Mount Evelyn
Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
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Taking to the track Yarra Ranges Athletics kicked off its summer track and field season on Saturday 7 October, seeing many little athletes step onto Morrison Reserve. From running, jumping and throwing, it was a fun filled, energetic day for the young, aspiring athletes. The senior athletes travelled to Moorabbin for the first round of the AVSL competition, seeing a number of people take to the track for the very first time, with some excellent finishes to celebrate. Turn to sport on page 39 to read the full report
A photo finish looms as Coden and Angus run the 100m sprint. 365633 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Flooding havoc Wednesday 4 October for all the townships along the Yarra River from Millgrove down to Coldstream and all the way to Warrandyte. An SCC spokesperson said their message for the high-risk season is to always be prepared, but not alarmed; based on the current climate outlook. “Motorists need to be extra vigilant on the roads for debris including fallen trees. As we are also expecting heavy rain in some parts of Victoria, consider your need to travel, and
consider where you are travelling, if it is in heavily treed areas of the state, whilst this weather passes given the significant risk of falling trees,” they said. Caution of a different kind has also been issued by Parks Victoria heading into the prime camping season, with a number of unattended campfires detected over the AFL grand final long weekend. “One of our biggest problems with fire escapes is people leaving campfires unattended
and then all of a sudden, a bit of a bit of wind comes up locally and it takes off into the forest - that’s a big problem for us,” Chris Mercier, manager of enforcement operations, Parks Victoria said. “You have to be within at least 50 meters or line of sight - you have to be able to see the fire and there has to be an adult in charge of the fire.” To read more about both stories, turn to page 3 and 5
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From bushfires in the east to flooding in the outer east, heavy forecast rain sent ripples of worry through the Yarra Ranges yet again with flood warnings issued for the first week of October. Memories of last year’s October floods that caused havoc throughout the region could not be matched by the most recent spring downpour but did see the Yarra River burst its banks. The State Control Centre (SCC) upped its flood warning from minor to moderate on