News
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Stepping up can refund bid
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN SUPPORT for cash for cans schemes in the Yarra Ranges is gathering momentum as Australian governments prepare to sit down this month…
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Breaking the vicious circle
By KATH GANNAWAY STEREOTYPES and stigma are two words which crop up regularly in any conversation about single parents. But there is a whole new…
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Carnival for cultural exchange
STUDENTS from 12 schools came together at Worawa Aboriginal College last week to compete in the friendly games – the Worawa Reconciliation Sports Carnival. The…
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Critical conditions
By KATH GANNAWAY A HEALESVILLE businessman who says he is being driven to the wall by Yarra Ranges Council has launched a Facebook fighting-fund against…
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Valley produce stars
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN CELEBRITY chef Matt Moran has been discovering the fine produce of the Yarra Valley for a new show. He and his film…
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Parked out
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN A WOMEN’s only gym will close its doors this Friday in Wandin over a car parking dispute. The family-owned franchise has been…
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Cuppa and chat against cancer
PLENTY of tea and many sneaky biscuits have been consumed over the past month across the Upper Yarra to help beat cancer. A Biggest Morning…
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Shooting probe
By KATH GANNAWAY KINGLAKE police are looking for help from the public to identify two men photographed in the Toolangi State Forest on Wednesday 8…
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Patience for P-plate drivers
By KATH GANNAWAY AS A mother of three teenage boys Lisa Kerr has not so much signed up as buckled up for a six-year stint…
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Life saving brew
By KATH GANNAWAY MOUNT EVELYN couple Bruce and Janette Watkinson know what it means when Cancer Council Victoria talks about life-saving research. The former Healesville…
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Patchwork for autumn colours
THE beautiful Wallace Gardens in Coldstream will provide a magnificent autumn backdrop for the Patchwork Collections Friendship Group annual quilt show this weekend. The group…
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They’re on a mission from God
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THE Yarra Ranges receives its fair share of motorcycle tourists, but this month the visitors on two wheels are on a mission…