Upper Yarra
Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
Woori Yallock crash claims a man’s life
Remembering Leonie, CFA’s ‘one of a kind’
Crossgenerational reading a success
Urban biodiversity on display at The Memo
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Hitting the bullseye Seville East’s Andy Robinson, 82, has been inducted into Australia’s darts Hall of Fame after competing for over a decade in the sport in the ’70s and ’80s. The British-born local developed a talent for the game when he was younger at the pubs and playing houses in the UK but rose higher when he competed for Australia after moving here in the ’60s. Now 40 years later, Andy has been recognised for his contribution to the sport and legacy he left at a time when darts wasn’t as well known as a competitive institution. To read more, turn to page 10 Andy Robinson has been inducted into the Darts Australia Hall of Fame. Picture: MIKAYLA VAN LOON
Killara Road pain lion infrastructure investment program review initiated the Labor Federal government to assess some of the country’s most funded projects by the Liberals. Meeting with local residents on Thursday 24 August, Casey MP Aaron Violi said he is concerned the entire project will be discarded, leaving the community at a loss and in danger. With an increase in tourist traffic, housing developments and the location of the CFA brigade, the intersection see thousands of com-
muters each day using the arterial road. Coldstream CFA captain Sean Bethal has been one of the people campaigning for upgrades since the beginning, noting how unsafe it can be when responding to a call out. “Most of the time when we respond, lights and sirens are on, but tourists and locals that drive through here don’t always see or hear them,” Cpt Bethel told Star Mail in September last year.
“We’re having to take measures to try and get out onto the highway, and at times it is becoming borderline impossible. “People also cross over at the bus stop and you’re sitting there waiting for ages for a gap to come through or running the gauntlet in trying to get across.” A year later and no progress has been made, with the State government waiting for the review process to end. To read the full story, go to page 5
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Renewed calls have been made by the Coldstream community to upgrade the Maroondah Highway and Killara Road intersection with the Federal government’s 90 day-review process coming to an end shortly. The $20 million project proposed by the Liberal Federal government in 2019, when the funds were allocated to the State government, hasn’t yet commenced, with the road still at a standstill when it comes to plans. Killara Road was included in the $120 bil-
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