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Launching Place Primary sent it largest-ever contingent to the Schoolaerobics National Championships. The school has competed nationally for the past 10 years but this time…
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Culture exchange
Lilydale police hosted a belated NAIDOC celebration, inspired by three Indigenous teens. Senior Sergeant Kevin Barrie said Victoria Police partnered with Skillinvest to give three…
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TRIP – The Magistrate’s story
“A driver’s licence is a privilege; it’s not a right”. That one sentence might have given the packed Heritage funeral home a hint of where…
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Q&A with Mark Menze, CEO of Animal Aid
What is something people don’t know about you? As a teenager I had a fledgling acting career and did extras work on Neighbours. I’m sure…
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Students speak out
The days when children were told to be seen and not heard is long gone as students taking part in the 2018 Rotary Club of…
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Kidnapping charges for Yarra Junction man
A Yarra Junction man will face court over an alleged kidnapping. Yarra Ranges CIU detectives said he took another man from a house in Wantirna…
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Third petrol station raid
Would-be thieves tried to steal an ATM from a Wandin North petrol station – the third strike on a service station in as many weeks.…
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Drug and weapons charges
Police allegedly uncovered weapons and drugs after intercepting a speeding car in Launching Place. Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol Unit Commander Sergeant David McIlfatrick said officers…
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Three-car collision closes highway
A three-car crash closed the Waburton Highway for an hour on Monday 20 August. Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant Graeme Rust said one driver…
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The wireless tower of Wesburn
Yarra Ranges Council and residents in Wesburn have spoken. At the council meeting on 14 August it was agreed that an application to build an…
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TRIP: The firies’ story
Deputy Group Officer Yarra Valley Group, Andrea Bigham, has been a CFA volunteer for 32 years. CFA and SES volunteers are often first responders to…
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Touched by the Vietnam War
Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans opened up about their service and post-war experiences for a new book – some for the first time. Mount Evelyn RSL…
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