Mount Evelyn
Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
Dangerous roads named around Yarra Ranges
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Christmas in July for Montrose residents
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Fundraising to fit out Kilsyth centre Les Hutchings (Cricket Club Historian), Mike O’Meara (Kilsyth Community Action Group), Lesley Watson (Cricket Club Secretary), and Matt Burgess (Cricket Club Vice President) are calling on the Kilsyth community to help fund the fit out. 348654 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Kilsyth’s sporting clubs are looking to raise funds to help fit out their new state of the art facility at Pinks Reserve. With the building edging closer to completion, all that’s left is the purchasing of equipment and essentials to make the space usable. The big starting target of $80,000 cannot be reached alone and so the football and cricket clubs are urging the community to help make the goal that little bit easier. To read more about the build and the goal, turn to page 12
Goodbye CISVic By Mikayla Van Loon After a collective 40 years in the Yarra Ranges, Community Information and Support Victoria (CISVic) will be closing its doors at the end of November without enough funding to keep the service afloat. In April, Star Mail spoke with CISVic executive officer Kate Wheller about the potential closure should the emergency relief service not receive a funding lifeline. The board has now made the decision
it would be unsustainable for the CIS Yarra Ranges branch to continue beyond the end of the year. “It came to crunch time for us, we needed to make a decision about the future of the organisation based on the level of income that we have,“ Ms Wheller said. “It was a very difficult, gut wrenching decision for our board because we know how vital the service is.“ Alongside the CIS Yarra Ranges branch, the Op Shop on Hutchinson Street will also close
at the end of July as the cost of living crisis impacts further on the lack of disposable income people have to spend. This will be the second op shop to close in Lilydale in two months, with Anglicare’s Treasure Chest Op Shop also having to close due to ongoing financial instability and limited volunteers. “We’re really disappointed we just weren’t able to generate the income that we needed to break even let alone generate profit,” Ms Wheller said.
Ms Wheller said this will somewhat leave a whole in the services available for Yarra Ranges residents to access when in times of needing emergency relief or requiring affordable essential items and clothing. Should a lifeline be offered to CISVic to continue servicing the Yarra Ranges, Ms Wheller said it would certainly be something she and the board would consider. To read more, turn to page 6
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