News
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Coupe change concerns
By JESSE GRAHAM VICFORESTS has moved to calm concerns about a Toolangi coupe that was removed from its Timber Release Plan (TRP) – only to…
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Dance with the devil
By REBECCA BILLS “IT’S LIKE you are two different people – the devil and you.” This is how former ice user Jason (not his real…
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Pain up close
By JESSE GRAHAM STORIES about the damage that ice can cause are often told by police, medical officers and paramedics, who have seen first-hand the…
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How ice changed him
By MELISSA MEEHAN WHEN Rachel first met him, he was a charming and energetic guy vying for her affection. They dated for a few months,…
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Stroke of ‘luck’
By KATH GANNAWAY Warburton birthday bash saves Sykes as Reefton home was gutted… REEFTON couple Ron and Carol Sykes were left with nothing but the…
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Celebration sanctuary
By JESSE GRAHAM HAPPY birthday, Healesville Sanctuary! Today (Friday 30 May), Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating 80 years of existence. The birthday comes in the same…
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Appeal over drug centre refusal
By KATH GANNAWAY DRUG rehabilitation centre Narconon has appealed Yarra Ranges Council’s March decision to refuse a permit to set up a centre in…
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Bushfire land building ban eased
By JESSE GRAHAM SWEEPING changes to the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) outlined today will resolve ‘all the issues’ currently holding up Yarra Ranges properties, according…
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Ice kick to the face
By MELISSA MEEHAN A DANGEROUS kick to the head resulted in a local paramedic needing CT scans, after she was brutally attacked by an ice…
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Husband a stranger
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT changed a good man, father and husband into a monster. Normally mellow and laid-back, the husband of Karen (not her real…
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Police break the ice
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S an addiction that takes hold, turning law-abiding citizens into crazed criminals desperate to find their next hit. While the police statistics…
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Hospital side-effects
By REBECCA BILLS LOCAL hospitals are also copping the brunt of ice-related side-effects. Emergency Department Associate Nurse Unit Manager at the Angliss Hospital, Sue Brown,…