News
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Red Cross notches 100
By ANEEKA SIMONIS RED Cross Society’s Lilydale branch will be celebrating a centenary of service on Wednesday 13 August. The eastern branch is one of…
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Gift of beanies
By CAITLIN MCARTHUR ANGLICARE Lilydale has begun distributing hand-knitted beanies as part of their emergency relief parcels, following a generous donation by a Ferntree Gully…
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Rainbow’s pot of gold
By KATH GANNAWAY TWO years into a project that will bring children and animals together to help each other heal Gillian’s Rainbow Bridge has found…
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Roadkill figures revealed
THE Yarra Ranges has been revealed as Melbourne’s worst area for collisions with animals. RACV Insurance claims data for 2013 shows that roads in Yarra…
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Barking up the wrong tree
POLICE have quashed rumours that a dog stealing ring has returned to the Upper Yarra. The Mail was contacted by a concerned resident on Wednesday,…
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Good grades
By KATH GANNWAY Labor pledges $2 million school upgrade if elected… YARRA Junction Primary School will get its $2 million upgrade if a Labor government…
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Rego fines rise
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE have warned drivers to be wary of unregistered driving, with fines rising earlier this month and potential impacts on TAC claims.…
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Authority on Oz birds
1938 – 2014 A GOLDEN whistler seen at a railway station when he was a schoolboy first drew Ken Simpson’s attention to the beauty of…
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Senior’s horror car crash
By KATH GANNWAY AN 81-YEAR-OLD Yarra Glen woman has survived an astounding crash on the Yarra Glen-Healesville Road at Tarrawarra around 3.45pm on Friday. The…
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Steps rise to great heights
By KATH GANNAWAY THE Great Steps of Warburton mosaic project is on the rise. The 125 mosaic panels created over the past four months by…
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Panda pinched, owner in pain
By KATH GANNWAY THE owner of a distinctive four-month-old lamb stolen from Yarra Junction on 13 July is calling on the thieves to return him.…
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Students speak up for oratory skills
By JESSE GRAHAM STUDENTS from around the valley will converge at Healesville High School next week to put their vocal cords to the test in…