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Chaplains on the double
By Kath GannawayCHUM Creek, Healesville and Badger Creek primary schools will have a chaplain two days a week thanks to increased funding under the National…
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A backward step
ON behalf of the oldest staircase (1889) in the Shire of Yarra Ranges located within the Lillydale Museum (former Shire of Lillydale offices) and now…
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Hopes dashed
By Melissa DonchiSUPPORTERS of a major supermarket development in Seville have had their hopes dashed after the Shire of Yarra Ranges rejected an application to…
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Twilight aid for orphans
By Kath GannawayA NEW CD by Warburton musician Mick McIvor is helping build houses for Aids orphans in Africa. Mr McIvor, a gospel artist who…
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Historic gardens set for makeover
By Kath Gannaway GULF Station’s heritage gardens are in line for a big dose of TLC under a Heritage Care project due to start soon.…
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Drought bus calls in
THE Federal Government’s Drought Bus continues its tour of drought-affected regions with a brief stopover at Yarra Junction this week. The bus will pull over…
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Sanctuary set to release parrots
By Melissa DonchiHEALESVILLE Sanctuary will release more than 40 captive-bred orange-bellied parrots back into the Tasmanian wilderness to supplement the declining population. The sanctuary has…
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Farm inspections planned
FARMERS are being asked to get their tractors into gear with WorkSafe inspectors visiting the Yarra Valley in November as part of a statewide tractor…
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Field Days a dream
By Melissa MeehanTHE 38th annual Wandin-Silvan Field Days was held over the weekend at the Wandin East Recreation Reserve with organisers touting it as the…
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Dividing line
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE residents opposing a two-lot subdivision on Badger Creek Road say safety concerns and loss of privacy alone should have been enough for…
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History making!
By Kath Gannaway CONCERNS about future heritage protection for the Warburton Hospital and Signs Hill sites will be put before an independent State Government panel.…
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Woori stuns Silvan
By Keith Thompson, YVCA Secretary WOORI Yallock defeated Silvan in the D.J. Strachan Shield as the second round for one-day matches was completed on Saturday…