News
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The brightest part of winter
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Glen’s Festival of Light will be returning for a second year in a new location, with hundreds expected to fill McKenzie…
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Breaking 40-year deadlock
By KATH GANNAWAY AGITATION by Evelyn MP, Christine Fyffe, may see a breakthrough in a more than 40-year stalemate around car parking improvements to Wandin…
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Greyhound racing here to stay
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE banning of greyhound racing in other states will not affect the operation of Healesville or other Victorian greyhound racing clubs, according…
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Probe baby alpaca killing plea
By KATH GANNAWAY THE owners of a baby alpaca they say was allegedly killed by marauding dogs are calling for an investigation into why the…
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Lights plea for key intersection
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A LOCAL MP has renewed a call for traffic lights to be installed at the intersection of Killara Road and Maroondah Highway…
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Labor’s back in the swing
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS AFTER one of the longest campaign and election periods in Australian history, this past weekend saw the Labor Party leader Bill Shorten…
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Sexual assault incident probed
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS POLICE are asking the public around Lilydale to keep an eye out for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 50-year-old woman…
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Plan for protection
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Valley residents will have a chance to have their say on future management options for the Yarra River. State Government Planning…
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Give winter the boot
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS JULY can be a cold, muddy and miserable month but Wine Yarra Valley have come up with the perfect antidote to the…
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Display’s tales from the trenches
By KATH GANNAWAY A DISPLAY launched this week at Healesville Library commemorates the centenary of the 1916 Somme offensive in the second year of WWI.…
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Close-knit support for cystic fibrosis research
By KATH GANNAWAY CYSTIC fibrosis is the most common life-threatening genetic condition for children in Australia. “It is more common than people think, and it’s…
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Big plans for small towns
By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S official – size really doesn’t matter. Powelltown, Gilderoy and Three Bridges may have less than 500 people between them, but at…