Upper Yarra
Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
Risky drinking habits an issue
Proposed park development worries residents
Yarra Glen footballer will represent Team USA
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A love for animals By Callum Ludwig Kayle Holmes volunteers at the FFAR shelter once a week and has been selling bags of kindling to raise money for the under-thepump animal rescue organisaton. Mr Holmes said he loves coming to help out. “I love that the money from the kindling will come back to help the animals, it makes me feel very happy,” he said. “It will help them find their ‘forever home’.” Currently, Kayle’s Kindling has raised over $1000 for FFAR, selling 5kg bags of wood ready for homes fires for $10 each that are available by visiting the listing at facebook.com/commerce/listing/3618005645127571. Anyone interested in purchasing some of the kindling for themselves can do so by sending a private message to Melinda Irwin who posted the listing. Turn to page 13 for more
Kayle Holmes and one of the FFAR Favourites ‘Chiefy’. (Stewart Chambers: 417263)
Grape concerns By Dongyun Kwon A number of members in the Gruyere community are concerned about a proposed winery development at 23 Maddens Lane, Gruyere. Millar Merrigan has applied for the planning permit on behalf of the property owner
for a winery, a small second dwelling and signage at the subject address. Gruyere residents have raised concerns about the appropriateness of the development given the area is a Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) as well as the notice of the planning permit ap-
plication. A resident claimed the development is inappropriate as the size of the land is smaller than 25 hectares, the minimum lot size for a subdivision in GWZ, and the proximity to an adjacent existing dwelling within 100m of a dwelling.“The proposed development sits on a
property that totals approximately four hectares in area, in essence, the current property can best be described as a small rural residential, lifestyle property or hobby farm,” they said. Continued page 4
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