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Volunteers to the rescue
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN PEOPLE think of volunteering for emergency services, they think of car crashes, bushfires and risking life and limb. All of those…
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Jazzed up for weekend
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS MARYSVILLE will become the home of jazz and blues for the first time in mid-October. The inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend…
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Love story of lies and damn lies
By KATH GANNAWAY A LOVE story may seem an unlikely vehicle for a writer looking to draw people’s attention to child trafficking in Cambodia, but…
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Possum pressure
By KATH GANNAWAY TOOLANGI resident Geoff Biggs says Victorian Environment Minister Lisa Neville is misreading the climate around logging in Toolangi. A life-time resident of…
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Would we, could we?
By JESSE GRAHAM MORE WOOD is good, according to a Yarra Ranges councillor, who put forward a proposal for the council to use more environmentally-friendly…
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Anyone interested in the campus?
By JESSE GRAHAM EXPRESSIONS of interest for Lilydale’s former Swinburne University campus will only be open for TAFE providers and dual-sector universities, according to Education…
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Track’s a challenge, but it’s legit
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE first authorised and legal intermediate mountain bike track in the Yarra Ranges has been officially opened at Lilydale Lake Park. The…
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Thieves make off with charity trailer
By KATH GANNAWAY WANDIN Rotary Club members have been stunned by the theft of a trailer full of wood. The club has been raffling the…
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Ties that bind people
By KATH GANNAWAY BEING connected to community is ageless. The Lions Club of Healesville in conjunction with Beyondblue is hosting an evening in Healesville on…
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Tea party for cancer support
THE Terminus Hotel, Healesville, is this Thursday getting right behind this year’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Staff and management are encouraging local residents and regular…
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Road funds flow
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS IN one of the biggest funding commitments for our loal roads in recent years, funding for the Roads to Recovery Program has…
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Power snaps as balloon enveloped in hot water
By JESSE GRAHAM THE chief pilot of hot air ballooning company Global Ballooning has expressed regret over an incident this morning, where a balloon full…
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