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Marysville today
Anniversaries often stir up emotions, some good and some not so good. For the people of Marysville this is certainly the case but a strong…
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Fires set new standards
The 2009 bushfires prompted the CFA to review, reflect and improve on its procedures. CFA Chief Officer Steve Warrington said the Royal Commission into the…
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Fortitude through fires
Chum Creek Primary School reopened its doors on Monday 16 February, more than a week after the Black Saturday Fires devastated much of the small…
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Dixons Creek spreads Firestick message
In the aftermath of Black Saturday, a project was germinated at Dixons Creek Primary School that has helped school children across the Yarra Valley and…
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Fortitude through fires
The Steels Creek Community Centre is colloquially known as the heart of Steels Creek, and it’s actually the only ‘town’ building in Steels Creek. When…
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Emergency plan needs your input
Warburton Emergency Planning Group have organised a Drop In Session to gather input from the community to develop a plan for both before and immediately…
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It could have been worse
Yarra Glen Fire Brigade Captain Bill Boyd described 7 February 2009 as “a bad day”. “We lost 70 houses and 11 members of the community…
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A true battler
As a boy, Les Dovaston spent weekends in Healesville and rode the steam train from Lilydale to Healesville with his uncle, the train’s fireman. Fire…
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Flag’s symbolic return
“It’s symbolic of what’s gone on here in the last 10 years and that’s a resilient community rebuilding, rising out of the ashes.” The Australian…
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It’s only 10 years
It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years. I was a very young journo facing the biggest story of the area, and my career, when…
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Sanctuary under seige
Gerry Ross remembers embers falling from a night-like sky into the Healesville Sanctuary grounds on Black Saturday. The sanctuary’s life sciences manager of animal health…
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Donations still support
Financial support for communities impacted by the Black Saturday fires is continuing. In January, the 36 projects shared $555,963 through the Grants for Resilience and…
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