Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
Commemorating 100th anniversary
Pothole problem at Yarra Junction
Where Santa will visit
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Keep the doctor away By Callum Ludwig
L-R: Woori Yallock PS’ Primary Welfare Office Andre Campbell, Principal Oliver Thockloth (Principal) and Wandin Rotarians Gavan McIntyre and Paul Martin. (Stewart Chambers: 447966)
The Rotary Club of Wandin has come together for its annual apple distribution to local schools. Each year since 2019, the Rotarians have hand-packed and delivered one kilogram of apples to each student and staff member at a number of local schools. Rotarians Gavan McIntyre and Paul Martin said this year they will be delivering another 1200 bags of apples. “They’ll be going to Yering, Coldstream, Wandin North, Wandin Yallock, Seville, Woori Yallock, Hoddles Creek and Silvan,” Mr Martin said. “We think that especially leading into Christmas where a lot of families in the Yarra Valley are under financial stress, this is just a small way we can go towards providing in the month of December something that would just take a little bit of pressure off each family’s budget, but equally provide our young folk with some healthy apples.” Turn to page 13 for more
$5.7m for pavilion By Dongyun Kwon The Federal Government announced the funding as part of its Thriving Suburbs Program, which helps fund community infrastructure projects with significant costs, on Thursday 5 December. As part of the Thriving Suburbs Program, the investment of over $5.7 million will go toward the upgrade of the sporting pavilion at Don Road Recreation Reserve in Healesville to keep com-
munity members connected, enrich the quality of life at a local level and enhance social inclusion. The grant is going to be used for a replacement of the multi-purpose community and sports pavilion complete with associated amenities to support the multiple sporting clubs, ovals, courts and exercise stations at the reserve. Healesville Football Netball Club president Toby Millman said the details of the facility upgrade are yet to be discussed.
“We will work in consultation with the Yarra Ranges Council to design suitable facilities to accommodate both the Healesville Football Netball Club and the Healesville Junior Football Club,” he said. The program also supplied $1.5m for improvement works at Lillydale Lake to enhance and activate parklands, improve access to the lake, car parking, recreation and fitness facilities. Yarra Ranges mayor Jim Child said Yarra
Ranges Council was appreciative of the significant funding announcement. “We are delighted to receive more than $7.28 million from the Federal Government’s Thriving Suburbs funds for some much-needed community assets in Yarra Ranges,” he said. “We look forward to working with the community to start planning and shaping what the new facility at Don Road will look like.” Turn to page 7 for more
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