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Protest knitters earns kudos
By JESSE GRAHAM ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have been given a pat on the back by Environment Victoria, taking out one of the group’s Environmental Recognition Awards.…
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Click, clack for a cause
By JESSE GRAHAM COMMUNITY members are being asked to pick up a needle and help to put a smile on a child’s face, as Rotary’s…
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Relay a fight for lives
By JESSE GRAHAM AND KATH GANNAWAY HUNDREDS of walkers, runners and passionate fund-raisers will be making their way to Healesville’s Don Road Sporting Complex this…
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Anti-violence in a flash
By MELISSA MEEHAN ONLOOKERS were shocked as Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay’s speech was cut short on Thursday as a flash mob broke out…
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Secret party’s merry dance
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S taken social media by storm, but police are still trying to make contact with the organisers of the Yarra Valley Secret…
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Campus shutdown leads to conviction
SWINBURNE University breached the Fair Work Act by failing to consult with staff and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) over its decision last July…
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Charity’s big bucks better record
By JESSE GRAHAM FUND-RAISING levels reached new heights for an annual Yarra Ranges event, as the Pink Ribbon morning tea at Killara estate raised tens…
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Historic tribe returns to roots
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE was a lot to reminisce about when the Chandler ‘tribe’ came together at Seville on 13 October. The Chandler name has…
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Netballers play for mum
HUNDREDS of young netballers competed on Saturday in the second annual Janelle’s Miracle Junior Netball Classic at Mooroolbark. Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association hosted…
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Sanctuary tops safety ratings
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Sanctuary has been marked as safer than the rest, scooping the WorkSafe Award for Health and Safety Committee of the Year…
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Celebrating final school days
By JESSE GRAHAM STUDENTS across the Yarra Valley have celebrated the end of their stint in high school, as the rite-of-passage event, known as Muck…
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Church opens doors to fashion
By KATH GANNAWAY THE historic Union Church at Powelltown will open its doors to a wonderful display of wedding and christening gowns in November. The…