News
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Distraction equals danger
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation committed to reducing road trauma is warning against distraction as teens and families take to the roads over the school holidays. Road…
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Summit ideas to help communities
By JESSE GRAHAM A SUMMIT that saw Marysville host representatives from 28 rural Victorian councils earlier this month has been hailed a success, with delegates…
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Google now delivers smart travel options
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Valley residents will be able to organise their public transport journeys easier from this week, with bus and train timetables integrated…
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Lock up over Easter
POLICE are reminding residents to be wary of thieves over the Easter long weekend, with opportunistic thefts on the rise. Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit…
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Food, water and a decent chance at life
By JESSE GRAHAM A GRUYERE man is asking fellow residents to dig deep, to help support work at a Zimbabwe orphanage next month. Mark Edmonds…
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Restoring grounds to pristine glory
By JESSE GRAHAM A GROUP of passionate environmentalists is working to restore the grounds of the Maroondah Reservoir to its former glory and calling on…
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SES scouting for members
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE residents with spare time and a passion for helping others are being urged to put on the orange jumpsuit and join…
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Precious lives lost on roads
Comment by KATH GANNAWAY IN 2006 I stood at my brother Peter’s graveside in Ferntree Gully and delivered a eulogy. Peter was killed on the…
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For the kids
By KATH GANNAWAY WHEN CFA volunteers head out rattling their tins for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal on Good Friday, they will be doing it…
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Bus in best of both worlds
By KATH GANNAWAY PUB bus by night … church bus by Sunday. It’s a collaboration made in heaven according to aged-care residents Dorothy Cooper, Dawn…
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Footpath to Coldstream
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Council has fast-tracked a new footpath for a Coldstream road after residents got together to vote and lobby for high-priority…
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Seeking Galeena Beek meeting
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges councillors have demanded to meet with Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Natalie Hutchins, to discuss the future of the empty Galeena Beek…