News
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Senior crashes at servo
In brief DISASTER was narrowly averted on Sunday morning, when an elderly driver wrote off two cars at Healesville’s BP service station. Yarra Glen police…
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Museum access made easy
By Kath Gannaway WHEN members of the Upper Yarra Valley Historical Society decided to ramp things up with an ambitious project at their Yarra Junction-based…
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Ambulance leak
By Kath Gannaway A TRIAL ‘move up’ of a Yarra Junction-based ambulance from Friday through to Sunday will rob the response area of a vital…
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Brace for impact
By Jesse Graham “BE prepared, stay alert,” is the warning from the CFA in the lead-up to this year’s fire season, with a last call…
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Jena on the world stage
By Kath Gannaway A 10-YEAR-OLD Woori Yallock girl with stars in her eyes is about to experience her own piece of Fantasyland, with a glimpse of…
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Crafty students work on wood
By Derek Schlennstedt THE practice of creating and building an object from wood is a gratifying experience that involves stepping back and seeing a completed…
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Kids have firey answers
By Kath Gannaway ‘CHECK Your Chances’ is a winning catch-phrase, and excellent advice, coming out of the inaugural Hillcrest CFA schools colouring competition. The competition…
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Sue’s still making history
By Jesse Graham NEARLY three decades of commitment to documenting the region’s history has been recognised, with a historical society president receiving a state-wide honour…
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Council makes it mo better
By Jesse Graham YARRA Ranges Council’s CEO and workers have teamed up to raise awareness for men’s health issues and thousands of dollars in fund-raising…
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Police appeal for help with $200,000 vehicle heist
By Jesse Graham YARRA Ranges detectives are renewing their appeal for witnesses, after a truck and two tractors worth $200,000 were stolen from a Coldstream…
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Win 100 not out
By Kath Gannaway FOR Winifred Halit, there could be no better way to celebrate her 100th birthday than to be surrounded by family – as…
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Stopping the plantings
By Kath Gannaway GLADYSDALE home-owner Jodie Hobbs is one of a number of Upper Yarra residents calling on the State Government to stop the expansion…