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Robber burns CFA
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are hunting a grinchy burglar who broke into the Dixons Creek Fire Station on Christmas Day and made off with the…
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Knitting nana changes tack
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Enid Richards is proof that soldiering on gets results. Ms Richards, 86, threw in the towel on her knitting hobby after…
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The pointy end of the picture
By KATH GANNAWAY THE pen is mightier than the sword. In the case of Healesville cartoonist Danny Zemp, it’s the pencil that gets the message…
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Crucial numbers
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN DISASTER strikes, every second counts, and a house that can’t be identified may not be easily accessible for emergency services. The…
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Moora Moora is 40
By DR BOB RICH WHILE Healesville was celebrating its 150th birthday in November, there was another significant gathering on Mt Toolebewong. The Moora Moora Co-operative…
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Honeyeaters spread their wings
By KATH GANNAWAY THE sighting of Helmeted Honeyeaters outside their reserve at Yellingbo has supporters feeling a little self-congratulatory. A number of the critically endangered…
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Fake notes doing rounds
By KATH GANNAWAY COUNTERFEIT bank notes are again causing concern across the Yarra Valley with police repeating calls for people to check their money before…
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Every donkey has its day
By KATH GANNAWAY THE not-so-humble donkey was celebrated in spectacular style at Wesburn on Sunday. More than 2000 attended the first ever Donkey Festival at…
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Brad’s Christmas gift
By KATH GANNAWAY WHAT a way to finish an eventful year! Meeting Father Christmas at the Wandin Sunset Festival was just part of a huge…
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Robbed at knife-point
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM POLICE are searching for a male offender after an armed hold-up in Lilydale two weeks ago. The man entered the Priceline Pharmacy…
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Underpaying growers picked
By JESSE GRAHAM FAIR Work Australia has issued a stern warning to Yarra Valley strawberry growers after two farms were found underpaying their workers by…
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Animal emergency response
By JESSE GRAHAM AN ANIMAL-loving grassroots group will be looking out for vulnerable residents – and their animals – in the valley this bushfire season…
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