Upper Yarra
Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
‘Not guilty’ plea by caravan park
Osmosis and more for students at Seville Primary
Deer plan goes live nationwide
Post-apoc art gives chills at YAVA
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Page-turners By Tanya Steele
Roni, Cooper and Penny in the school library chatting all things books.
Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Book Week has been celebrated across Australia since 1945 and events are in full swing across the Yarra Valley and schools are celebrating with all things literary. Students from Healesville Primary caught up with Star Mail to chat about books ahead of the festivities. Roni from grade three said she likes the Hotdog series by Anh Do and the Owly series by Andy Runton. “They have really fun adventures,” she said. Roni said she likes reading because the stories take her on little adventures and the characters always tend to get into a bit of trouble Schools will participate nationwide and celebrate reading and books from 19 August to 25 August. More to follow on Page 10
FOGO ‘is a no-go’ By Tanya Steele Waste collection changes beginning in Yarra Ranges have been met with many objections and questions from residents. Multiple residents have called Star Mail and aired their concerns about how the new FOGO system will work. Niki from Mooroolbark said that her household already has a composting system and doesn’t need a superfluous bin that will
never be used. “We were already forced to have a bin of one particular size,” she said. Julia from Montrose said she doesn’t want to pay for services that she does not need. “There are one or two things that do go in the rubbish bin, but apart from that - everything goes into the garden, everything is recycled, and generally our rubbish bins are quite empty,” she said. Many of the concerns have been raised by
people who will not need to use the new system as they already compost and do not require the new light green lidded FOGO bin. Currently, residents can change the size of their bins but there are no packages that don’t include all three bins, extra rubbish bins will cost a household $168. The new FOGO service will be implemented from 2 October 2023 this year. The frequency of collection for the red waste rubbish bin (which will be collected
weekly) is also an issue for households that don’t produce large amounts of waste. “It takes us between three and four weeks to fill it. But to be told we have to put it out every fortnight to get it emptied is again a waste of resources,” said Niki. Niki said she wants more options and would prefer to opt-out completely of the green waste bin. More to follow on Page 5
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