Rebuilding after the fires Expo

The Shire of Yarra Ranges is hosting an expo to provide residents (bushfire affected and others considering renovation) with the opportunity to speak to building experts, local contractors and suppliers to assist them through the rebuilding process. All of this and more in one convenient location. Click here to download full program of exhibitors and events Saturday 18 July 2009 from 10am until 4pm at Lilydale Showgrounds (Mel 38 E4), 27-29 Market Street, Lilydale 3140 Official Opening by Christine Nixon, APM As Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority Christine Nixon, will open the Expo at 10am. Special Guest MC - Ernie Dingo Ernie is Australia’s most well-known indigenous actor and TV presenter. He has appeared in many TV programs including The Great Outdoors, The Flying Doctor, Heartbreak High and Rafferty’s Rules. He has also appeared in Australian films and in 1990 received an Order of Australia for services to the Arts and in 1994 was voted Aboriginal of the year. Special guest from SBS Vasili Kanidiadis Vasili Kanidiadis was born in Coburg in Melbourne’s north, and he’s never left home as the house where he grew up is now a part of the Munro Street Nursery that he owns and operates. After studying as a structural engineer and then as a classical pianist Vasili studied horticulture. None of that hard work has gone to waste as Vasili now combines all three of these skills professionally and on screen.

EXHIBITORS Including: plumbing, building, electrical, solar, water, interior & exterior design, irrigation, fencing, kitchen & bathroom, lighting, waste water treatment systems and more. ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN Stilt Walkers Balloonologists Face Painting Basketball Display Animal Petting Farm

SHIRE OF YARRA RANGES REPRESENTATION Economic Development, Environment, Planning, Building, Public Health & Community Recovery SPECIALIST ADVICE ABOUT THE REBUILDING PROCESS AND LAND REHABILITATION PRACTICES David Hallet - Archicentre John Shaw - Victorian Building Commission Dr Ronald J Webber - Consumer Affairs Greg Moore - Research Associate and former Principle of Burnley College Melb. David Stewart - Department of Primary Industries