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Hot firefighters are on the ball
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THE Red Hot Fireman’s Ball was a flaming night of fun at the Sam Knott Hotel last month but, more importantly, the…
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Thanks grow for sacrifice
By KATH GANNAWAY THE tradition of Anzac Day, starting with the Dawn Services, gunfire breakfasts and Anzac marches and continuing with reunions and the odd…
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Cash boost for school
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN LAUNCHING Place Primary School will receive more than $200,000 from the State Government to repair buildings that are in poor condition. This…
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Apple in their eyes
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN STUDENTS at Gladysdale Primary School spent a morning last week learning how to look after their apple trees. Principal John Shackleton said…
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Don’t duck, it’s a goose
By KATH GANNAWAY HAVING had a further gander at the ‘duck’ (Mail Facebook Feedback 16 April)… turns out it’s a goose! A goose that is…
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Smart starter
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN A WARBURTON innovator has developed a mobile technology to turn woody biomass and logging waste from sustainably managed timber plantations into large…
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Festival shows we’re living lively
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Junction sprang to life on Sunday as the Ecotopia Junction Community Festival showed that sustainability, community and fun are a great…
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Tears, tragedy and triumph on trail
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THERE were tears, blisters and yelps of joy as the 2013 Oxfam Trailwalker came to an end in Wesburn. There was also…
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Jo’s value etched in award
By KATH GANNAWAY “APPARENTLY, I’m odd,” says Marysville SES Controller Jo Hunter when asked about her long history of volunteering. Jo, 27, and the second…
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Suspended satisfaction for coffee lovers
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THE idea of ’suspended coffees’ started up to a decade ago in Naples, Italy, but is quickly catching on around the world…
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Family violence on increase
By KATH GANNAWAY THE latest Victoria Police crime statistics reveal 1790 family violence incident reports in Maroondah and Yarra Ranges in 2011/2012, up from 598…
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Supermarket plan faces hurdles
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN DESPITE more than 1000 residents and at least 40 businesses in support of a new supermarket in Warburton, councillors have been advised…
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