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Flinging their doors open
By KATH GANNAWAY TAKE a behind-the-scene’s look at the wineries of the Warburton Highway as eight of the smaller wineries open their shed doors as…
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Hospital win/Celebrations tempered by fight for maternity care
By JESSE GRAHAM THE SAVE Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG) will be celebrating the recent announcement of funding for the hospital’s future and pushing for…
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Lucky escape as tree topples
By JESSE GRAHAM THREE CARS received heavy superficial damage after a large tree fell at the back of Healesville’s Yarra Valley Clinic last Thursday after…
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Men of steel build home
By JESSE GRAHAM TWO MEN have taken up a challenge to build a house together in Healesville, with one distinct quirk – the house will…
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Sign for the times
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE residents are pushing for a return of recognition for community groups, in a new sign welcoming visitors to Healesville and the…
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Sawmill site green light
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S sawmill-site development has received a green-light from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), drawing controversy from community members. The ruling…
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Bionic Bob is back
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE is growing support for community action, and a lateral response by Yarra Ranges Council, to help preserve Warburton’s iconic sculpture house.…
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Awards honour brave fight
By JESSE GRAHAM FIREFIGHTERS from the Yarra Ranges and surrounds were recognised for their heroic efforts during the Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009, being awarded…
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Tree-fall trauma
By JESSE GRAHAM DAMAGE has yet to be assessed after a large tree fell onto cars in the Yarra Valley Clinic’s car park. An SES…
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Finger on the green
WINNER ANNOUNCED: LUKE EGGINTON!! You are the lucky ADOTG tickets winner! You have won a double pass to see Bernard Fanning at Rochford in November. Please…
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‘Tree-house’ threat/Council targets ‘unsafe’ attraction
By KATH GANNAWAY BOB Prudhoe, builder of Warburton’s famous sculpture house says he will leave the town he loves rather than sabotage an integral part…
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Hall hands on deck
WITH just four people now keeping the tradition of the Badger Creek Hall alive, the hall committee’s annual working bee is a great way for…