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Furry duo delight for cavy show Junior exhibitors Ben and Jorja showed off their prize-winning guinea pigs Jack and Evangeline at an international cavy event in Dandenong North on Sunday 5 October. Surrounded with trophies and ribbons, Jack is a Pink Eye Golden Crested cavy and Evangeline is a Tri Colour Rex. They were among 43 breeds and more than 300 cavies from across Australia exhibited at Cavy Council of Victoria’s Eurofest 2025 event. More pictures on page 4. (Rob Carew: 506799)
Sound barriers Long-suffering residents say they are getting little joy from authorities in their fight against highrevving noise from Springvale Business Park. Etuners Motorsport and an associated Kamikazi Cafe are attracting regular bursts of intense noise from car meet-ups and testing at the Centre Road site, according to nearby neighbours. The revs are said to happen day or night, as late as 5am. The tuning business reportedly gets noisy as it tests the loudness of the exhausts of cars as well
as speeds on a dynamometer. There are also high-end luxury cars revving at large meet-ups at the cafe or while entering and exiting the site. Distressed residents in Clive Street such as David Gurr, Desmond De Monti and a 92-year-old neighbour live just across the Mile Creek drain from the business park. “We get the ones (leaving) after 11pm - they drive home making terrible noises late at night,” Mr Gurr says.
“The groups that come to visit the mechanic with their fast cars, between 8pm-11pm.” However, according to Greater Dandenong Council, the tuning business didn’t require a mechanical engineering planning permit due to being more than 30 metres from residents. Residents had opposed recent new stages to the business park due to the noise. A permit was granted on condition of noise mitigation measures and speed humps – which residents say have not been installed.
The cafe had a valid council permit, though Greater Dandenong says it will investigate the need for a ‘place of assembly’ permit for the meet-ups. After complaints in 2021, Environment Protection Authority Victoria found noise levels were compliant with regulations. EPA says it attended again this year, reminding Etuners to ensure garage doors were closed during dyno-testing vehicles. Business park developer Oscar Ledlin, who is a car enthusiast, was contacted for comment.
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