News
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Rocky’s now on the road to recovery
By JESSE GRAHAM AN ORPHANED swamp wallaby has become one of the latest residents at Healesville Sanctuary after being brought in for surgery on the…
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Council looks for answers to its crumbling, costly home
By JESSE GRAHAM BETWEEN termite and water damage, a patchwork of buildings stuck together and infrastructure from “the beginning of time”, Yarra Ranges Council needs…
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No animal panel
UPDATE: Wednesday, 19 August By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Council may rescind last week’s decision to abandon a planning scheme amendment on intensive animal husbandry,…
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Every loss is felt
By JESSE GRAHAM WHENEVER I drive through the Yarra Valley, I think of all the people who lost their lives in the places we pass…
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Wanted in servo theft
LILYDALE police have put out a public call for assistance after a series of thefts at the BP Service Station in Launching Place with stolen…
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Veteran recalls shabby treatment
By KATH GANNAWAY VIETNAM veterans and their families gathered at Yarra Junction on Sunday to commemorate the 521 Australians who died in the war. The…
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Workers evacuate building blaze
SEVERAL CFA crews from the Dandenong Ranges today attended a blaze at a Monbulk panel beating business, with workers forced to evacuate the building. While the…
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Morrow welcomes tanker upgrade
By JESSE GRAHAM DIXONS Creek Fire Brigade will have a brand new $300,000 tanker to tackle fires in difficult-to-reach areas, after a funding announcement last…
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Teenager killed in Yarra Glen crash
By Jesse Graham UPDATE: Monday, 17 August YARRA Glen Football Netball Club is mourning one of their young players this week, after a car rollover…
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Sandra’s yellow hope
By KATH GANNAWAY SANDRA Coulson from Woori Yallock is one of thousands of Victorians who get behind the Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day every year. Sandra…
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Smith’s long week in the big chair
By JESSE GRAHAM IT HAS been a busy week for Casey MP Tony Smith. On Monday 10 August, Mr Smith was in Canberra, heading to…
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Access assured for young
A RESEARCH project in Upper Yarra aims to ensure that disadvantaged young people in the region have access to education and opportunity. The Upper Yarra…