News
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60 years a firefighter
By Wendy Williamson They don’t come more community-minded than Ken Reed AFSM. The lifelong Mt Evelyn resident has served as a member of the local…
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Parading light amid gloom
By Kath Gannaway Light projections, magical costumes and hundreds of lanterns threw a mantle of light over Yarra Glen as part of the annual Festival…
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One with the homeless
By Wendy Williamson The celebrated Father Bob McGuire was guest speaker at the launch of Homelessness Week at Lilydale on Monday 7 July. The much-loved…
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Hands help the railway
By Derek Schlennstedt Work on the Yarra Valley Regional Tourist Precinct and Rail Link Project continues and in recent weeks a milestone was achieved by…
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Making a big mOVe
By Kath Gannaway Young music students from across the Yarra Ranges have performed with musicians from Orchestra Victoria in a spectacular symphony concert in Healesville.…
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Digitised identity services on offer
Warburton post office is one of over 120 post offices to have received a digital upgrade as Australia Post rolls out a new set of…
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Last word on wines
By Derek Schlennstedt When it comes to choosing a wine to accompany your meal, there’s only one book that can help decipher the riddle, and…
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Giraffe with a message
By Derek Schlennstedt Harold the giraffe visited Woori Yallock on 4 August, to the many screams of adoring students and teachers. Woori Yallock Primary School…
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Fischer speaks for vets
By Kath Gannaway Vietnam veteran Tim Fischer AC will be guest speaker at the 2017 Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration at Warburton on Sunday, 13 August.…
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Call out for performers
By Kath Gannaway It’s been a long, cold winter and the antidote could very well be music and laughter. A free community-building event Soul, Song,…
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Nine face court over tattoo shop fires
By Kath Gannaway Nine men have faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this week charged with trespass and arson in relation to fires that destroyed tattoo shops…
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Boinga remains
By Kath Gannaway Yarra Ranges Council has refuted claims on social media that a demolition order has been put on Bob Prudhoe’s famous Warburton Sculpture…