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Wind to pedal power
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM FABULOUS conditions and friendly faces greeted a group of cyclists whizzing through Healesville last Saturday. The Variety Cycle is a 15-day cycling…
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Lily’s now a singing sensation
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM WHEN the Morrow family lost their home and business in the 2009 bushfires, then 7-year-old Lily turned to singing to deal with…
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Big tick for arty 500
By KATH GANNAWAY THE Yarra Glen Biennial Art Show held over the long weekend once again got a big tick from locals, visitors and participating…
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Women on farms step up
By KATH GANNAWAY THE Women on Farms Gathering Heritage Exhibition opened in Healesville on Wednesday, providing an enticing lead-up to the 2015 Yarra Ranges WOFG…
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Mum’s tree-fall worry
By KATH GANNAWAY A HEALESVILLE mother is has raised concerns about the safety of trees in River Street after a branch fell within inches of…
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Rain patchy, catchments solid
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE have been enough puddles in February to keep keen rain-spotters reflecting on the fact that although the rainfall is, again, up…
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It was ‘Riskville’
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE’S no relief for Yarra Ranges MFB firefighter Mick Tisbury in the closure last week of the CFA’s Fiskville training facility. There…
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Rubbish clampdown in forest swoop
CAMPING areas and known rubbish dumping spots came under scrutiny by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning officers and police in February. DELWP forest…
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Brothers in bravery
By KATH GANNAWAY ‘BRAVE Buddies’ is a great name for Healesville friends Paterson, Oliver and Deacon. The boys will lose their locks on Friday, 13…
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A life-saving visit
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM HEALESVILLE Sanctuary hosts many international visitors each year, but tourism wasn’t Celastina Diaz’s first reason for her visit to Australia. The 11-year…
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Costly cheap berries
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges berry growers are encouraging shoppers to buy local, and buy fresh, as cheap frozen berries from overseas are taken off…
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A fine old pear
By KATH GANNAWAY AN ANNUAL crop of pears will be a delicious legacy of Yarra Glen Living and Learning Centre’s 30th birthday celebrations. Founding member…
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