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Saving threatened species
A DRAFT report is proposing the adoption of a State Emblems Conservation Area to save endangered species in the Yarra Ranges. It also proposes a…
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Jessie’s the supermodel
IT’S not cool to smoke and it’s not cool to get drunk are just two of the messages 26-year-old Jessie Hultgren believes she can deliver…
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Bloody idiots
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN YARRA Ranges’ top traffic cop isn’t confident that drivers will heed the speeding message over Christmas, but he has no sympathy for…
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Unique recognition
THE creators of an event which rallied hundreds of people in memory of those who died on Black Saturday have been recognised at the CFA…
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Firm foundation
GIVE Healesville sisters Eadie and Scarlett a cookbook and a bowl and you would think they didn’t have a worry in the world. The reality…
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The difference a day makes
YEAR nine students from Healesville High School took centre stage at the Making a Difference Youth Forum held at Swinburne University lecture hall on Thursday…
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Exhibition has spirit of sharing
WORAWA Aboriginal College’s end of year art exhibition Sharing Our Spirit will feature works by Worawa students and artists from from Milingimbi in Arnham Land.…
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Driver saved from burning car
By EMMA SUNA MILLGROVE man’s life has been saved after a passing motorist pulled him from his flipped car moments before it burst into flames.…
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Victory claimed
BOTH sides of the logging abyss are claiming victory from two recent motions by Murrindindi Council which give qualified support of the logging industry. The…
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It’s a wash-out
By KATH GANNAWAYTHERE were tears of joy and relief last week as residents of Healesville’s East End learnt there would be no car wash on…
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CFA attention
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENRED tape, flood plains, funding…Warburton CFA has struggled to get a new station for 15 years. That dream was finally realised on Sunday…
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Ratepayers face levy slug
By CASEY NEILLCOUNCILS say the administrative burden of collecting the new fire services levy may be passed on to ratepayers. The State Government says the…
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