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Bank bows out
By KATH GANNAWAY ANZ customers gathered on Friday for a reluctant, and at times teary, farewell to the staff who have been part of their…
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This milestone is growing
By KATH GANNAWAY HEALESVILLE Environment Watch Inc (HEWI) marked a growing milestone on 20 June, celebrating 25 years of revegetation work on Healesville waterways. The…
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Countdown to roll off
By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON skaters are counting the days to when they will be rolling on their own skatepark. Work begun on the long-awaited skate…
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Telstra tower challenge
YARRA Ranges Council’s decision to grant a planning permit to Telstra for a 40 metre communications tower in Millgrove is being challenged at VCAT. Millgrove…
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Franchise not yet extinct
By SETH HYNES Transformers: Age Of Extinction Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer Rated M It took four attempts but director Michael…
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Simple, clever wombat mange cure
By KATH GANNAWAY CURING wild wombats of the painful scourge of mange involves an unlikely combination of ice-cream lids, high-tech motion-sensitive cameras and dedicated volunteers.…
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Cycle laws get a new view
By JESSE GRAHAM CYCLING laws are being reviewed by the government and all road users and residents are being asked to take part in a…
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Driving demand for new safety
SEATBELTS became compulsory in Victoria in 1970. It was revolutionary then but for decades it’s been a standard, live-saving feature in cars. The Transport Accident…
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School pets killed
By JODIE SYMONDS POLICE are investigating a Lilydale school fire that saw more than 15 reptiles perish and some missing in the blaze. A portable…
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Ride’s hefty penalty
By JESSE GRAHAM A MAGISTRATE issued a firm warning to those flouting road laws last week, with a man fined for riding through Toolangi with…
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Two injured in crash
By JESSE GRAHAM TWO people were hospitalised after a crash that occurred on the Maroondah Highway in Healesville late last week. The crash, which involved…
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Bid fails to cut rates
By JESSE GRAHAM TWO Yarra Ranges councillors have failed in an 11th hour bid to lower rate rises to bring them in line with inflation.…