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Croquet celebrates 130 years What began as a primarily women’s sport in the 1890s has become an iconic feature of Lilydale, bringing together men and women from across the region to play sport. Recognising and celebrating this 130 year history on Saturday 19 October, Lilydale Croquet Club’s players, members, past presidents and friends joined in the festivities to mark the occasion. As one of the oldest croquet clubs in Victoria, the club has undoubtedly seen much change but one thing that has stayed the same - its place at Melba Park. Star Mail photographer Stewart Chambers was there to capture the celebrations. To see more, turn to page 10

Lilydale Croquet members with Bridget Vallence MP, Kate Patrick (president Croquet Victoria) and Aaron Violi MP celebrate 130 years of the club. (Stewart Chambers: 432615)

Mauled roo angst By Mikayla van Loon A recent mauling, and subsequent euthanasia, of a kangaroo at Lillydale Lake is a stark reminder of the importance of control and recall for dogs who are off leash. At around 9.30am on Friday 11 October a walker at the Lake witnessed the attack as two dogs, one said to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the other a whippet, chased a young adult male kangaroo around the off leash dog park. “Screams were heard from two dog owners trying to unsuccessfully recall their dogs. We

watched two dogs chasing and biting a juvenile male eastern grey kangaroo which had been flushed out of hiding,” the onlooker, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “After a couple of laps of the dog park, the dogs did not tire and the roo headed over the lake wall into the water. One of the two dogs followed it in and continued to bite it on the jaw. The kangaroo held the dog under the water for several minutes.” Another person at the Lake was able to wade into the shallow water and separate the dog from the kangaroo but the frightened animal swam

further into the Lake, eventually getting itself caught in reeds. “We watched the kangaroo swim out to the middle of the lake covered in blood and called Wildlife Victoria. “[It was] tangled to the point it could not get out, we waited a little over two hours for a volunteer wildlife crew to arrive. At this point the roo had been up to its head in the water, still bleeding.” Three rescuers from Vets For Compassion, Vicki, Jacob and Jacquie, responded to the Lake, with founder, unpaid chief executive officer and

vet Elaine Ong on Facetime to assess the injuries sustained. “One of our rescuers, Jacob, got in the water. [The kangaroo] was in such a state of shock that he could be handled easily. Normally a healthy kangaroo would require sedation but he was in such a state of shock that he just allowed Jacob to pick him up and carry him to shore,” Ms Ong said. “It had a broken jaw, multiple bites everywhere to its face, feet, body, and it was ready to die, I suppose. Continued page 2

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