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Plan for the worst
By Kath GannawayPLAN for the worst, and hope it never happens should be written in huge letters across the doorway to Yarra Ranges Council’s...
Helpers pitch in for recovery
By Kath GannawayTHERE are no demarcation lines when it comes to pitching in to rebuild Marysville.
Two diverse groups, Alexandra Truck Ute and Rod Show...
Crews learn how to cope
By Kath GannawayLONG-GULLY Road is perhaps a 10 minute drive from one end to the other on a normal day.
On Black Saturday it took...
Briefings ahead of danger period
YARRA Ranges Council, CFA, Victoria Police, DSE and Parks Victoria are presenting joint community fire preparation briefing sessions ahead of the fire season.
December meetings...
Crowded house
Coldstream residents say the majority of Yarra Ranges Council has let the team down as they fight to retain the “cricket in the backyard...
‘Where’s my Wooey’- Sarah Williams hopes the community can help her find her best...
By Monique EbringtonCHUM Creek resident Sarah Williams is holding grave concerns for her best friend who has been missing since Tuesday 10 November.
‘Lost’ posters...
Tourism peaks
By Kath GannawayTHE Yarra Valley’s tourist profile was at a peak last week, with two major tourism awards paying tribute to the best in...
Tuck in for film night
By Kath GannawayA FREE family film night on Friday 11 December will launch Rochford Winery’s summer series of Flix in the Stix.
Bedtime Stories the...
Knowhow at fire frontline
Yarra Junction CFA, from left, Pete Peluso, Steve Drennan, Eddie Hill, Jen McIntyre, Catherine Holmes, Naomi Booker, Barry Teklenburg, Steve Holmes, Barry Booker, John...
Paving the way to a new future
By Kath GannawayGARRY Lovell is 47 and he has Younger Onset Dementia.
“I write things down … memory aids.” He says that seems to work...
Camp opening up
By Monique EbringtonADANAC camp in Yarra Junction will again give Yarra Valley kids the opportunity to swap computers for camp during the Christmas holidays.
Last...
Museum hosts fire artworks
Students Rory and Robert with their artworks which will be on exhibition at Melbourne Museum. 39618By Kath GannawayPAINTINGS by Healesville Primary School students depicting...
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Alarm bells raised by Meta’s decision to stop fact-checking
Meta’s decision last week to dismantle its fact checking processes will largely go unnoticed.
But it should be raising serious alarm bells, particularly as it...
