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200 hamper plan
GIFTS are mounting up at HICCI’s Christmas Giving Tree and Rose Owen and her team at Healesville Community Link couldn’t be more delighted. “We can…
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Driver saved from burning car
By EMMA SUNA MILLGROVE man’s life has been saved after a passing motorist pulled him from his flipped car moments before it burst into flames.…
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Victory claimed
BOTH sides of the logging abyss are claiming victory from two recent motions by Murrindindi Council which give qualified support of the logging industry. The…
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It’s a wash-out
By KATH GANNAWAYTHERE were tears of joy and relief last week as residents of Healesville’s East End learnt there would be no car wash on…
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CFA attention
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENRED tape, flood plains, funding…Warburton CFA has struggled to get a new station for 15 years. That dream was finally realised on Sunday…
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Ratepayers face levy slug
By CASEY NEILLCOUNCILS say the administrative burden of collecting the new fire services levy may be passed on to ratepayers. The State Government says the…
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Broken boardwalk
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA WARBURTON boardwalk is still sitting broken on the side of the Yarra River after more than two years, because of constant finger…
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They’re cleaning up
By KATH GANNAWAYTHE owners of French’s Laundry have thanked the Healesville business and wider community for the support shown since the blaze which destroyed the…
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Bikes go fast
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA DIRT bike worth $7000 is still missing after goods totaling more than $20,000 were stolen from properties in East Warburton and Warburton.…
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Dog attacks fears
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA WOORI Yallock mother fears for the safety of her children and the community after being told a dog that tore through a…
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Health project winds up
THE Yarra Valley Practitioners Project has announced it will close on Friday, 24 August. The YVPP was established after the 2009 bushfires with practitioners volunteering…
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Bye bye babies
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENEASTERN Health has announced it will close its maternity ward at Healesville Hospital. Women will have to look down the line towards Box…