot,” she said.“Anyone who is registered at a club in Australia could shoot at the annual competition, and it’s a bit of fun more than anything else while also being an opportunity for professionals to get recognition on a state and nationalOnlevel.”theSaturday, each contestant shot 60 arrows to score a possible 600, 2 lots of 10 ends by 3 arrows at a time, at a target face of wither 40cm diameter or what is called 3 shot which is like a set of traffics lights, which competitors shot 1 arrow into each face. This score total gave each member their state ranking.OnSunday, competitors again shot 60 arrows for a possible 600 score; these scores were added to their state scores to determine their National ranking. Ms Hudson said for her, archery is a bit of a family affair. “It all started with my eldest son Jack, who used to do an afterschool program where the archery group at Don Valley would come run it. He said he wouldn’t mind continuing to do it so joined up at the club in Yering,” she said. Ms Hudson’s younger son Will was next to join, followed by her husband Anthony and finally herself. “I don’t shoot as regularly as the boys do, but it’s something we can do as a family. It’s an individual sport so it’s all about PB’s (personal best’s) but it can get quite competitive between us all.We do have quite a few families in our group, we are a very family-orientated club.”
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“We are very proud of our juniors particularly, young 14-year-old Hayden [Garlick] coming first in the state in his first competition and Sophie Southall taking out her age division and the open division, being picked up for the state team and being sponsored now as well.” Anyone interested in booking a session can do so online via: yda.tidyhq.com. BBQ and refreshments are available if required at a small cost. The club is situated at 13 Macintyre Lane, Yering.
Here are the final results for all members of the Yering District Archers and their class: Under 14 Male Compound:
“We want to play in division three over the next year or two and for these kids that are 17 and 18 they should be looking at winning a third division flag by the time they’re in their mid to late 20s and trying to be a second division club,” Caldwell said.
· U19.5s: Zac Carolan 47 votes, Daniel Ryan 37 votes, Luke Phillips 22 votes, Ashton Dobbin 20 votes, Mitch Van De Maat 20 votes, Lachlan Baxter 13 votes.
Kilsyth Football Club’s senior have made to the finals for the first time in seven years, beating Croydon North to confirm the fourth position spot on the ladder.
“I just hope it encourages more women over 35 to realise that this is doable. We’ve had girls who have never touched a ball before, let alone a football, and they just flourish. “That team camaraderie, that support, that backing of each other, it’s something really special, we call it our tribe and it really is just such a beautiful environment to be in.
· Reserves: Lachlan Cox 26 votes, Jarrod Thompson 23 votes, Alex Carrigan 20 votes, Trent Davison 16 votes, Astin Bucci 14 votes, Harry Gayfer 12 votes.
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The improvement individually and as a team, Fitzgerald said has been noticeable, with players “more familiar and comfortable with their position on the football field.” “The girls have gotten super confident in themselves and what they bring to their individual roles and how it all melts together as a teamHeadingeffort.”into the grand final, Fitzgerald said the team is hoping for a win. “There is that deep seated belief that if we turn it on on the day, and we play the way we have been playing, we have the chance to win it. “It will be a close game. So it will be four quarters of very hard fought football but I’m quietly confident.”
Caldwell said the closeness of not only the playing group but the rest of the club was really the driving force behind the seniors’ finals success. Coming up against Chirnside Park, Caldwell said the team was aiming to win but was realistic having been beaten by the Panthers in both meetings throughout the season.
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No matter the outcome, Fitzgerald said she will be proud of her team and the competitive edge they’ve been able to develop this season while still having fun.
“So hopefully, not just with the success of making the grand final, people can see that over 35 team sports are still so imperative for good balance in life and all the positives that theyMooroolbarkbring.”
“I’m proud of the club and the direction they’re taking…I can say to my friends and people I meet out or speak to on the street that I coach Kilsyth and that we are heading in the right direction and say with a bit of belief that we really are we.”
The Lilydale U19.5s side after their final training session for the season.
By Mikayla van Loon Kilsyth Football Club’s seniors headed to the finals for the first time in seven years over the weekend, proving initial doubts wrong.Coach Simon Caldwell said as a coaching and playing group, the focus throughout the season was to improve week in week out, not putting any pressure on the number of wins.
By Mikayla van Loon Mooroolbark’s women’s veterans football team have made the grand final against front run ners Chirnside Park, each vying for the title on Saturday 27 August. Coach and player Alison Fitzgerald said even though there are only three teams in the competition, with a few wins on the board, it shows how far the team has come this year. “What it does is show the improvement from last season…but even more so for the individual growth of the girls and as such the growth of the team as a whole,” she said. Making the final and getting some wins throughout the season, Fitzgerald said ignites some confidence and “lets you know that you’ve done everything right throughout the year.”“Whether it’s training, different drills that you take to the girls, different challenges that you give to the girls, they’ve risen and met them and as a result, they’ve been rewarded forFitzgeraldit.” said with the senior women playing their inaugural season and with the vets getting to play a full year, the support from the Mooroolbark Football Club has been incred ible.“I think they’re just embracing women’s football as a whole,” she said. “They have been absolutely amazing in their support and encouragement of us.” With access to Mooroolbark’s senior men’s coach Bret Lavers, Fitzgerald said she has been able to learn from him and pick up a few point ers throughout the season. “I’ve learned from Bret that there’s always something to work on. If you can spot it, then you can get onto it straightaway, and you can hopefully minimize any weaknesses or any thing in that team link. “As a coach, I faced a few challenges this year, probably the biggest one is belief and confidence in “Sometimesyourself.whenthings aren’t going right, you sometimes question whether you’re the right person for the job, but the support and encouragement and the backing that I’ve had from not just my team and my captain but from those outside with experience and their wealth of knowledge, reinforcing for me that I’m doing the right thing.”
“We didn’t set a target for a certain number of wins, it was more just the improvement each week of what we’re trying to do and the way we’re trying to play,” he “Evensaid.with a couple of losses in the back half of the year, the brand of footy we’ve been playing, the standard, resembles some of the stuff we’ve been doing at training and trying to get right.”
“The main reason I came back was because they had a good bunch of under 19 kids in their 2019 year,” he said.
· Seniors: Jayden Depace 31 votes, Ryan McNay 28 votes, Mitchell De Franceschi 24 votes, Riley Clausen 19 votes, Marc Massarotti 19 votes, Jordan Jaworski 15 votes. Their will be one final match played at The Nest this year, with the Over 50’s side set to play a charity match to raise money for The Black Dog Institute on Saturday 27 August at 6.30pm.
First finals in 7 years
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Mooroolbark’s Women’s Veterans team has made the grand final, coming up against Chirnside Park on Saturday 27 August. Picture: SUPPLIED
“Only five players have played in a final before. So it’s exciting for the group to enjoy the Althoughmoment.”thegame didn’t go in Kilsyth’s favour, losing 95 to 71 after a hard fought third quarter saw the Panthers and Cougars nearly equal, Caldwell said the confidence and skill that had been practiced this year would only help set up the side for next season.
“They’re definitely going in as the favourites, they have recruited this season to really top up their list to be in this moment, whereas, we probably weren’t expecting or it wasn’t our main goal to be in this“Thatmoment.justshows how much we’ve improved and while you’re there, you take a chance. There’s no pressure on us, that’s been the theme of the week, no one really expects to win so we’ll just enjoy it.
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and Chirnside Park will take to the ground on Saturday 27 August at 4:45pm at Quambee Reserve in Ringwood.
By Callum ‘Articles’ Ludwig In an out-of-the-ordinary Sunday timeslot, the Lilydale U19.5s flew the flag for the Falcons in finals, taking on Beaconsfield at Tormore Re serve in an elimination final. Unfortunately, their season came to an end, going down 12.7, 79 to 5.4, 34. Expectedly, the game got off to a tight and intense start, with only a goal apiece to each side in the first term, with the Dales’ major courtesy of a nice piece of crumbing from resi dent goalsneak Ryan ‘Ninja’ Haley. The second quarter wasn’t so successful, with the Falcons only managing a singular point while the Eagles piled on 4.3 and put the pressure right on. Things flared up in the third quarter after a halftime rev-up from coach Grant ‘Shagga’ Shanks, with Lilydale kicking three quick goals, two in a row from Ashton ‘Chimp’ Dob bin and a left-foot nap from loudmouth and antagoniser Cooper ‘Backpacks’ Beckwith, who immediately used it an as an opportunity to get in the face of the nearest Beaconsfield opponent. Beaconsfield fought back, however, managing 3 goals of their own including one after the siren courtesy of a downfield free kick which sparked some argy-bargy. The stage was set for a thrilling final quarter, particularly when in the first 30 seconds of the quarter, Lilydale won the centre clearance and Ninja bagged his second of the day to give the Dales some hope. It was all downhill from there, however, as Beaconsfield took control and end ed up kicking 4 goals and restraining Lilydale to a singular point for the rest of the quarter, off the side of the boot of Daniel‘Spin moves’ Ryan. Luke ‘Wristies’ Phillips, devastated Blues fan Astin ‘Toothless’ Bucci, Backpacks, Zac ‘Chicken Schnitty’ Carolan, Chimp and Ninja were the Dales’ best in the loss. Following the game, Lilydale players and officials gathered in the clubrooms for their initial vote count, containing the first two-thirds of the season, with the rest to be counted on Presentation Night. The top tallies as they stand are as follows:
“[The club’s] focus was on taking the Kilsyth players who had been there and the junior clubs are going well now, with teams in each grade and it wasn’t about just recruiting players that come in for a couple of years and then leave again.”
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Initially coming back on board as coach in 2020, having previously coached from 2009 to 2014, Caldwell said what inspired the move back was the young list Kilsyth had attracted.
Coming up against Vermont, who the Rovers lost their only game to throughout the sea son, Tesoriero said the game plan was to kick three or four goals in the first quarter, knowing the rain was coming. “We got off to a really good start and then Vermont came back at us towards the end,” he said.“The second half was pretty even, although we’d done the damage in the first quarter. So we were four goals up and then we won by five goals. That first quarter really set us up. “It was a pretty skillful match until the rain came and then it became a bit of a dour defen sive game.There weren’t a lot of goals scored in the second half but the girls, obviously want ing it a little bit more, came away with a win.”
The Montrose under 13 boys have had great success in their first competitive season, topping it off with the grand final trophy.Picture: SUPPLIED
“We run a very good football program at Montrose Football Club and if anyone’s interested in changing for any reason whether it be development or whatever it might be, give Montrose a call, we’re a very strong junior club.”Final scores Montrose 7.7-49 to Heathmont 3.5-23.
Montrose under 13 boys take home grand final trophy
By Mikayla van Loon After a bumpy and challenging start to the season, Mount Evelyn’s under 18 girls foot ball team have finished up the year with a grand final win in the Eastern Football Netball League’s (EFNL) premier division.
“There’s been plenty of hardships for us throughout the year but the girls just stuck to gether and that was the best thing about our team, they are very close,” he said. “Some of our girls have been playing footy since the under 12s, so we’ve got a pretty close knit team and the fact they stuck together throughout the whole year, that was what I think got us over the line and got us the flag.”
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Beginning the season without a league to play in and coping without proper change rooms while they undergo a rebuild, coach Chris Tesoriero said the girls “had some pretty tough times” but were rewarded for their de termination with the win.
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“They all come from all different backgrounds, some needed a bit more development and [coach Jake Pinwill] has done a terrific job, and obviously ended up having a great game on Sunday winning the grand final,” he Althoughsaid.the boys had beaten Heathmont both times they met previously, Jones said on Sunday Heathmont came out with a changed approach to the play. They changed their game style up and played a really good game of footy, really pressured the boys and put a lot of pressure on them when they had the ball, which made it a bit of a scrap. “The game was up for balance at three quarter time with only eight points the difference. We kicked a couple of late ones and then kicked a couple in the last quarter to only beat them by five goals, so it was a pretty good game. It was a good game by Heathmont.”Not wanting to single any player out be cause it truly was a team effort, Jones said, however, a late goal in the third quarter by Jack Sherington was a moment to be remembered.
Joining the Eastern Football Netball League’s premier division at the beginning of the year, the under 18s walk away from the season as premiers.
On the whole, Tesoriero said Mount Evelyn has a strong junior girls program, with under 12, 14, 16 and 18 teams in the competition, as well as the senior women’s playing in the EF NL’s premier division. “We’ve got a constant flow of junior girls coming up through the ranks, which is really good to see.We’re one of the biggest clubs, par ticipation wise, in the girls.We’ve definitely got more teams than anyone else around theYarra Valley“We’vearea.got a lot of good coaches throughout the whole program and there’s a big light at the end of the tunnel where they can go up and start to play senior footy and don’t have to go and play elsewhere. So it’s that continuation right through from under 12s, all the way to seniors.”Withsome of the senior players starting to take on coaching roles with the junior sides, Tesoriero said “it just goes to show that if you put back into the program, you get a lot of success.”The under 12 girls will be competing in the grand final on Sunday 21 August against Wesburn, the 14s are playing off against Monbulk for a spot in the grand final and although finishing on top of the ladder, the 16s fell just shy of the grand final. As the season comes to an end, Tesoriero said “seven girls are eligible next year to play senior footy” and he hopes they decide to stay on and play. “We just want to keep building and make sure that girls and women have a place in football, in a very supportive senior club and junior“It’sclub.starting to show that if you’ve got a good program and you can build a good program, you get the results in the end.”
Mount Evelyn’s under 18 junior girls run to hug coach Chris Tesoriero after winning the grand final match against Vermont on Sunday 14 Pictures:August.SUPPLIED
By Mikayla van Loon Montrose’s under 13 junior boys football team has come out on top in the first grand final of their first ever competitive season in a tight tussle against Heathmont. Having only lost one game for the season, junior club president Matt Jones said the boys really gelled together and worked as one throughout the year, with most of them going to the same schools.
“He kicked a banana from the boundary line that you wouldn’t be able to place in an AFLThegame.”success of the season for the boys means next year they will move up a division, making it a little tougher in terms of competition but Jones said he believes they are up for it. Across the board Montrose juniors had quite a successful 2022 season, with seven competitive teams making finals, four making preliminary finals and two making the grandJonesfinal.said the club is always looking to welcome more players, whether coming to improve their football skills or starting for the first time.
Final scores Mount Evelyn 7.11-53 to Vermont 3.5-23.
Having lost to Vermont once throughout the season, the Rovers were keen to score early before the rain settled in. The closeness of the girls as a team kept them positive throughout the year when faced with some challenges.
Mt Ev finish year on top
Club president Jeanette Morriss said while it may be a tough competition with some of the best netball players in Victoria, she was proud of the girls for taking this step.
It was a beautiful day at Esther Park, ready for a season finish.
Time to shine on the court for Chirnside Park
“Hopefully, the further she progresses in her netball, the more she can give back to the junior players at the club through coaching roles and general mentoring. She will be taking on her first coaching role next season, which she is really excited about.”
By Peter Stephenson
By Mikayla van Loon
Wonga Park’s talented players scouted for trials
Five friends and teammates fromWonga Park’s under 15s netball team have been identified for Netball Victoria’s talent academy trial process in November, an exciting opportunity to share with each other. Hannah Andrews, Shonae Barker, Tyler Drummond, Keely Pfander and Milly Smyth have been playing together for quite a few years now, making it easier to help get the best out of one another. “We’re all so talented so it’s good to be able to push each other,” Shonae said. “I’m excited, but also nervous. I don’t really know what to expect. I’ve never been to one of these state selections for netball before.”
“I love being part of a team and the fun I have with my teammates. I also really enjoy the competitive side of my games. I love to win and come off the court feeling great about how I played,” she said. Taking significant steps forward in her netball, Summer and her under 17s team at Chirnside Park will be playing in the semi final on Saturday 20 August having been undefeated all season. She is also planning on taking on her first coaching position at the club next season.“Grassroots netball is where every play er begins, so Summer will always have a fond connection with Chirnside, as that is where it all started for her,” Kylie said.
Keely Pfander, Milly Smyth, Shonae Barker and Tyler Drummond have been selected to trial for Netball Victoria’s talent academy.
The final day of the season arrived in State 2 South-East. At Esther Park, Barkers (third) took on North Caulfield (11th). Remarkably, five teams were vying for the second promotion spot. Only one of Old Scotch, Barkers, Peninsula Strikers, Doncaster Rovers and Skye United would join champions Collingwood City in being promoted to State 1 South-East for 2022-23. The permutations were too numerous to mention, but put simply, if Barkers won, they would need Old Scotch to drop points against bottom side Monbulk Rangers, in order to secure promotion. The Kennel was alive with expectation in the late winter sunshine as kick-off drew near. The reserves had just enjoyed their biggest win of the season, 8-0, with goals from Lucky Dube (2), Jared Mangnall (2), Harry Rushton (2), Chris Barber and Chris Wilson. Barkers had most of the early possession as Caulfield began slowly and hesitantly. After 10 minutes a long ball found Sam Klepac, who ran on and shot wide under pressure. The ensuing corner led to a scramble in the box, but nobody could get a clear sight of goal. A minute later, Barkers’ next attack saw a tame shot from Arash Sadeghi held by Caulfield keeper JakeBarkers’Hudson-Thompson.seemedtobe most dangerous from set pieces, and on the quarter hour, a corner on the left was swung in by Liam Seaye, and Brett Tronconi, making his 246th appearance, headed over. Two minutes later, Seaye curled a free-kick into the box and found the head of Dan Higgins, who came close with a header. The closest Barkers came to goal in the early stages was from a Sean Perrin corner on 21 minutes. He struck a ball in from the right which would have gone straight in, had not Hudson-Thompson punched off his line. Yet another corner then saw Tronconi head wide as Barkers mounted attack after attack. Next Barkers worked the ball over to Perrin on the far side of the box, but the ball rolled just beyond his control and Hudson-Thompson gathered. On the half hour, Paul McEvoy chipped a neat ball across the box for Klepac, who nodded just over. Then Perrin hit a low, hard cross from the left. It arrived at Klepac’s feet so quickly that he managed to clear the bar from about two yards out. After all this pressure, it was almost inevitable that Caulfield would give Barkers a rude awakening. Almost. On 34 minutes, what appeared a clean Barkers tackle to win the ball was adjudged worthy of a penalty to Caulfield. It was going to be one of those days. The spotkick was hit low to mark Naumowicz’s left, and amazingly, the keeper got enough of his hand on it to deflect the ball onto the post and to safety. Not only that, but Barkers went straight up the other end and Steve Nittoli scored from close range to give Barkers a 1-0 lead. The football gods began to smile on Barkers, and four minutes later, Sadeghi won a good tackle and shot for goal. The shot was blocked by the keeper, but Scott was well-placed to follow up and make it 2-0, which remained the half-time score. This football Gods? It turns out they have divided loyalties, as news filtered through that Old Scotch were 2-0 up against Monbulk.Thesecond half was much quieter from Barkers’ viewpoint as Caulfield finally began to play. On 50 minutes, Jude Jankelowitz shot and drew a save from Naumowicz. Then, however, a sumptuous passing move from Barkers saw Nittoli, Maxim Solovyev and Klepac link up well before the latter shot at the keeper. On 66 minutes, a Perrin corner from the right saw a header from Dan Higgins booted off the Caulfield goal-line, then Scott and Klepac combined for a Klepac shot which HudsonThompson saved comfortably. Klepac then had a header blocked, after which a sublime pass from Scott saw Klepac shoot and hit the post.Now came Caulfield’s best period of the match. On 73 minutes, Jankelowitz ran on to the ball and hit the inside of the post, then another forward ran down the right before forcing Naumowicz to save with his feet. Ironically, Barkers then put the game to bed. Seaye hit a corner from the left, Klepac headed towards goal, and when the ball came back out, Scott followed up with his second of the game to make it 3-0. Caulfield pulled one back in the 81st minute with a penalty from Jankelowitz, but the game was safe and ended Mooroolbark 3-1 North Caulfield. Sadly this was not enough, as Old Scotch beat Monbulk 5-0 to finish second. Barkers, having gone through the season undefeated at home, finished a credible third. They can now look back on a season where they exceeded expectations, and anticipate with satisfaction the club’s first presentation night for three years.
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By Mikayla van Loon Chirnside Park netballer Summer Tuppenney has been identified by Netball Victoria to trial for the talent academy in a few months time. The under 17s player was seen by a talent scout when her Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association representative team played in both the Central East Association Championships in May and the State Championship in July.
Summer is a midcourter mostly playing in the centre.
“Talent scouts observed the games and noted those players who showed exceptional talent, inviting them to trial for the 2023 Talent Academy Program,” Summer’s mum Kylie said. “Five of Summer’s Rep teammates, four of which are still bottom age players, including Summer, were also talent identified, which is an amazing accomplishment.”Although only the first stage in the process before potentially being selected to participate in the academy itself next year, Kylie said both her and Summer have their fingers“Thiscrossed.opportunity is a great step towards furthering her skills and learning from some of netball’s most experienced coaches and players,” Kylie said. “It will also be a great way to open new doors to new opportunities, if she wishes to proceed in furthering herself in the sport in theHavingfuture.”first started in the sport at the age of six, Summer said she initially began as a goaler “but once I started playing Rep, my coach saw me more as a midcourter and I now love to play WD and C.” Excited about the opportunity, Summer said she is mostly looking forward to “challenging [herself] to compete with the best players in [her] age group.”
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“Regardless of the outcome from trials, it’s an excellent opportunity for them, and for the girls to be identified is testament to their skills and commitment. We are all very proud of them at the club,” she said.
Although none of the girls have trialled for a netball selection before, Tyler said no matter what happens, it will be a good experience to learn from the professional coaches and trainers.“It will just give us more skills for netball, even if we don’t get it in, we will have learnt something from the day that we can use for our team,” she said. With Tyler and Milly both playing representative netball for Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association, they said they had some idea of the other talent out there but it would be interesting to see on a broader level the standard of netball identified across the state.
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The November trial day will include skill drills and match play after which a group of players will be chosen to be part of the Central East Talent Academy program.
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