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Flood frustration By Mikayla Van Loon After experiencing some of the worst flooding in at least a decade during October’s heavy downpour, residents of Bristol Crescent, Lilydale remain dismayed at the lack of infrastructure upgrades to drainage. With an easement running from Valencia Road, through multiple backyards before hitting Bristol Crescent and more properties, the overflowing drains caused havoc for eight residents. “The pipes aren’t big enough and water just ran through like a river, it took out everyone’s fences right down to the roundabout,” Bristol Crescent resident Sonya said. While residents agree the pipes weren’t big enough to handle the heavy downpour, they said flooding happens more often than not due to blocked drains. As autumn and winter approaches, residents are concerned they will be replacing fences again and repairing damage if the problem is not fixed. “My concern is the pit across the road. They never clean it and I spoke to the shire and they said ‘oh, when it’s full just ring us and we’ll come empty it’. It’s not really my job,” Sonya said. “The water runs straight down my driveway. It’s totalled everything under the house. It runs right down the side into my shed. I’ve gone through my insurance company five times and I’m not going through an insurance company again.” Trying to mitigate some of the damage to her property herself, Sonya paid $6000 to have drainage installed throughout her driveway to prevent excess water flow. Understanding of the fact the October floods was an unusual event, fellow Bristol Crescent resident Lucy said she watched one day as a drain was emptied near her house, leaving her baffled. “It was just full of twigs and leaves. So they came up, four of them in two trucks, they cleaned it all out of the drain and then they set
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“If they keep building more water catching areas, it’s putting more water into the drains and we’ve always had water come through our place from houses above and I don’t know how many driveways have ended up down from my place.” In the last 10 years, Brendon said he had seen severe flooding at least twice and “they call it a once in 100 year event that comes every 10 years”. Yarra Ranges Council built environment and infrastructure director Hjalmar Philipp said it is not uncommon for drains during major storm events to not cope with excess water.
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“Most of the drainage in the municipality has been designed to cater for a minor storm event, which is the standard design parameter adopted and used for most of the drainage infrastructure throughout the state,” he said. “In events that exceed the design parameters of Council’s drainage system it is not uncommon for drains not to cope.” Mr Philipp confirmed during the initial subdivision the easement was identified as a natural watercourse but in the 1980s “an easement was formally created” with an upgrade from an open drain to pipes. Continued page 3
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Hub designs are released Updated designs have been released for the new Croydon transport hub, giving locals a glimpse of what it will look like once complete. Transport and Infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan announced the designs on Thursday 2 March, following community feedback and included the removal of the dangerous and congested level crossing at Coolstore Road, as well as a brand-new Croydon Station. “Removing the Coolstore Road level crossing will be the next step in making the Lilydale Line level crossing free in 2025, paving the way for more services, more often in Melbourne’s east,” Ms Allen said. About 10,000 vehicles and 100 train services use the level crossing every weekday, causing bottlenecks in the heart of Croydon’s shopping precinct. As part of the new Croydon transport hub, the level crossing will be replaced by an elevated rail bridge to unify Croydon’s town centre, boost safety and make it easier for locals to travel across the area. “When the Coolstore Road level crossing is gone it will make travelling through the heart of Croydon easier, whether you are in a car, cycling or walking, with new connections across the rail corridor and better access to the local bus network,” North-Eastern Metropolitan Region MP Sonja Terpstra said. The new Croydon Station will also benefit the community with a modern precinct that includes elevated platforms, two new entrances, upgraded parking, safer drop-off zones on both sides of the tracks, as well as a kiosk area and waiting room for passengers. The updated designs for the station now include bluestone paving, wooden seating and glazed brick buildings to complement the look and feel of the nearby Main Street shopping precinct. New open space will also feature beneath the rail bridge - and will include two station
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forecourts, with better sightlines for commuters, more CCTV and upgraded lighting for a safer precinct. There will also be new cycling and walking paths and outdoor seating installed. More than 70,000 trees, shrubs and grasses will be planted during landscaping works after
The busy bus interchange is also home to 19 bus routes and will be revamped with better access for buses and safer links to the station for pedestrians. Construction on the Croydon transport hub will start in autumn this year and will finish in 2025.
the rail bridge has been completed. Crews have also been working with the Croydon RSL to relocate the 100-year-old Croydon war memorial from the middle of the congested Coolstore Road roundabout to a safer, more accessible site for the community at Civic Square, Croydon.
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Flood of frustration From page 1 Flowing the natural contours of the land, Mr Philipp said the easement “acts as an overland flow path”. “If a council drain reaches its capacity during a significant storm event, the water may surcharge from the drainage system (typically at a drainage pit) and run overland,” Mr Philipp said. This happened to Valencia Road resident Jyoti and her family during the October floods when the concrete drainage pit and small pipe could not hold all the water. For Jennifer, who lives with her husband Brian on Valencia Road in her parents’ house of 50 years, this was never meant to be the case. “When my parents first moved here I was two and, these are my mum’s words not mine, she said, ‘when we first moved in here we were told that no one was ever going to be behind us because of this problem’ but because of population growth they had to,” Jennifer said. Taking it on themselves, particularly in the lead up to winter, Sonya said each and every resident does what they can to ensure their properties safety by cleaning drains and gutters. “When we know a big waterfall is coming, all the neighbours are out cleaning their own drains and we shouldn’t have to do that,” she said. Mr Philipp said Yarra Ranges Council provides maintenance to its 635 kilometres drains and 23,000 stormwater pits by street sweeping, removal of rubbish, silt, tree roots and other blockages. Blocked drains, however, have to be reported to the council, while street sweeping is conducted on a 10-week cycle. Residents are calling for Yarra Ranges Council to replace the pipes in the easement with something much larger that may be able
A 39-year-old man from Croydon has died following an e-scooter crash in Ringwood last month. Emergency services were called to reports of a crash on Hobart Street at about 7am on Thursday 2 February. The male rider was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died in hospital. Anyone who witnessed the collision or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Preventing burglaries Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police are uniting to tackle aggravated burglaries including those that result in motor vehicle theft. The new campaign—called ‘LIGHTS. CAMERA. CATCH ’EM.’—calls on the community to share what they know about this type of offending and submit footage of suspicious activity to Crime Stoppers. Crime Statistics Agency figures show there were 4214 residential aggravated burglary offences in Victoria during the year ending 30 September 2022. This represents a 12.7 per cent increase on the previous period. The type of footage that can be submitted includes CCTV or dashcam footage of suspicious behaviour such as people trying car doors or looking into vehicles, loitering outside properties and looking through windows or attempting to enter homes. The community are urged to share CCTV footage and any information about suspicious activity with Crime Stoppers via crimestoppersvic.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000.
Drainage pipes cannot handle the water. to handle more frequent rain events, as well as improve drainage clearing processes. “Hereford Road, I’ve been noticing it this week, every drain is blocked just waiting for the next rain,” Brendon said. In response to long term fixes for the easement, Mr Philipp said the council was undergoing investigations across multiple drainage networks. “There have been several community enquiries raised following the October storm event. As part of our response, we have a CCTV assessment underway to investigate the drainage system,” he said. “Contractors are currently working through a backlog of CCTV assessments following recent storm events.”
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Survey to guide council aquatic strategy Yarra Ranges Council is seeking input from the community on how they use their local pools and water parks, and what aquatic services they might need in the future. Feedback from the survey will help inform the council’s draft Aquatic Strategy, which is due to come out later this year and will feature another round of community consultation. Yarra Ranges Mayor, Jim Child, said the council recognised its aquatic services played an important role in the health and wellbeing of the community. “Our facilities have come a long way over the years. We’ve gone from diving boards and outdoor baths to now having some modern indoor pools and water parks, but we need to continue to evolve these in line with the community’s needs,” Cr Child said. “What this survey will do is help us better
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Yarra Ranges Council has released its aquatic strategy survey for community feedback. Picture: CALLUM LUGWIG understand the current and future needs of our community when it comes to our aquatics services. “The feedback we receive on our services will also help us determine how they add to the health and wellbeing of our community.
“This feedback will then be combined with the environmental and financial impacts of how we maintain our facilities which will all feed into the upcoming draft Aquatic Strategy. “This is just step one of a multi-staged approach towards creating an Aquatic Strategy, so I really encourage every resident to take part in this survey to give us the strongest data possible.” Yarra Ranges residents have until Wednesday, 26 April to complete the survey. There will also be multiple opportunities for community members to have a chat with Council staff about aquatics and the survey at upcoming drop-in sessions. For more information on aquatics, the drop-in sessions or to provide your feedback, head to https://shaping.yarraranges. vic.gov.au/aquatic-strategy.
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Qld fruit fly found in Silvan By Tyler Wright A local organisation is working to mitigate the impact of the Queensland fruit fly after seven flies were detected in Silvan in February. Regional fruit fly project coordinator at Agribusiness Yarra Valley, Bronwyn Koll, alerted the public through social media and urged landowners and fruit growers in both central Silvan and the Mount Evelyn side of Silvan to work through their emergency response plan for the insect, which uses crops as a breeding ground. “The detections are showing up in places where the the Queensland Fruit Fly Awareness Project has surveillance traps in place, so we’re catching these fruit flies and then we’re immediately contacting those that are nearby and asking them for their cooperation in investigating further to look at their practises, and those who have the ability to do so have been applying fruit fly bait,“ Ms Koll said. Landowners are encouraged to use nets to keep the fly away from ripening fruit and remove or destroy collected fruit waste by boiling or freezing their produce. “The number one message for the non fruit growing areas or for the non fruit producing backyards is to get rid of the wild blackberry,“ Ms Koll said. “I believe that our biggest influx of fruit fly detections usually is close to the ripening period of our wild blackberries. “The areas with uncontrolled blackberries that are in fruit right now are potentially hosting Queensland fruit fly.“ There are over 100 different host fruits for the Queensland fruit fly, including all tree fruit and lower ground crops like strawberries, capsicums and tomatoes. Ms Koll said prior to 2018 there was no detection in the Yarra Valley “Fruit fly generally move from region to region, either in fruit that people carry or they migrate from one town or one region to the
next over time if they’re left unaddressed,“ Ms Koll said. There are currently over 200 fruit fly traps in the Yarra Valley, Ms Koll said, with Agribusiness Yarra Valley deploying extra traps with funding from Agriculture Victoria and the cooperation of landowners; teaching them about baiting or putting a net over their fruit. “It’s all about early detection, rapid response, and then we provide free support to anyone that is affected,“ she said. In an online statement, Yarra Ranges Council said it has also undertaken measures to control the spread of Queensland fruit fly including trapping and the removal of fruit trees on public land that are susceptible to infestation. Yarra Ranges Council Mayor, Jim Child, said the agricultural industry in the Yarra Ranges is the fourth biggest industry in the industry and worth over $700 million. “It is imperative that we maintain and act swiftly in stopping this invasive species from getting a foothold in the Yarra Ranges,” he said. “We’re asking all community members who have backyard fruit trees to prune trees to manageable sizes, pick fruit when it is ripe – not letting it fall to the ground and spoil – to keep an eye out for fruit flies, reporting any sightings to Agribusiness Yarra Valley.“ Following a confirmed detection, Council works with residents and businesses in the affected area by providing information and guidance on how to prevent or reduce spread in their gardens, the statement read. For more tips on how to prevent and get rid of Queensland fruit flies, visit the Agriculture Victoria website, Keep the Yarra Valley Fruit Fly Free on Facebook and fruitflyfreeyv.com.au Yarra valley residents can contact Ms Koll with images of suspect fruit and their location on qff@agribusiness-yarravalley.com or 0490381999.
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Pining for Indigenous trees By Mikayla Van Loon When thousands of trees fell across the Yarra Ranges, both native and non native, in 2021, efforts to replant lost habitat were determined as crucial to recovery. For one Mount Evelyn resident and landscape gardener of 40 years, who wished to remain unnamed, the replacement of non-native trees, particularly pine, was more important than ever. Raising concerns about the growth of pine trees on a Yarra Valley Water (YVW) property on the corner of Old Hereford and Old Gippsland Roads, the resident was worried about further damage or tree felling in another storm event. “It was horrendous for a lot of people up in the Dandenongs and here as well. Old Gippsland Road was hit big time and other areas were really hit big time,” he said. “What in particular was happening as well as Indigenous trees, big gums, beautiful gums, there were a lot of pines that fell, big pines that were planted a long time ago as windbreaks. “I had two very large pines, at a guess they’d be 140 or 150 feet tall, the same size as those on the Yarra Valley Water property.” Yarra Ranges Council identifies Pinus Radiata as an environmental weed which, where appropriate, should be removed. “I’m conflicted because Pinus Radiata are magnificent big trees but they don’t belong here,” the Mount Evelyn resident said. “And one problem with the confliction is the Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos love them, they’ve adapted and they love jumping on the green pines and extracting the kernels and so I feel a little bit guilty in that respect, complaining about the big pines.” YVW distribution services general manager Bridie Fennessy said the authority took advice and guidance from local councils and arboriculturists to assess the health of trees, the en-
Concerns about pine trees on a Yarra Valley Water site on the corner of Old Hereford and Old Gippsland Road in Mount Evelyn have been raised. Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON vironment and local wildlife. “Ideally we’d like to be able to remove all environmental weeds from our sites and replace them with plants that are Indigenous to the local area,” she said. “Removing large and established trees is a more complex issue to work through, as we need to also consider whether removing them will impact local wildlife that has grown reliant on them for habitat.” Having had the pine trees on the water
storage property inspected by a horticulturist, YVW found the trees to be healthy and at no risk of falling. “We regularly assess the trees on our property to ensure there’s no risk to the community or our critical assets,” Ms Fennessy said. Despite understanding that a tree assessment might return a result of ‘healthy’, the Mount Evelyn resident said in 2021 no one expected the direction of the wind and root systems couldn’t handle the south east gusts.
Living within a community that saw hundreds of trees fall, many in the back and front yards of residents’ homes, the Mount Evelyn resident said many people weren’t replanting due to fear. He said there seemed to be an opportunity for YVW to help restore some of the biodiversity of the area with such a large property. “These things [pines] really should be removed and why not have an arboretum, plant some Indigenous trees. So many Indigenous trees fell during those storms that have been falling for a long time. “It’s all about biodiversity. We need to encourage biodiversity and without trees, without planting Indigenous trees, it’s not going to happen properly. This property in particular has got the infrastructure.” Ms Fennessy said YVW was undertaking a number of efforts to help improve biodiversity of the Yarra Ranges area, with planting days and targets within the biodiversity plan. “Under our biodiversity plan, we’re actively increasing the area of land that we’re protecting and restoring, and we’ve set targets to reach nearly nine hectares of our land by June 2023. “We’re also in the process of hiring a biodiversity officer,” she said. In two weeks, YVW alongside Zoos Victoria, Greening Australia, Melbourne Water, Jacobs and Spiire will be taking part in an Indigenous planting day at the Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment to restore habitat for the Helmeted Honeyeater and Lowland Leadbeater’s Possum. “I don’t want to create waves. “It’s just we’re talking about the environment. We’re talking about climate change. “These are big issues and I’m sure these people should be on top of it and they probably are, they might have plans in place already to do something but unless government, local governments, councils are prompted, maybe it just takes too long,” the Mount Evelyn resident said.
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Maternal services delayed Yarra Ranges Council’s Maternal Child Health team is currently experiencing staff pressures due to workforce shortages across the state, resulting in delays to booking availability. Currently, the Kilsyth and Mooroolbark services are the most impacted by rescheduling but all centres may be impacted in the coming weeks. The council is asking parents and guardians to be flexible and understanding as they work to find bookings for everyone who needs one. Over the last few weeks, the Maternal Child Health (MCH) team has been working hard to reschedule appointments for older children, particularly for 3.5-year-old, 2-year-old and 18-month-old children. The rescheduling is necessary to ensure staff can prioritise babies, toddlers and families who are vulnerable or in urgent need of assistance. The team are working to find bookings for everyone, while ensuring people with the most need are able to get help. In most cases, parents have been understanding of these appointment changes. The council want to assure parents that it is currently utilisng all casual and part-time staff available, and is actively recruiting to address the workforce shortage but expects that staff shortages will likely continue into the coming weeks and, potentially, months. If you are concerned about your child’s development, please call the MCH team, your local GP or paediatrician. Staff know these delays are inconvenient, and would like to apologise for the disruption they may cause. The council is committed to the highest level of care, and thanks all parents and guardians for their understanding during this time. For further information, please contact the Maternal Child Health team on 1300 368 333 or visit www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Family/Maternal-and-child-health
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Extra $2m means basketball stadium upgrade is on By Mikayla van Loon A builder has been appointed by Yarra Ranges Council to carry out improvement and extension works at the Pinks Reserve Kilsyth Basketball Stadium. After acquiring tenders for the project, Newpol Construction was selected to construct an extra basketball court, alongside flood mitigation and accessibility works to the total of $8 million. Given the price rises in the construction industry, Yarra Ranges Council has had to contribute a further $2 million towards the completion of the project, having already approved $3 million. The State government had already contributed $10.5 million for the upgrades as part of the Pinks Reserve Master Plan. “Pinks Reserve, I think is fair to say, the
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got a really active, engaged group who are contributing $200,000 as well to the project,” she said. “We’ve got 6000 junior basketballers and more than 40 people who play at a state level for wheelchair basketball. “You can’t watch that level of engagement and not provide accessible toilets that those users can use. You can’t not provide the ramps and you also can’t not provide the flood and inundation things that we’re funding here. There’s no point building a fantastic building and watching it flood.” As one of the main evacuation centres for bushfire, the proposed works also include fireproofing the existing corridor link between buildings. Other works will include cladding replacement and upgrades to the internal linings and insulation at the badminton stadium, adding a Changing Places
facility and accessible changerooms. While Cr Cox was disappointed the original budget had to be increased, he was positive it would be well worth the expense for the local and broader Yarra Ranges community. “Expenses have been running riot over the last few years, certainly since Covid arrived, so council has been a bit short to finish this off properly,” he said. “We can build the court but the toilet situation and the conveniences of the people using it wouldn’t get finished and there’s no point in partly doing it. “This will enable the council to finish the whole complex at Pinks Reserve so that it will be good, in excellent condition.” The motion to approve the proposed builder and costing was unanimously passed on Tuesday 28 February.
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leading sporting area in our municipality. It’s got a bit of absolutely everything…and there’s been money spent on upgrading every single one of those sports over the last three years,” Councillor Len Cox said. “There’s about 10,000 people a week who go to Pinks Reserve to play some level of sport and that is actually quite remarkable.” The Kilsyth Basketball Stadium is one of the largest regional basketball centres in Victoria and is host to over 1,100 teams, including the leading talent pathway program in the Kilsyth Cobras. Cr Johanna Skelton said given the high participation numbers of men, women, children and people with disabilities, the council couldn’t not move forward with the project despite rising costs. “It is a lot of money…but we can’t not. We’ve got such high use of this facility, we’ve
Yarra Ranges Council has advised the community of an indefinite but temporary closure of the Kilsyth Centenary Pool after damage to the inflatable dome was identified. The pool will be closed from 4pm on Wednesday 1 March until further notice. During routine maintenance and following recent vandalism, some structural issues were identified relating to the inflated dome that encloses the pool, requiring detailed investigation. Unfortunately, due to the unique construction of the dome, investigations will be complex and will require the dome be deflated, hence the need to close the pool. “The decision to close the pool during the structural assessment is not taken lightly, however the safety of our community and staff is paramount,” Yarra Ranges Council said. The council will work with the aquatics contract partner, Belgravia Leisure, to support all members and customers affected by this
The pool will remain closed until further notice. 322073 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS closure with alternative arrangements. Further communications will come through Belgravia on this. The council apologised for any inconvenience this causes and will keep people informed throughout as information becomes available. For other aquatic facilities in Yarra Ranges, please visit www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/Pools-water-play-parks. mailcommunity.com.au
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Social housing gets a lift By Mikayla van Loon An updated social housing strategy has been approved by Yarra Ranges Council for the former Lilydale quarry site soon to be the Kinley estate. Being a Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 1 (CDZ1), an Affordable Housing Delivery Strategy had to be submitted and agreed to before permits could be issued. With an estimated 3050 homes to be built at Kinley, Yarra Ranges Council has committed to a five per cent affordable housing strategy to provide 162 homes of this kind. Of that five per cent, 2.5 per cent was allocated to social housing and the remaining 2.5 per cent to affordable purchase dwellings for higher income earners. After investigation and discussion with advisory committees, the council has amended the percentage divide to elevate the social housing portion to 3.5 per cent and distribute this throughout the building stages to allow people to move in as soon as possible. Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group (YRHAG) chair Kate Coleman said while 3.5 per cent was a step up, she would have liked to see the full five per cent go to social housing. “I am thrilled there will be some affordable housing provided within the development. Personally I would like the full five per cent to be affordable rental but the reality of that is that is not going to happen, it can’t happen cost wise and rationally,” she said. Ms Coleman said with the remaining homes, she would like to see some State government intervention to purchase those as social housing. “What I would like to suggest is that some of the home ownership properties could be purchased by a government housing department,” she said.
Yarra Ranges Council has put forward an increase to the social housing strategy for Kinley. 321951 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS “For that to happen, Yarra Ranges Council and the community need to work closely with the State government and the minister for housing to ensure they come in to purchase some of the 1.5 per cent that are up for purchase and include those in the public housing list, even 10 properties would be wonderful.” Having worked in the social housing sector for over 40 years, Ms Coleman understands the crisis the Yarra Ranges is facing with a lack of affordable housing and rentals. “We’re desperate for affordable housing out here, we have no crisis facility and very, very limited rental and certainly affordable rental, not unlike other places. “We really need to start pushing to get the Yarra Ranges area on the housing map with the State government. We could probably fill 4000 houses in this shire for rental.” Ms Coleman said affordable rentals in the
shire have also been severely impacted by the increase in AirBnb’s popping up for accommodation purposes. Curious about the precedents set by the State government in the past around purchasing houses for social use, councillor Fiona McAllister asked Ms Colman of her experience in this area. “Not so much these days but traditionally, of course they did and what family housing we have out here is owned by the State government, which used to be the old office of housing but that was spot purchased,” Ms Coleman said. Spot purchasing began in the 1970s after the community asked for a pilot program in the outer east which, according to Ms Coleman, saw the then Ministry of Housing purchase properties in Chirnside Park. “Now that affordable housing is well and
truly back on the agenda, everybody is talking about it, now is the time when we put these proposals up to the State government…it’s an opportunity to get them back involved,” Ms Colman said. Yarra Ranges Council CEO Tammi Rose said she would be interested to put forward an agenda item in the future supporting an advocacy program for the State government to purchase homes. Cr Sophie Todorov put forward the motion to approve the increased social housing percentage and to ask the property owner Intrapac to build some social housing within stage one. “We are in a crisis situation with a lack of affordable housing, this translates into our municipality being identified as having a great need for having this type of housing for priority communities,” she said. Seconding the motion Cr Tim Heenan said by way of social housing in the Yarra Ranges, there is “virtually nothing”. “This is great as a start and I suppose this wouldn’t have come about if we weren’t dealing with a substantial piece of land that is going to be redeveloped into a lot of housing,” he said. “We need to do much more, we need to do substantially more, as the months and years go on, we know that in our patch out here.” Although voting to approve the recommendation, Cr Johanna Skelton said she definitely would have liked to see more social housing. “Even five per cent seems so minimal across one of our only opportunities for anything substantial as far as number of homes. It still feels kind of sad that the best case scenario that we’re putting forward is 3.5 per cent for social housing,” she said. Councillors voted to approve the motion unanimously.
Petition raised to co-fund sealing of Wedderburn Cres By Mikayla van Loon A petition has been raised with Yarra Ranges Council to seal Wedderburn Crescent in Mount Evelyn after funding was cut from the Roads for Community project. Lead petitioner Liam Jackson spoke on behalf of fellow residents at the council meeting on 28 February to encourage the council to undertake a feasibility study into co-funding the sealing. “[It’s a] dirt road which unfortunately the funding like many others has been pulled out by the Federal government, obviously residents and the council alike are naturally quite frustrated about it,” he said. “I believe all the dirt roads, it’s really important for numerous reasons, including safety, that they are to be sealed but Wedderburn Crescent in particular being central to town, you do have the Mount Evelyn Girl Guides, the Mount Evelyn Hall [and] it’s opposite the aqueduct trail.”
Being quite the thoroughfare for traffic cutting through to Birmingham Road, Mr Jackson said the street can be quite dangerous, particularly when cars “take advantage of doing a few burnouts”. Compiling a petition of 13 signatures, Mr Jackson said most of the residents are on board to come to some arrangement with the council for a special charge scheme. “I know the council has submitted to the Federal government to reinstate the funding, but I’m not going to be holding my breath too long on the government throwing the money back but we’ll see what happens,” he said. “We did get a petition and the majority of those in the area or in Wedderburn Crescent still want it to be sealed. “We understand like previous areas that have had their roads sealed there will be an additional cost to this and we understand that that’s got to be shared between council and residents.”
Mr Jackson said residents would be satisfied if the surfacing of the road was completed without curb and channel works if that would reduce costs for the council. Councillor Fiona McAllister said she appreciated the range of suggestions and options presented by the residents of Wedderburn Crescent to help the process of coming up with a solution. “I’m sure everyone in this room shares your frustration of the timing,” she said. “We understand the importance of safety and sealed roads, so it’s useful to hear your suggestion of the option of a rural seal which I guess is the language used for the no curb and channel. “Also your interest in whatever a special charge scheme looks like, having a conversation about that as well.” Since the Federal government funding was pulled in the October 2022 budget, Yarra Ranges Council has been investigating ways
to ensure roads can be sealed that had been identified under the program. Cr Tim Heenan said there was a substantial amount of roads needing sealing in the Mount Evelyn area which have been left in limbo. “We are still unpacking all of the negatives that came out of the withholding of the $94 million from the Federal government for the whole of the Yarra Ranges,” he said. “I’ll be looking very seriously at how we can get some started but the process of how we’re going to go about doing that hasn’t even been spoken about.” The council is still a month or so away from fully understanding its position to then provide answers about road sealing to the community. Councillors unanimously voted to refer the request for a special charge scheme on Wedderburn Crescent to the correct council department for investigation.
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More jobs with Outsource By Mikayla van Loon Knoxbrooke is looking to expand one of its Mount Evelyn based disability support and employment opportunities with a long term vision of doubling in size. Outsource, the social enterprise’s packaging and distribution warehouse located on Clancy Road, currently employs around 42 people with a disability who may have never been considered for work. With the main arm of the social enterprise, the Yarra View and Bushland Nursery, flourishing over the last couple of years, Knoxbrooke Group CEO Kristian Dauncey said it’s now time to turn the focus to Outsource to provide more employment opportunities for local people. “We want to bring some of that excitement over here and give it the same love, care and attention because the nursery is not for everybody, not everyone likes to work in the great outdoors, in the sun or rain,” he said. “Some people like noisy machinery, wearing high-vis and PPE, others like packaging and the camaraderie and talking with people so it’s a different type of work and what we’re trying to do is accommodate all people with disabilities.” Joining Outsource six months ago as general manager to help grow the organisation’s reach, Abdul Bakhach said for workers, each day can be different, with so much variety in tasks and customers using their services. From packaging bonsai kits to essential oils and lollies, to chopping wood for kindling, Mr Bakhach said “that’s why a lot of our employees here love it because they’re never bored”. With 20 odd customers already using Outsource on a regular and loyal basis, Mr Bakhach said the work is there ready for more supported employees to come on board. “We’re looking to grow and our strategy and our wish is to be 100 employees within 12 months. We’ve started now to try and recruit new employees and then with that, new staff as well,” he said. As more and more manufacturing is done onshore by Australian companies, Mr Dauncey said there is an opportunity there for people with a disability to have secure work. “We’ve come out of the Covid lockdowns and there’s a supply shortage and so people are understanding the importance of onshoring their work. “There’s this real push for onshoring whatever they can, having that security of supply and that’s worked out really well for our business because for many years it’s gone the other way, offshoring whatever they can. “We’re not about packaging and we’re not here about profit, although profits are important, we’re really here to create opportunities for people with disabilities…and ultimately, we’ll stop growing when every person who has a disability, who wants to work, has a job.” Within Outsource, Mr Bakhach said there are internal offerings of learning for employees to grow and work towards bigger goals. “You can be operating a machine, you can be working on a heat sealer today, you could be working on some counting scales tomorrow,” he said.
Outsource supported employees love coming to work knowing they might be doing something different each day.
Using both hand packing and machinery, employees get to put together kits of sprinkles. “But we go further than that, each employee has an individual employment plan so they have the opportunity to put down their aspirations of what their goals are for the next 12 months.” Whether it be gaining a forklift licence or working other machinery, Mr Bakhach said supervising staff are available to facilitate that. “Eventually when we become bigger, we also want to give our employees the opportunity to step up to become group leaders. “At the moment we have able bodied supervisors looking after each team of three or four or five employees, we want to try to get our
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In the woodworking room, specialised machinery cuts down wood into kindling ready for packaging.
employees to a level where they can become a group leader.” Mr Dauncey said each of Knoxbrooke’s supported employees have been identified as having a disability “so significant and profound, they have been granted a disability support pension for life and for every one of these individuals, they need never work”. “But every one of those individuals have said my disability is not going to define me and give me an opportunity, I’d love to have a job.” Actively trying to recruit people who fall into this category of not wanting to be discarded by society but may have attempted work
elsewhere and been unsuccessful, Mr Dauncey said he’d encourage them to apply. “We know there’s a good number of people in our community who have finished school, may have attempted work, become despondent by that experience and haven’t worked since. “It’s those individuals we’d love to reactivate and give them that opportunity because we know often in mainstream employment, it can be a really isolating experience, there isn’t any support around that individual.” Expressions of interest can be submitted via email to ndis@knoxbrooke.com.au
Futsal puts its best foot forward for Indigenous players By Mikayla Van Loon The interstate futsal community has been brought together by Mount Evelyn-based futsal training organisation who has helped acquire donations to send to a remote community. Having received a message from a police officer who is also a futsal coach, who lives and works in Aurukun, a small town in far north Queensland, Caro Futsal owner Andre Caro decided to help provide shoes for the team. “[Steve’s] running a football program for Indigenous kids and they had no shoes. So they were just playing in bare feet on concrete,” he said. “And then he contacted me asking if I could organise a campaign to get shoe donations.” 8 MAIL
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PCYC Aurukun is a youth centre in far north Queensland teaching young people how to play futsal. Speaking more in depth with Steve about the PCYC Aurukun Youth Centre on a podcast episode, Andre learnt “they just open the doors every day for kids to play futsal instead of being on the streets”.
Putting a call out to all the teams who use the Pro Futsal Centre in Mount Evelyn to donate old or new shoes, Andre said they were able to gather 40 pairs of shoes last month. “I’m very pleased. I think it’s a good num-
ber. They have 70 kids so we’re going to try to keep on going with this campaign. “We’ll try to send them shoes once a month at the start of each month but I’m very pleased with the help of the community.” Although having intended to send the first lot of shoes to Aurukun at the end of February, Andre said he pushed it out until Wednesday 8 March because there were more donations to come in. Bringing together both his passions, Andre said working alongside Steve and the Aurukun community has been wonderful. “I’ve always wanted to do some sort of charity thing. This combines the two things I like the most, futsal and this charity thing I wanted to get involved with.” Shoe donations can also be sent directly to 5 Kang Kang Road, Aurukun Police Station, Aurukun, Queensland 4892. mailcommunity.com.au
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For young people and children in support group programs Marcus’ donation means a lot.
The FaPMI staff are looking forward to putting the donation to use.
Donation brings out smiles By Mikayla Van Loon After coming out the other side of his own mental health battle, Marcus Reeves used his pain and experience for the better. As the founder of mental health fundraising event She Won’t Be Right Mate, hosted late last year for the second time at Yarra Glen Racecourse, Marcus and his team were able to raise $18,000 for the Eastern Health Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) Program. “We donated to Eastern Health the first year because that’s where I had to get help for the first time and then Anna (marketing manager) came to me and said there was a program to help families and kids,” he said. “The more awareness kids can get around the issue and maybe what mum and dad are going through and to help mum and dad seemed like a really good charity organisation.” Eastern Health Associate Program Director for Adult Community Mental Health Services Lisa Gill said the work of FaPMI has become critical in supporting children and parents through mental health. “Victorian statistics show about a quarter of children in Victoria are living with a parent with mental illness, so it’s actually quite significant,” she said. “Not all of them will come to a tertiary medical service like ours but there’s a lot of children out there with a parent with a mental illness.” From peer support groups for children to martial arts therapy and family fun days, FaPMI does have a big focus on supporting the children but also working with parents to ensure they get the clinical help they need. “[Eastern Health is] trying to really encourage clinicians and people who are working with parents to talk to them about how their parenting is going,” FaPMI coordinator Bronwyn said. “Because in the past, what tends to happen is clinicians get focused on the individual and talk to them about their mental health but sometimes forget about their bigger context, like what’s happening at home, what’s happening with their kids.” FaPMI lived experience worker Fiona said as a parent with a mental illness, getting support through a program of this kind was invaluable to both herself and her children. “Parenting can be challenging anyway but having mental health challenges just adds a whole other layer of complexity,” she said. “I talk to other mums and most of us experience some kind of mum guilt and I experienced intense levels of mum guilt, so the programs FaPMI run can be really useful for parents and for children of parents who have mental illness.” Lisa said receiving such a large donation to the Eastern Health Foundation for FaPMI will be instrumental in providing more programs and offering more mental health support. “It’s an amazing opportunity to have that sort of financial support. We have money to run some of the programs but we never have money of that quantity to run camps or even special things, she said. 10 MAIL
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She Won’t Be Right Mate founder Marcus Reeves presented Eastern Health Associate Program Director Lisa Gill with a donation of $18,000 for the FaPMI program. Pictures: MIKAYLA VAN LOON “So it will be a fantastic resource to be able to really plan those sorts of things for the children.” Grateful to have had the support of the nurses and doctors at the Maroondah Mental Health Inpatient Unit while recovering from drug and alcohol abuse, Marcus wanted to give back and hopefully help prevent young people and other men from going through a similar experience. “I don’t think kids or men or women or parents should have to go through the things that unfortunately life throws at them and makes their lives a bit harder to keep on with and the effects of mental health and depression and alcohol abuse is a huge thing,” he said. “Men but kids as well, they shouldn’t have to grow up thinking that’s what they can turn to and there are avenues they can go down and hopefully these funds can help FaPMI and the amazing things [they] do.” Hosting the first She Won’t Be Right Mate event in 2019, the first car and bike show drew around 1500 people and over 100 cars, something that doubled in 2022. “It’s based around a car and bike show because that’s what I’m into and that’s what a lot of men are into, it’s something we can bond over and talk about mental health,” Marcus said.
Lisa was extremely grateful to receive such a generous donation from Marcus to support mental health programs.
Having been through his own mental health journey, Marcus wanted to help break the cycle by creating a car and bike show fundraiser.
“As last year progressed we wanted to make it more family friendly and family orientated and have a lot more kids things to do. Hopefully this year we can make it more carnival-like.” Marketing manager Anna Kennedy said from 2019 to 2022 the event definitely took a jump and grew in popularity, something they hope to capitalise on this year when the event returns in December.
“We were really overwhelmed with the community support who had seen the event advertised and came down and supported it, it was amazing,” she said. “[Marcus] has put a lot into this event and it is huge and this year we just really want to get big sponsors onboard so we can make it even bigger and better.” To find out more, go to shewontberightmate.net.au mailcommunity.com.au
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Adventure Dog returning By Mikayla van Loon It’s just one short month away from the ultimate human and canine cross country challenge as Animal Aid’s Adventure Dog returns to the Yarra Valley on 2 April. Known as Australia’s largest dog friendly obstacle course, the event hosted at Wandin Park Estate draws crowds from all over the country to raise funds for the rescue and adoption service. The four kilometre course sees competitors and their four legged friend take on all conditions under foot with mud, jelly, snow, and a chalk colour run. Animal Aid Communications and Engagement Manager Elle Ammann said the event is on track to be one of the biggest in its five year history. “Last year we raised $84,000 so we’re being quite conservative with our $80,000 goal. I’m hoping to well and truly exceed last year,” she said. “We’re on track to have more participants than last year, [where] we had 850. So this year we’re hoping to have 900 plus participants raising over $80,000.” For one of Adventure Dog’s regular competitors Aaron and his dog Brandy, the course is a fantastic opportunity for people to come together. “It’s a fantastic, feel-good event,” he said. “I was happily surprised at how many likeminded people came together to support Animal Aid.” Aaron has chosen to fundraise to help the lost and homeless animals at Animal Aid. “This will be our second year at the event, I love dogs and my heart breaks for those without a home. Every little bit helps, so Brandy and I hope to reach our fundraising goal.” As a not for profit organisation, every aspect of what Animal Aid does has to come from the community to ensure the health of the animals and this funding will contribute to that. “All the staff, all of the food, all of the medical, everything the dogs receive is through donations from the community or people using our services or involving themselves at our events,” Elle said. “It will feed the dogs, it will desex them, it will vaccinate them, it will do any special surgeries we need. It’s not unusual for a dog to come in who has a sore hip who needs some surgery on that or dentals are really common.” In just one year Animal Aid can help around 6000 pets find homes and get the medical or training attention they need to be rehomed. While every year can be challenging, Elle said the end of 2022 and the start of this year has been particularly difficult with more and more animals being surrendered. “We’re having more surrenders than ever before. We have dogs sitting around for longer because we just have such a high volume of them…[and] there isn’t the number of people looking to adopt right now. “The huge volume of adoptions we had over Covid means we’re having this lag now
Tonnie with Belle and Soul who were adopted through Animal Aid and have become best buds. 319040 where everything’s a little bit slower, we know it’s going to bounce back but at the moment, our length of stay is more than what it should be because the interest just isn’t there yet.” Animal Aid had reached capacity for dogs and cats in February, with around 50 dogs being housed and the most number of cats seen in the Coldstream facility for the last six years. Elle said many of the people who have surrendered dogs in particular haven’t necessarily wanted to but have been left without choice. “They didn’t have the support they needed during Covid to have that dog in their home. They couldn’t go to dog training, they couldn’t give it the socialisation. “So they don’t want to give it up because they had fun with the dog for two and a half years but it’s more like ‘we adopted a dog thinking that we’d be able to do this, but for two and a half years, we didn’t have the support to make it work’. “People are trying hard. It’s not like the public’s doing anything wrong but they just didn’t have what they needed.” With an extension of the Coldstream facility’s kennels nearing completion, Elle said it will help house more dogs and Adventure Dog funding will ensure the best care. “The more funds we have, the more we can do every single time so our new facility is going
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Jesse and Roo preparing to get wet and muddy. 319040 to be amazing. “The level of care the dogs receive is going to be extraordinary. But as well as that, the funds we receive from Adventure Dog are go-
ing to help us care for more dogs.” Registrations for Adventure Dog are open until the end of March. To donate or register go to adventuredog2023.raisely.com
Lilydale Rotary says thank you for gifting generosity By Mikayla van Loon The Rotary Club of Lilydale (RCL) was able to say thank you this week to all the people involved in its 2022 Wishing Tree project that helped provide hundreds gifts to children in need. At its regular meeting on Tuesday 28 February, RCL hosted a number of guests from the businesses who gathered gifts to present them with certificates of appreciation. “Local businesses, organisations and club members, all came together to make this project so very successful. Rotary Lilydale could not have achieved such a wonderful outcome without such collaborative support,” RCL president Jenny Selway said. “The generosity of everybody resulted in 1000 Christmas gifts being donated and $1930 worth of gift cards being donated. A wonderful result I’m sure you will agree and 12 MAIL
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The Rotary Club of Lilydale hosted a thank you event for the people involved in the Wishing Tree project. Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON it was way beyond anybody’s expectations.” Anchor and Yarra Ranges Proactive Policing Unit were extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to meet and thank the people who made the young people’s lives they
support all the more bright. “What happened late last year with the Giving Tree was something we hadn’t seen at Anchor in all those many years,” Anchor CEO Heidi Tucker said. “I think what people don’t realise is people who are homeless or are disadvantaged feel like they’re left behind, they feel like no cares much about them and by receiving these gifts and us throwing them a party, those people…really felt as though people cared about them.” With around 60 families in transitional housing and as the responsible body for homelessness in the Yarra Ranges, Anchor Youth and Homelessness Services manager Peter Dinsdale said while a beautiful part of the east, there was also a lot of disadvantage in the region. “Christmas is normally the reminder [of a
time when families were happy or together] so it’s a particularly hard time but when we can do this and give presents, it just makes sure they’re not the ones missing out,” he said. For Yarra Ranges Crime Prevention Officer, Leading Senior Constable Linda Hancock getting to take the presents to young people who might have had a negative experience with police was really great. “They don’t always want to open the door when they see police in uniform but when you’re carrying a big box of toys, we were very welcome and they were very grateful, ‘oh police are doing this’. So that was nice for us,” she said. Because many of the schools were closed by the time Linda received the vouchers, she began handing them out last week to 11 local schools. mailcommunity.com.au
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Funding shortfall By Michael Smith Sadly, when community members contact Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) for legal help, family violence is most often the problem they need support with. In 2022, an alarming 84 per cent of Yarra Ranges residents receiving assistance were experiencing or at risk of family violence. A key resource in addressing this issue is the work of the Ringwood Court, particularly in considering Family Violence Intervention Order applications, made by from Victoria Police of people directly affected. A new Specialist Family Violence Court was established at Ringwood in late 2022, but unfortunately ECLC remains extremely concerned that it has only been partially established, with a lack of sufficient resources. Since Ringwood Court is the closest court to the Yarra Ranges, this lack of funding has a direct effect on victims of family violence in the Yarra Ranges who are seeking help and support at a particularly vulnerable time of their lives. Although the vision of the Specialist Family Violence Courts to provide easier access to court and promote the “safety of people affected by violence” according to the Magistrates Court of Victoria is, admirable and welcome, the resourcing of the recent Specialist Family Violence Courts established in late October 2022 falls well short of this model. Unlike the first five Specialist Family Violence Courts locations established in 2019/2020, no increased funding has been provided to Community Legal Centres, including ECLC or to Victoria Legal Aid, despite the increased demand and complexity of the new model. In October, ECLC extremely reluctantly placed a limit on the number of community members, predominantly women, that the team could assist each day at court. Since then, ECLC has consistently had to turn away people seeking legal advice at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court due to the lack of resources to staff this appropriately. ECLC will continue to advocate for more funding to be allocated but until this is re-
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ECLC have raised concerns about access to the Ringwood Specialist Family Violence Courts. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS solved, family violence victim-survivors who are in the most vulnerable positions, are left unsupported in an already complex and overwhelming system. Specialist Family Violence Courts were designed to hear intervention order cases at the same time as other matters, including bail applications and pleas in criminal cases, family law parenting order matters and victims of crime applications related to family violence. Until more funding is provided by the State Government to ECLC and other services, victim survivors in the Yarra Ranges and eastern suburbs will be left unsupported and let down by a system that is supposed to protect them.
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Cruel Intentions The Musical: A review Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre was the venue for Cruel Intentions the Musical, based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses from the novel written by Pierre Choderios de Laclos in 1782. The story of the musical is where we enter the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Katherine Merteuil. Fuelled by revenge and passion, the diabolically charming stepsiblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter. The production is magnificent theatre. The show was sparkling, Music very good, lighting a good standard and overall, a very interesting evening of theatre.
Kemp’s curtain call The performers were outstanding with Kirby Burgess as Kathy Merteuil giving an outrageous and sterling performance. Her stepbrother, Sebastian Valmont, played by Drew Weston, dominated the stage in his scenes, catching the fine nuances of such a character. The other players lived up to the standard set by these two giving an interest-
ing evening of theatre. The show had a standing ovation, well deserved by such a production, but one would not recommend it to the over 50s as it is definitely a show for the younger generation and Sir Arthur Rylah would not approve. The 1812 Theatre presents The Shorehorn Sonata In 1945 Sheila and Birdie were freed from a Japanese POW camp. Now after a half-century separation, the filming of a TV documentary forces them to relive the past. Woven into the 50 years of separation are a shoe-horn and the threads of loyalty and love which form their uncommon bond. Season: March 23 – April 22.
Jung-e is exciting, moving and inventive JUNG_E Starring Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo Rated M 4.25/5 Jung_e is an enthralling South Korean science fiction character drama about love and identity. In a dystopian future, a research team tests a groundbreaking combat AI, JUNG-E (Kim Hyun-joo), based on project lead Yun Seohyun’s (Kang Soo-yeon) mother, but can’t get it to pass a deadly test. Jung_e has an engrossing, poignant slow build of discovery, as tests and board meetings boil down to a daughter reconnecting with her lost mother, with Seo-hyun (and us) coming to realise the human reality of the AI being she is working on. The plot also contains some clever satire of corporate culture and the commodification of human identities. mailcommunity.com.au
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Hyun-joo portrays a formidable but often heartbreaking figure, Soo-yeon plays Seohyun with sombre grace, and Ryu Kyung-soo is a very fun antagonist as Kim Sang-Hoon, a ruthless and theatrical lab director. The visual design and cinematography are stunning, and the short but sweet action sequences are easy to follow, well-composed and very tense.
With its juxtaposition of industrial, often biomechanical sci-fi imagery with bright colours and lighting, Jung_e’s visual design feels like a moving Simon Stalenhag book. Jung_e feels like a far better live-action Ghost in the Shell movie than the one from 2017, with several scenes and plot-points that pay clear tribute to Masamune Shirow’s manga and Mamoru Oshii’s anime. Jung_e also has tonal similarities with Alien: Covenant, in that both films shift from low-key, contemplative conflict to breakneck action in the climax. The action climax is both a thrilling spectacle and a satisfying emotional culmination, but some viewers may find this shift jarring. Exciting and deeply moving, and inventive despite its many clear influences, Jung_e is available for streaming on Netflix. - Seth Lukas Hynes
A review of The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnovi The Fig Tree, written by Slovenian poet, columnist, screenwriter and film director Goran Vojnovi? and brilliantly translated into English by Olivia Hellewell, is recommended to our readers by Ljubljana UNESCO City of Literature. The novel won the prestigious Kresnik Award in 2017, distinguished as the best Slovenian novel of that year. It also received a Župan?i? Award, the highest recognition of the City of Ljubljana for outstanding creation in the field of art and culture. As praised by the award judges, Vojnovi? asks “questions about human identity in our wider geographical space”. “The characters in the novel go in and out of the area of Ljubljana to speak even more harshly and maturely about foreignness and borders, about being destined to be an external refugee because of national, urban and generational prejudices.” This is an important observation because the novel’s first-person narrator Jadran tries to understand not just the stories of his grandparents and parents, but also the extent to which his own identity and life story is shaped by them. In this sense, through the eyes of Jadran, Vojnovi? explores the nature and significance of storytelling as an (often voluntary) act that enables and even empowers the forming of one’s (self-) identity. In the character’s words: “The whole story was put together so that within it I might find what I was looking for. Justification for my actions, for my fears, disappointments and longing; reasons for my sadness, for the anger... “In this story, in this beautiful, orderly world, I understand myself; I understand what I feel and I understand how I behave. This story enables me to be what I am; to be me.” Along the process, the stories of Aleksander, Jana, Safet and Vesna are captivating, thanks to Vojnovi?’s powerful illustration of how personal and public tensions can intertwine and impact at the individual level as a result of deliberate manipulation of carefully selected historical events and identities (read: ethnic, cultural and even linguistic pigeonholes). As these characters experienced the breakdown of Yugoslavia, they became both a product and the victims of their time. The shared past of Serb, Croat, Slovene and Bosnian people became a source of comfort as well as constant conflict. While some chose to escape, others retreated into a “homeland” to which they did not and would never belong, and still others could only concentrate on “survival without humiliation or oppression”. Thus The Fig Tree reminds us of Sri Lankan-born Canadian author Michael Ondaaje’s 1992 novel The English Patient, whose protagonist László de Almásy, a desert explorer, knows only too well that geopolitical boundaries are little more than lines drawn on paper. Still, these fabricated lines have irrevocably changed real lives. As Vesna laments: “It’s like someone’s drawn a border through me. They’ve drawn borders through us, through all of us. They’ve drawn borders between me, my mother and my father. It’s now up to someone else to decide if I can see my parents.” Poignant and haunting, this is an extraordinary book. Highly recommended. Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
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Wandin gets new murals By Callum Ludwig Three new murals joined the collection dotted around Wandin North last weekend. The murals are the final ones in the project without further funding and were installed near the IGA on Saturday 5 March. Wandin Rotary’s community service committee chairman Gavan McIntyre said the murals are good for giving the Wandin shopping centre a bit of life. “We had a bit of money left over after doing the mural on the wall in Marigold Lane and so we decided to do these three and install them on the wall of the IGA facing the car park,” he said. “I think it’s a good little thing for the community and it uses up all the money from the grant that we were given, which we were very pleased to get.” Artist Brad Colling, who has created many of the other murals, consulted with the Wandin North and Wandin Yallock Primary Schools for two of the murals, with students involved in creating the designs. The third mural was designed by Mr Colling. Other community groups that have been recognised or have been involved in the mural project have included the Wandin branch of the Country Women’s Association, the Wandin Fire Brigade, Wandin Football and Netball Club, Wandin Cricket Club, Mont De Lancey Historic Homestead, the Wandin-Seville Bendigo Community Bank, Wandin Seville Financial Services and of course the Rotary Club of Wandin. Mr McIntyre said all of the community groups have appreciated the project. “It has been great because they get lost in the background sometimes. They all do all great work even if it’s just the football club and the cricket club who do a huge amount of
Attendees who came for a free sausage and to see the opening of the murals.
Local sporting clubs represented in one of the new murals. work get kids on the ground every weekend,” he said. “The whole project has had a feel-good community feel about it,” he said. Brad Colling, Peter Van Bruegel and Mary
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Newham are the three artists who created the murals. Mr McIntyre said there is definitely scope to continue and further the project. “If another grant becomes available, we’ll
The final mural. definitely go for it. The money from these grants has to go through a community organisation so that’s why rotary gets involved,” he said. “We would definitely be happy to make it happen.”
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International Women’s Day Belly Dancing Event Date: Wednesday 8 March Time: 11.30am-12.30pm Activities: It’s time to celebrate women! Join Japara Neighbourhood House for a lighthearted event celebrating International Women’s Day. Experience the fun of belly dancing in a friendly, social environment. You don’t need to know how to dance - just join in and move your body! Learn some moves and have a laugh. Registration is free. Gold coin donation on the day is appreciated. Visit: https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=12391
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The VIEW Club The Yarra Valley VIEW Club is looking forward to another year supporting The Smith Family with
the educational needs of disadvantaged Australian children. Our next luncheon meeting will be held at the Chirnside Park Country Club on Tuesday 28 March, 11.30am for a 12 noon start. Take this opportunity to join us for monthly interest groups, outings, meet women from all walks of life and form lasting friendships. Contact Val on 0419 007 728 for any enquiries. Bookings essential. Visitors are always welcome.
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BBQ for the CFA On the First Saturday of every month Mooroolbark CFA will be cooking up a storm down at Coles Mooroolbark. Come down and grab a sausage in bread and have a chat to the firey’s. All funds raised will be going towards replacing an ageing truck and station upgrades.
The Highland pipe bands are always popular at the Celtic Festival.
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Highland Games returning After a wonderful festival in 2022, the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival is back. Almost 5000 people flocked to Eastfield Park South Croydon to witness the spectacular event. As the first Highland Games in Victoria for three years, the committee was thrilled to see the crowds in such numbers. Close to a thousand performers and participants are geared up to put on an even better show this year. The sound of the Pipes will once again be heard in the Eastern Suburbs at Eastfield Park, Eastfield Road Croydon on Sunday 26 March. Grounds open at 9am and official opening Ceremony commences at 9:30am. Then let the Celtic Music, Dancing and Scottish Men and Women’s Heavy Games begin, including Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Morris dancers. Children under 16 are admitted free and there will be lots of diverse activities for them to watch or participate in, including the famous Welly-boot tossing! The closing ceremony and very popular Mass Pipe bands march will commence around 4pm For more information go to mebournehighlandgames.org.au or the Melbourne Highland Games Facebook Page. Tickets can be pre-booked via Trybooking by visiting trybooking.com/events/ landing?eid=1024367& mailcommunity.com.au
CHIRNSIDE PARK Meadowgate Milk Bar 3 Meadowgate Drive CHIRNSIDE PARK Coles Supermarket 239-241 Maroondah Highway CHIRNSIDE PARK Woolworths Supermarket 239-241 Maroondah Highway CHIRNSIDE PARK 7 - Eleven 242 Maroondah Highway CROYDON NORTH Croydon Hills Milk Bar 158 Nangathan Way CROYDON NORTH Eastfield Milk Bar 11 The Mall KILSYTH Woolworths Supermarket Churinga SC, Russo Place KILSYTH Kilsyth News & Lotto 520 - 528 Mt Dandenong Road KILSYTH Kilsyth Laundrette87 Colchester Road KILSYTH Woolworths Supermarket Canterbury Road Kilsyth KILSYTH TSG Tobacco Churinga Shopping Centre Mt Dandenong Road LILYDALE Lilydale Marketplace SC 33-45 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE Lilydale Village SC 51-59 Anderson Street LILYDALE Coles Supermarket Lilydale Village Castella Street & Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Lilydale Community Centre 7 Hardy Street LILYDALE Eastern Laundries. 2/4 Williams Street East LILYDALE Lilydale Lakeside Conference and Events Centre 1 Jarlo Drive LILYDALE United Petrol Service Station 473 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Caltex Lilydale 346 Main Street LILYDALE Caltex Woolworths 31 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE BP Service Station 87 Warburton Highway LILYDALE Shell Service Station 469 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE 7 - Eleven Lilydale Cnr Maroondah Highway & Cave Hill Road LILYDALE Coles Express 469 Maroondah Highway LILYDALE Hutch & Co Cafe 251 Main Street LILYDALE Round Bird Can’t Fly 170 Main Street LILYDALE The Lilydale General 110 Beresford Road LILYDALE Yarra Valley Smokery 96 Main Street LILYDALE Bee Seen Cafe 178 Main Street LILYDALE Blue Turtle Cafe 222 Main Street LILYDALE Gracious Grace Castella Street LILYDALE Melba Coffee House 33-45 Hutchinson Street LILYDALE Lilydale Munchies 7/75 Cave Hill Road LILYDALE The Mustard Tree Cafe 3/28 John Street LILYDALE Freda’s Cafe 2 Clarke Street LILYDALE Ray White Real Estate 164 Main Street LILYDALE Stockdale & Leggo Real Estate 281 Main Street LILYDALE Professionals Real Estate 111-113 Main Street LILYDALE Grubs Up 1 Industrial Park Drive LILYDALE Olinda Creek Hotel Maroondah Hwy LILYDALE Crown Hotel Maroondah Hwy LILYDALE Yarra Ranges Council 61 - 65 Anderson Street MONTROSE Montrose Authorised Newsagency 912 Mt Dandenong Road MONTROSE Bell Real Estate 896 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road MONTROSE IGA Supermarket 916 Mt Dandenong Road MOUNT EVELYN Fast Fuel 1 Hereford Road MOUNT EVELYN IGA Supermarket 38- 40 York Road MOUNT EVELYN Post Office 12 Station Street MOUNT EVELYN Authorised Newsagency 1A Wray Crescent MOUNT EVELYN Red Robin Milk Bar 35 Hereford Road MOUNT EVELYN Library 50 Wray Cresent MOUNT EVELYN Milkbar 28 Birmingham Road MOUNT EVELYN York on Lilydale 138 York Road MOOROOLBARK Coles Supermarket 15 Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK Corner Milk Bar 38 Bellara Dive MOOROOLBARK Fang & Yaoxin Mini Mart 108 Hayrick Lane MOOROOLBARK BP Mooroolbark 103 Cardigan Road MOOROOLBARK Coles Express 2 Cambridge Road MOOROOLBARK Mooroolbark Coin Laundrette28 Manchester Road MOOROOLBARK Professionals Real Estate Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK L J Hooker Brice Avenue MOOROOLBARK Fletchers Real Estate 1/14 Manchester Road MOOROOLBARK 7-Eleven Manchester Road
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LOVINGLY RENOVATED HOME THIS lovingly renovated home is set on a beautifully situated block next to parklands, in a quiet court location, just a short walk to Gembrook Primary School and Main Street shops and restaurants. With 4-bedrooms plus a study, this character home would suit a corporate couple, home business (STCA) or family. The spacious kitchen has Caesarstone bench tops, modern grey cabinetry, an electric oven, gas cooktop, stainless steel appliances, a walk-in pantry and a modern country feel. The kitchen is open to the dining room that has direct access to the large deck, perfect for entertaining and that indoor/outdoor lifestyle we all love. Set on either side of the dining space are 2 spacious living rooms for convenient family living. The master bedroom is sophisticated with a modern ensuite and walk-in robe
and set away from the further 3 bedrooms for privacy. The remaining bedrooms are all spacious with plush carpets and builtin robes. There are 2 rooms at the back of the home and would be perfect to use as a work-from-home space, teenage retreat or business (STCA) as it has its own external access, deck and powder room - the possibilities are endless. This home features high ceilings, a wood heater, gas ducted heating, plush carpets, doubleglazed windows and high-quality fixtures and fittings. Outside has an easily maintained flat back yard and a low maintenance garden, small shed, solar panels, carport, new stormwater, sealed roads, exposed aggregate driveway, cubby house, beautiful Merbau deck with great views and perfect for entertaining and stunning street appeal. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 8 Belvedere Court, GEMBROOK Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Price: $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Bethany Day 0438 844 968, BELL REAL ESTATE EMERALD
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THE EPITOME OF LUXURY LIVING ON 2.8ACRES DISCOVER luxury living in the heart of the Kinglake Ranges. This magnificent property boasts 4 bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, and 2 large living areas, making it the perfect home for families and those who love to entertain. The kitchen meals area has been fully renovated and well-appointed complete with Caesar stone benchtops, a built-in power bank for appliances, double pantry plus walk in pantry for everything else. The formal dining room and theatre room with wet bar provide the perfect setting for special occasions, movie nights, and regular entertaining with a seamless flow onto the large Merbu decking for indoor/ outdoor living. The home features a wealth of premium features, including a 4 car R/C garage with 3.1m high doors, a beautiful arbour overlooking stunning views, and a spraysealed driveway.
The home was built by Daniel Nolan Homes in 2008 and includes a loft storage area in the roof, built-in robes, and a large master bedroom with fully fitted walk in robe and en suite with double vanity and double shower. Outside, you’ll find a 9m x 8m shed with a concrete base, R/C door and power, as well as a wood shed and veggie patch. The property is fully fenced and covers approximately 2.8 acres of beautifully kept grounds, with a rear paddock and animal/ horse shelter. With 17 solar panels, 4.2kw of power, and 2x GCL 6Kw batteries, this property is energy efficient and sustainable throughout the year, keeping cost of living low. This exceptional property has everything you need and more. Don’t miss your chance to own this beautiful home in a beautiful regional area. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 58 Edward Staff Drive, KINGLAKE Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 5 garage Price: $1,400,000 - $1,450,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: William Verhagen phone: 0437 371 969, email: william@integrityrealestate.com.au, INTEGRITY - YARRA VALLEY AND KINGLAKE RANGES
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2 BEDROOM Unit for sale in Warburton • Lounge, Kitchen movable bench configure the room to suit your needs split system for heating and cooling • Large Bathroom walk in shower vanity exhaust fan heat lamp • Large ensuite with walk in shower vanity exhaust fan heat lamp • Large master bedroom full wardrobe, split system heater and cooling,
Large second bedroom with double door wardrobe split system heating and cooling • Single car garage attached • Solar installed • All white goods included, fridge washing machine dryer micro oven
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THE ULTIMATE SETTING AND LIFESTYLE IF simple living and convenience, accompanied with a safe and tranquil family setting is what you are after, then look no further. Showcasing excellent presentation and situated in a highly desirable location within walking distance to schools, transport, shopping centers and of course, the famous Emerald Lakeside Park with picnic areas, walking trails, paddle boating and fishing, all with picturesque surrounds right on your doorstep. This impressive contemporary home boasts all the space your family needs comprising of three generous bedrooms, all with robes and master complete with ensuite and walk in robe. The gorgeous hostess kitchen boasts an abundance of bench space and storage, integrated dishwasher and quality stainless steel appliances and spills out to an open plan dining and lounge which enjoy views over the tree top canopies of Emerald Lake Park. Entertainment can continue beneath the undercover alfresco whilst watching the kids or furry friends play safely on the terraced lawn ahead. Other features include the creature comforts of hydronic heating ideal for family members with allergies, a crackling wood fire, split system cooling, bamboo flooring, garden shed, sealed driveway, hedges providing natural private screening and much more. This home has all the lifestyle features you will desire, so don’t wait and book your inspection today. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 15 Emerald Lake Road, EMERALD Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $850,000 - $935,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Riley Nicholas 0488 501 218, BARRY PLANT, EMERALD
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This stunning home showcases a modern kitchen with dining space & formal living room with stone fireplace & exposed timber trusses which leads out to an alfresco area with built in BBQ. Comprising a master with WIR & ensuite plus doors out to a private deck, a studio/home office, shed with kitchenette, a fenced pet area & backs onto the Stevenson River.
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Proudly positioned only moments from Queens Park & the food & wine precinct in the east end, is this fantastic home. Comprising a light-filled open planned living zone with the modern kitchen, dining & living area looking out to the private courtyard. Also includes master suite with WIR & ensuite, GDH & split system, established gardens & double garage.
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$900,000 - $950,000 Inspect By Appointment or OFI Agent Gary Lucas 0407 595 113
$595,000 Inspect By Appointment or OFI Agent Mark Gunther 0448 623 030
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UNDER CONTRACT with only 17 Days on market! Commercial factory with 2 office rooms on 230m2 (approx), 3 phase power plus hardstand area with parking provisions at the rear, great site access & excellent tenancy on long term lease. mailcommunity.com.au
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Grand 4 bedroom homestead on 4 acres (approx) with stunning mountain views towards Mt Tanglefoot & surrounded by tranquil & established gardens, providing the perfect escape to the country.
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OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME THIS unique Yarra Valley property oozes character and charm. The “Old Church” is situated just a 200 metre walk to the cafes and shops of Yarra Junction Township and abuts the iconic Warburton Rail Trail. Enter through double doors as thousands would have over the years and walk upon old timber floors with the soaring ceiling above. Period features ooze throughout including beautiful old windows, timber panelling and decorative touches. Offering a spacious and versatile floor plan with modern updates including a well appointed kitchen and gorgeous bathroom. Upstairs a mezzanine room with views to the trail offers an additional bedroom space. Outside you can enjoy the rural outlook and majestic trees from a large rear deck with a vista to the trail enjoyed by walkers and bike riders all year round. This truly unique and historic property with beautiful features throughout, offers a great investment opportunity. Contact Tony or Samantha today for this once in a lifetime opportunity. ●
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3407 Warburton Highway, Warburton
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$540,000 - $590,000
2457 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction
38 Whitegum Drive, East Warburton
$695,000 - $760,000
The Fisherman’s Cottage
Big family living with space, peace and privacy
Set on a fantastic allotment of approx. 1/2 acre, is this neat as a pin 2 bedroom “move in ready” cottage that just needs you and your furniture! The modern kitchen offers plenty of cupboards and bench space, a light and bright bathroom is fresh as a daisy, and with split system heating and cooling, new carpets, and paint, you really don’t need to do anything more. A modern palette is the back drop for this country retreat where you can enjoy the mountain views on your rear deck, spread out on the land, invite your friends to come and pitch a tent, grab the fishing rods and walk down to the nearby Yarra river! A horseshoe driveway gives you great vehicle access, you have a carport and plenty of space to park extra cars, trailers etc. This is a perfect starter or a great weekender for a lucky new owner to enjoy.
Sitting in the picturesque and tranquil surrounds of East Warburton this neat property has loads of space for the growing family. Offering 3 good size bedrooms and a separate study/office area, spacious living/family areas provide ample living space for the large family, the open plan kitchen offers plenty of bench and cupboard space. Enjoy the outdoors lifestyle with just over half an acre of good usable land with loads of room for the kids and animals to spread out and run wild. A large high clearance carport offers plenty of car and caravan accommodation and you will be impressed with the huge main shed as well ( approx. 12m x 11m ). The kids will never be inside with a dedicated playground and just a short stroll to the Yarra River it’s the ideal place to escape the suburban life and come and enjoy the picturesque semi rural surrounds and relaxed lifestyle.
Leah Bannerman M 0448 924 266 Inspection: Sat 2.30 - 3pm
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Sweet cottage in a perfect position
Character & Charm, 5 bedrooms on a super size block
Set on 1250 square metres and located with Ythan Creek reserve and the golf course at the rear boundary & the Yarra River just a short walk away. It doesn’t get any better than this. A cute cottage offering two bedrooms & open plan living room plus a sunny outdoor deck surrounded by an established garden on a useable block. A stunning view of Mt Little Joe can be enjoyed while sitting in the rear garden. Properties in this sought after location are a rare find. A fantastic opportunity here to rebuild, extend or renovate STCA. This position is only limited by your dreams.
This charming 1920’s character home is a fabulous opportunity for those seeking large family living in an great location with a huge block of over 3300sqm approx. Spacious living for everyone to enjoy, cosy separate lounge with large picturesque windows, open plan kitchen, flowing on from the dining is a 2nd living space, certainly a big bonus for the kids to have their own retreat. There are 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, glorious features throughout the home include ornate ceilings, cornices, and hard wood floors add to the charm and character.Undercover parking for up to 5 cars with a single garage, double carport, and parking space under the decking sweeping asphalt driveway, lots of useful space, great for tradies. This is an opportunity for those seeking a character home on a great sized block in a high demand area.
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INSPIRING HOME WITH A ONE OFF DESIGN WITH soaring, timber lined, cathedral ceilings & walls of glass that take in the surrounding property, this truly bespoke, chalet inspired home offers a guaranteed one off design with space for family being its main priority. Boasting 3 levels of spacious, light filled living space, this sophisticated, versatile floorplan offers multiple lounge areas, 3 large bedrooms (the 4th could be either bedroom or rumpus), beautiful dining area & a quality timber kitchen that can host the largest of gatherings and includes dual ovens, twin drawer dishwasher, servery area plus coffee station with drinks fridge & separate sink. Whether it be entertaining family or friends, you can do so in all weather conditions with stunning bi-fold glass doors that allow the entire home to open up and be part of its oversized, undercover alfresco area. Upstairs, the master suite is simply divine with its mezzanine balcony overlooking the lounge below. A beautiful ensuite and sizeable walk in robe connect to this room giving peace & privacy for everyone.
Warmed by not only gas ducted heating, a charming wood fire and multiple split systems but also quality new carpets, there has been nothing left undone at this meticulously maintained family home. Beautiful cedar lines the walls both inside & out whilst natural bluestone has been used to create the separate office/ studio with plumbing, that sits independently under roofline, allowing a space for those who need to work from home. Outside, the sealed, circular driveway leads to a 3 car garage with workshop area and also a triple carport plus extra parking. Solar panels & approx. 26,000 ltr’s of tank water (mains connected also) are added bonuses that have been thoughtfully added. Sitting on a near flat 2090m2 block with plenty of natural light, this property was lovingly built by the current owners in 1978 and is a true testament to their creative vision and efforts in making it what it is today. On a quiet, sealed road, close to local school and public transport yet far enough away to leave the hustle and bustle behind, you will never find another quite like this. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 15 Heath Road, BELGRAVE HEIGHTS Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 6 garage Price: $1,480,000 - $1,580,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sharyn Chandler 0439 882 442 and Glenn Chandler 0418 410 689, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 22
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STYLISH INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING FAMILIES and tree-changers seeking a lifestyle of comfort and convenience are certain to find it at this sensational 1,606sqm (approx.) property. Perfectly positioned close to Upwey’s schools, public transport, shopping, and cafes, there is an instant and appealing ease to living here. This tri-level home resides on lush leafy gardens with storage shed, greenhouse, and an allocated fenced area that serves as an idyllic dog run. With a wide variety of extraordinary flora, including a rare and thriving Wollemi Pine, this is a picturesque place to make yourself at home. Inside this well-presented residence, new owners will enjoy impressive updates and a versatile floorplan. The entry level includes the dining area and contemporary kitchen with Bosch appliances and stylish geometric tiles. With 2 bedrooms with built-in robes and a beautiful bathroom with dual sinks, separate WC, and large soaking tub on this level, the move-in ready features will inspire you to explore more. On the second level, the lounge with modern flooring and reverse cycle heating/ cooling adjoins another generous bedroom with vaulted ceilings and built-in robes. On the lower level, 2 further bedrooms, including main with wood fire and rain shower ensuite, guarantee there is ample space to suit any lifestyle. With 5 bedrooms in total there is definitely flexibility to use one as another living room or home office to suit your family’s needs. Furthermore, the outdoor living is phenomenal with expansive decks on 2 levels providing gorgeous outlooks, plus the bonus of an infrared sauna, ideal for cooler months to come. For exceptional indoor-outdoor living and a brilliant lifestyle location, look no further than this fabulous family home. Plan your viewing today. · Outstanding location within short walking distance of schools, transport, shopping, and restaurants · Tri-level residence with flexible layout to suit your needs · Quality kitchen with Bosch appliances, Franke tap and stylish tiles · Phenomenal outdoor living with 2 expansive decks · Gorgeous gardens including a rare Wollemi Pine ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 59 Alexander Avenue, UPWEY Description: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Price: $950,000 - $1,020,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Sam Adamson 0421 023 760 and Daniel Steen 0434 979 142, CHANDLER & CO REAL ESTATE 24
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From this peaceful no-through-road location with picturesque tree-top outlooks, this beautifully presented residence offers optimal comfort. Stylish and resting upon a landscaped garden with sealed driveway and terraced undercover paved patio ideal for entertaining, every design detail here has been carefully considered.
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Daniel Steen
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$720,000 - $790,000
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With a relaxed and refined aesthetic set to a picturesque backdrop of greenery views, this property is the epitome of lovely Dandenong Ranges living. Featuring meticulous presentation, a unique and inviting layout, and a beautiful blend of natural design elements, you can expect to be enamoured with this impressive family home.
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A HOME CLOSE TO BELGRAVE LAKE PARK
Highlights including over ¼ acre of abundant gardens and prime position steps from beautiful Belgrave Lake Park will hold this home in great esteem with astute buyers. Defined by timeless character elements, a functional floorplan, and potential to infuse your own style, this property is the perfect way into this prestige locale.
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Suzie Brannelly
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BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED HOME THIS fantastic family home has 3 bedrooms, all with built-in-robes, and 2 lovely bathrooms. The freshly painted home with open plan kitchen/dining/lounge and plush carpet in all bedrooms is the epitome of move in ready! The kitchen is equipped with Induction electric stove & oven, stone benchtops and a great Laundry/ butlers pantry. This home will be cosy and comfortable year round, with zoneable reverse system ducted heating & Refrigerated Cooling throughout and efficient Heat Pump for hot water. Enjoy the views across to the Cockatoo trees, and the convenience of being only moments from Cockatoo main street. Extensive landscaping has been completed outside, with plenty of off street parking available. The garden beds are freshly planted, and there is a garden shed to the rear of the block. This block also has handy dual access. This property has it all so don’t miss out - call to arrange a private inspection today. Call Aaron Day 0407 365 994 or Brennan Mileto 0422 996 451. Please note: All property details shown are correct at time of publishing. Some properties may have been sold in the preceding 24 hours and we recommend that you confirm open for inspection times with the listing agent direct or the listing office. l
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P 5968 6222 311-313 Main Street Emerald
49 Pakenham Road, Cockatoo
$760,000 - $835,000
18 Vista Court, Gembrook
Beautifully renovated home with gorgeous treed outlook, and so close to town!
Perfect home for walk to town convenience and low maintenance living! This gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is move in ready. With a bitumen driveway & DLUG with entry door to the home, the front yard is landscaped & low maintenance. The master bedroom has a ceiling fan, & WIR as well as an ensuite. The further two bedrooms both have BIRs. The kitchen is fully equipped with a large island bench, electric oven, gas stove top, & stainless-steel dishwasher. Being open plan with the loungeroom for seamless entertaining, & there are two sliding doors from the lounge out to the rear entertaining area or directly to the backyard. Relax & unwind in the lounge room as you enjoy the wood fire place, or use the split system air conditioner or ducted gas heating that’s present throughout the home. There is also a study for your work from home convenience. This property is a short stroll to all the amenities of Gembrook main street.
This fantastic family home has 3 bedrooms, all with BIRs, & 2 lovely bathrooms. The freshly painted home with open plan kitchen/dining/lounge & plush carpet in all bedrooms is the epitome of move in ready! The kitchen is equipped with Induction electric stove & oven, stone benchtops & a great Laundry/ butlers pantry. This home will be cosy & comfortable year round, with zoneable reverse system ducted heating & Refrigerated Cooling throughout & efficient Heat Pump for hot water. Enjoy the views across to the Cockatoo trees, & the convenience of being only moments from Cockatoo main street. Extensive landscaping has been completed outside, with plenty of off street parking available. The garden beds are freshly planted, & there is a garden shed. This block has dual access. Aaron Day M 0407 365 994
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Aaron Day M 0407 365 994
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This lovely 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home, is waiting for its next family to enjoy the generous block & close proximity to town. There is a bitumen driveway that leads to a front verandah for unwinding on. Enter the home to find the bright neutral interior with hardwood floors throughout. Year around comfort is assured with both split system air conditioning & ducted gas heating throughout. Plus a wood fire heater in the lounge room. The kitchen has a gas stove top & multifunctional electric oven, stainless steel dishwasher, & plenty of bench space. Externally there is a handy storage shed & concreted flat entertaining area, before the cottage gate leads to the rear orchard style garden with lots of fruit trees. This private, fully fenced backyard is a delight as you meander through the established fruit trees. Please note, all appliances are less than 18 months old.
Aaron Day M 0407 365 994
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Approx 1/3 an acre in Emerald! Gorgeous family home awaits!
This home has 5 bedrooms, 2 lounge rooms, a formal dining room, & 3 bathrooms! Freshly painted & updated throughout with floor coverings & carpet in the bedrooms. The open plan kitchen has stone benchtops, gas stove top, electric oven, dishwasher, & a large butlers pantry. There is a split system AC in the lounge room, & ducted heating throughout. All bedrooms are generously sized with BIRs, & ceiling fans. The Master bedroom has an ensuite. The family bathroom offers a free standing bath, shower & separate toilet. The second family bathroom has wooden shutters, shower & vanity, & separate toilet. The backyard is a delight, with the block being fully fenced. The landscaped garden beds are waiting for you to plant & there are approved permit plans for a 3 bay American Barn shed.
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Brennan Mileto M 0422 996 451
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Exceptionally updated 5 bedroom family home with stunning views on over an acre!
Bethany Day M 0438 844 968
$760,000 - $830,000
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By John Thomson On Saturday 4 March two of Lilydale’s members, Glenn Crooke and John Thomson, played in the Eastern Metropolitan Croquet Association Championships (EMCA). They were played at Ivanhoe Park Croquet Club with all bar one of the EMCA clubs represented. Glenn was playing in section one and John in section two. Glenn played an excellent game and his long roqueting (clearing an opponents ball) was a highlight of the game and in the end made all the difference. Glenn won his division and is the 2023 EMCA division 1 champion. John had some close games but was able to run the clutch hoops when it mattered and went on to win and is 2023 EMCA division 2 champion. Both will now go on and represent the EMCA in the Victorian Regional Championships at Victorian Croquet headquarters, Cairnlea. Good Luck to both of you.
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The start of Autumn heralds in the start of the Autumn croquet season. This year Lilydale has three teams playing in the Shield competition, one team in Level Play Section one, this is the first time Lilydale has had a team in this section, another team in Level Play Section two and a team in the Handicap competition. This means Lilydale is represented across all three of the Autumn Shield competitions. The first game to start the season was held last Monday 27 February at Lilydale. The game was Level Play Section two and played against Sandringham. Lilydale’s section two team has a slightly different look this season with the loss of Glenn Crooke and Murray Howlett who make up the section one team. The team for section two this season will be, Alan Jones and Craig McCracken, who were part of the team last season with two new inclusions of Ron Green and John Thomson. Lilydale and Sandringham have built up quite a rivalry over the last few seasons with some very close games, and this one shaped up to be no different. The first game was the doubles and Lilydale’s pairing of Alan Jones and Craig McCracken had a real struggle against the Sandringham pair with the game going hoop for hoop. After 12 hoops it was six hoops all so it was off to the 13th hoop to find a winner, after quite a tussle for this hoop Sandringham eventually won the hoop with an excellent hoop running shot from the boundary. The final score for this game was Sandringham 7 hoops to Lilydale 6 hoops.
The next four games are all singles games. The first game saw Craig McCracken play. Craig was obviously out to make amends for having lost the doubles and played an excellent game winning 7 hoops to Sandringham 2 hoops The second game saw John Thomson in his first game of shield for a few seasons. John was able to get a break early and then hold on to his lead, winning 7 hoops to 3 hoops. At lunch, Lilydale were 2 games 20 hoops to Sandringham 1 game 12 hoops. After lunch with 2 singles games to play and only 1 game and 8 hoops between both teams it was still too close to call. The first of the singles saw a very determined Sandringham come out and play an excellent game and won 7 hoops to Lilydale’s 4 hoops. This put both teams on 2 games apiece only separated by 5 hoops, so it was all down to the last game to determine the winner. In this game John Thomson was able to build a bit of pressure early which drew a couple of errors from the Sandringham player and Lilydale won the game 7 hoops to Sandringham 2 hoops. The final scores at the end of the day was, Lilydale 3 games 31 hoops to Sandringham 2 games 21 hoops. Another close game between these two teams. Although both teams are very competitive the games are always played in good spirits. It is always good to get the first win under your belt, next Monday Lilydale is at home again and takes on Woodash, a combined side of Ringwood and Monash. This could be another very close game.
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Teams through to finals By Ronen Erulkar As the home and away season wound to a close for Lilydale Cricket Club’s juniors, and the senior teams played the first week of finals, it was a big weekend for the club with many crucial games being played. On Friday night, the U12-4 team travelled to Yarra Glen with a spot in the finals on the line. Bowling first, Lilydale restricted Yarra Glen to 6-104 off their 23 overs, with James Cook the standout taking 4/11. In reply, Lilydale could only manage 50 - Ashton Filleul top scoring with 17. With results going their way, they have managed to make the finals series where Lilydale will take on Healesville in the semi final. The U18 team brought their season to a close with a tight loss against Glen Waverley. Defending the 161 from last week, the opposition passed them for the loss of five wickets, ending up on 164 from 41 overs. Birra Whyman-Coombes (2/6) and Joel Tennant (2/19) were the pick of the bowlers. On Saturday morning, the U16-3 team had a fantastic win against Mooroolbark to cement their spot in the finals. Defending their 8/216 from last week, Lilydale bowled out their opponents for 181. Josh Goodman was the pick of the bowlers with 3/36, and was supported by Caleb Uerata who took 2/18. The Falcons will now take on Wonga Park in the semi final next week. The First XI welcomed back the first Saturday/Sunday finals game for two years where they took on top spot North Ringwood in the qualifying final. Batting first, Lilydale was bundled out for 138 in 61 overs - the lone hand was Shifran Muthalif scoring 77. Come Sunday, they simply did not have enough runs on the board as the opposition passed
A close catch was taken by Lilydale keeper sparking big celebrations. Pictures: FIELD OF VIEW SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Bowlers were in action over the weekend as Lilydale fought for finals positions.
the total for the loss of five wickets. Bailey Humphrey (2/26) and Shifran Muthalif (2/34) were the pick of the bowlers. The Falcons will now take on Ainslie Park at Lilydale Reserve in the preliminary final next weekend, for a shot to play North Ringwood again the following week. The Fourth XI came up against a very strong Croydon North Second XI in their semi final match. Batting first, they were bowled out for 84, with the U16 captain Braeden Anthony-
scoring. In reply, the game went down to the second last over, as Wonga Park passed them with 7 balls to spare. Cooper Doughty (2/19) and Mitchell Cliff (2/30) were the pick of the bowlers. With two junior teams (U12-4 and U16-3) and one senior team (First XI) remaining in the finals, it would be great to see as many players and supporters at the grounds next week to cheer on Lilydale’s players and help get them across the line for a spot in the grand final.
Digby playing the long hand with 36 from 103 balls in a gutsy knock against a quality attack. Unfortunately, there weren’t enough runs on the board, with the opponents passing them for the loss of five wickets in 22 overs. Adir Erulkar was the pick of the bowlers with 2/15. The Sixth XI team came up against Wonga Park in their semi final match and took the game down to the wire. Batting first, they compiled a competitive total of 9/181, with Ben Spencer (60*) and Luke Spencer (32) top
Positive lead into finals for Lilydale Tennis Club teams By Joanna Campe This weeks’ results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis competition. This is the final week of the standard season. With the upcoming long weekend, the Semi Finals will take place on Saturday 18 March and the Grand Final Saturday 25 March. Junior Open Doubles (JOD8) v BYE This team finished top of their group, going through the season unbeaten. This week the team had a BYE so will be keen to play the Semi Final on March 18. Result: BYE Open Rubbers (OR25) v Ferntree Gully After round 13 this team was sitting on top of the ladder. Lilydale was represented by Levi Daly and Harry Trevillyan. Lilydale played away against Ferntree Gully who were fifth on the ladder. In a very close match Lilydale came away with the win 3 sets to Ferntree Gully 2. Result: 6-7, 6-3, 1-6, 3-6, 6-4 Junior Development (JDC2) v Seville After round 13 this team was sitting in second place on the ladder.
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JDC2 players Lachie Sweet, Ivy Pieper and Ryan Taylor took on Seville at home and proved too strong. Pictures: LILYDALE TENNIS CLUB mailcommunity.com.au
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PBs, records and medals By Jamie Strudley Yarra Ranges Athletics have been represented at Victorian Track and Field Championships for the past 10 years and prior to this weekend had never secured an Open Championship medal. That all changed as club athletes earned not just one, but three, open age medals over the weekend as well as our Under 20 and Para athletes earning another four medals. To cap off one of the most successful weekends for our senior club ever, we had two fourth placings and no less than seven club records broken during the championships. The weekend started on Friday evening with Mitch Mullens becoming the first Yarra Ranges athlete to make the second round of an Open 100m Championship. This was followed by Noah Wright comfortably qualifying for the Under 20 Men 400 Final. That set the scene for a super Saturday and sensational Sunday for the club. The Saturday program started with the Open Men’s Javelin Final. A confident, but very nervous Ash Almond threw a wobbly 45.32m on his second throw that was good enough for third place and our club’s first Open Championship medal. Just 90 minutes later and we had a second bronze medal as Hayley Wilkins threw a massive PB and new club Open record of 35.81m with her final throw in the Open Women’s Javelin final. Hayley’s result inspired training partner Ashleigh Rooke to a new PB in the U20 Women Discus, with Ash just missing a medal finishing fourth. But there was more to come… Moments later, Mitch Mullens flew down the Lakeside Stadium straight to record 11.32 seconds in the men’s 100m semi-final. While not enough to make the final, Mitch lowered his club Open Men’s 100m record for the fifth time this season. Mitch had only just removed his spikes when Noah Wright ripped around one lap of the 400m circuit in the final of the Under 20 Men’s 400m. Noah broke the club 400m record, running 50.21 seconds to miss a medal by just two 100ths of a second which is about the width of a finger, so close. The day ended with Joseph Johnston storming to a new PB in the final of the Open Men Para 100m to finish in second place with 13.62 seconds and 76.87 per cent points. A fantastic result and a well deserved silver medal. Day three of the championships quickly became sensational Sunday. Mitch Mullens was on fire again, this time scorching to a new club record over 200m in 22.67 and qualifying for the semifinals later in the day. Sarah Ebbels, in the Under 20 Women’s Hammer Throw, had our first medal of the day winning a bronze after sending the 4kg weight out to 35.26m, to set a new club Under 20 record. Shortly after Joseph Johnston was at it again, racing around the track in the Open Mens Para 200m to record 27.21 seconds and another silver medal to go with his 100m silver from Saturday. Two hours later it was time for Rori Jones to take on a competitive Women’s Under 20 400m hurdles field. Rori maintained her composure over the closing stages to earn a fantastic bronze medal running 71.64 seconds
Hayley Wilkins not only took home bronze in the Open Women’s Javelin final but created a new PB and club record.
Ash Almond his Open Men’s Javelin bronze medal, the first for Yarra Ranges Athletics.
Olivia Twining with her state gold medal after winning the Open Women’s 3000m Steeplechase. Pictures: YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS The icing on the cake came in the final event of the day, the Open Women’s 3000m Steeplechase. In a race rescheduled from 12.10pm to 4.10pm due to an injured athlete unable to be moved from the track, the club eagerly awaited the performance of Olivia Twining. Olivia was more than up to the task storming to a convincing win and our club’s first Victorian Open Championship gold medal. FULL RESULTS: Female 20 Ashleigh Rooke 200m 27.33 (0.5) (7th); Discus 31.59m (4th) Mia Strudley 800m 2:31.90 (7th); Rori Jones 400m Hurdles 71.64 (3rd); Sarah Ebbels Hammer Throw 35.26m (3rd); Male 20 400m: Noah Wright 400m Final 50.21 (4th); 50.93 (heat); 800 heat 2:01.22;
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Female Olivia Twining 3000m Steeple 11:08.15 (1st); Hayley Wilkins Discus 27.07m (10th); Javelin 35.81m (3rd); Meg Sparkes Discus 25.84m (12th); Male Mitchell Mullens 100m (SF) 11.32 (0.1); 11.50 (-0.4) (heat); 200m (SF) 23.04 (0.2); 22.67 (0.5) (heat); Liam Russell 200m 25.34 (3.1) (heat); 400m: 57.12 (heat); Ash Almond Javelin 45.32m (3rd); Male AMB (Para) Joseph Johnston 100m 13.62 (-0.1) (2nd); 200m 27.21 (5.1) (2nd); Club athlete, Harry Norman was in action in Hobart on Sunday morning, as part of the men’s elite field for the Hobart Beat the Bridge
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10km. Harry finished in a fantastic seventh place running 30.15 finishing ahead of Commonwealth Games’ marathon representative Liam Adams. Our little athletics enjoyed the ideal weather conditions to continue posting PB performances in the track and field events. Many athletes were preparing for the Little Athletics Victoria State Track & Field Championships. The club is sending our biggest team to this weekend’s championships at Lakeside Stadium, good luck to all the athletes, parents, helpers and team managers. This week’s Little Athletics competition will be a twilight competition on Friday evening due to the championships and long weekend. Action commences at 5.30pm with our famous twilight burgers available from the canteen all evening. Training continues for all club members on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm. Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability. If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the Little Athletics fun, registration is at lavic.com.au. For information on training, how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at yarrarangesathletics.org. au or check us out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!
Clever shots seen in senior pennant By David Waters A high overcast greeted players for round five of the Eastern Suburbs Senior Pennant. No one stayed under the blankets, and everyone gravitated to the Box Hill golf club for the now customary 7.30am start. A few coffees and light pullovers were needed until the warming sun and swinging arms had the blood moving. The well-manicured course was set up for great contests to be had regardless of handicaps. Fast greens were commented on by many players and well grassed and clipped fairways gave value for good shots. Quite a few shots which were not good also benefited from a good long roll. Casual observation of matches saw some mailcommunity.com.au
remarkable highlights. Terry Payne (Heritage) scraping the hole with his tee shot on the par3 ninth. Bob Morgan (Yering Meadows) hitting the flag and stopping 30cm away to get in the hole and match on the 18th over Terry Payne. The hoo doo on Dave Martin (Heritage) watching his ball enter hazards on different holes. Graham Cush (Box Hill) putting in from 10 meters several times to win holes from Rod Ashton (Eastern). Joe Sykes (Box Hill green manager) did an excellent job preparing for the day. Joe was rewarded for this with a 2 and 1 win despite hitting the hazard with his first shot off the first tee.
A terrific golfing day was topped by a generous lunch and lots of gossip. The leaders are being challenged with two rounds to go before the finals. Gold group has a race between three for the top and in green group the top four are separated by 3 points. Good luck and good golfing.
Terry Payne from Heritage stands between flag and ball after nearly scoring an ace. Picture: SUPPLIED Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
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