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Beetle battle is on
By KATH GANNAWAY ELM leaf beetles are leaving a powdery trail of destruction as they munch through some of the Yarra Ranges’ most significant and…
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Memories of the fire
By JESSE GRAHAM SIX years to the day after the Black Saturday bushfires, hundreds of people gathered in Healesville to stop and remember. Shortly after…
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Inspire romance at Oscars
By PETER DOUGLAS RENOWNED storyteller and musician, Simon Oats, will this Valentine’s Day delight and inspire romance at Oscars on the Yarra. With his take…
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Growing in confidence
By KATH GANNAWAY THE mix of retail and horticulture has proven an ideal job for Josh Kyne, a finalist for best young retailer in the…
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Black Saturday: some relief
WE can only hope the Murrindindi-Marysville and Kilmore East Kinglake class actions will provide some relief for those still hurting from the Black Saturday bushfires.…
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Local produce deemed among best
AGRICULTURE: How often do you stop and think about the food you and your family eat? Often we might stop to think if we are…
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$300m settlement
By KATH GANNAWAY Strap: Black Saturday class action to end with… SIX years on from the Black Saturday bushfires, the Murrindindi-Marysville class action has been…
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Remembrance cruise
By JESSE GRAHAM HUNDREDS of people from around the state made their way down to Healesville over the weekend to mark the sixth anniversary of…
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Sign howler rectified
By JESSE GRAHAM THE YARRA Ranges Council has quickly replaced an incorrectly spelt street sign that stood for more than two weeks in Healesville. Healesville…
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Jail suspended over burn-outs
HEALESVILLE man, Mark Karl Zimmerman, was last week handed an 18-month suspended jail sentence over a dangerous driving incident. Zimmerman, 51, appeared before Magistrate Doug…
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Rainfall roulette
By KATH GANNAWAY JANUARY rainfall was up and down again across the Yarra Valley. Doug Armstrong recorded 59mm over 11 days compared with just 28mm…
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Valentine’s Day tip farewell
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE HAS been no love lost in recent years between Yarra Ranges Council councillors who voted to close the Healesville tip, and…
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