News
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Cinema to pop up
By KATH GANNAWAY POP-UP cinema will see the return of old-style movies to Warburton. Independent film production community, Warby World, is behind the project which…
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VicForests Open Day
By KATH GANNAWAY AN OPEN House in Healesville this month will give people an opportunity to talk with VicForests staff about forestry, including their bid…
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Susan says game on for charity
By KATH GANNAWAY HEALESVILLE Coles employee Susan White admits to being “quite competitive”. As a result, the winners are … Susan, Red Kite, HICCI, Coles…
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Suspicious fire probe
By PETER DOUGLAS YARRA Ranges Crime Investigation Unit is seeking witnesses after a property fire at Badger Creek over the weekend. The fire was reported…
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Hit by trailwalker bug
By KATH GANNAWAY ‘ONCE the blisters, aching muscles and mental scars had healed, we decided to do it all over again.” Michelle Joison’s approach to…
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Siren silence ‘deafening’
By PETER DOUGLAS STEELS Creek will next week host a community meeting which will raise concerns over the town’s Emergency Fire Siren. Members of District…
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community diary
By KATH GANNAWAY CFA art project WARBURTON CFA is challenging creative community members to turn a helmet into a work of art as part of…
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Firewood collection season opens
THE Autumn Firewood Collection Season started last Sunday and will close on 30 June. Gippsland Regional manager, Richard Teychenne, from the Department of Environment, Land,…
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Actions not in resonance
By KATH GANNAWAY WITH the selection of Rosie Batty as Australian of the Year, the Federal Government has acknowledged family violence as a major threat…
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Our safety switch
By KATH GANNAWAY GOING underground from Don Valley to Mount Toolbewong in Healesville is the ultimate test of the feasibility of undergrounding power, according to…
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CWA beyond scones
By KATH GANNAWAY “UNTIL they get involved, people have no idea what CWA is all about.” Michelle Loughhead, president of the Wandin branch of Country…
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Sporty take on Closing Gap
NETBALL and football were the lynchpins for a spectacular celebration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous sport, and for raising awareness of Aboriginal health over the weekend.…