News
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Push to save forests
By Mara Pattison-SowdenWARBURTON Environment is ramping up its campaign to save the forests surrounding the town by educating people about the government’s plans and management…
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Disaster help continues
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA YARRA Valley volunteer counseling service has been given a funding boost to continue helping survivors of the Black Saturday bushfires, while the…
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No challenge in jail push
By KATH GANNAWAYTHE prosecution lawyer arguing for a jail sentence for Healesville man Leslie James Maffescioni moved to assure County Court Judge Julie Nicholson that…
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Study tracks human response to disaster
By MELISSA MEEHANWHILE the wreckage has been removed, houses rebuilt and blackened trees taken over by new growth – the aftermath of the Black Saturday…
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Class time at last
By Mara Pattison-SowdenMAJOR upgrades to Wandin Yallock Primary School are hoped to be completed by next year, moving students out of old portable classrooms and…
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Death indifference
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYEARS of cleaning up the carnage of road collisions at a dangerous Warburton Highway bend has meant nothing to authorities until a life…
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Good to give
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENTHE Upper Yarra community dug deep to raise almost $18,000 for the annual Good Friday Appeal this year. From community groups, to businesses…
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SES snags in store
UPPER Yarra SES volunteers will be well fed during long emergencies with the acquisition of a shiny new barbecue. Melbourne club director Martin Pretty from…
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Harmony across the valley
By Kath GannawayWARBURTON’S five-day Harmony Festival finished on Monday with the dissolution of the Sand Mandala and the sounds of Songs Across the Valley. The…
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Wrong number for children in crisis
By Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG children in crisis are being left hanging at the end of a dial tone while Australia’s biggest phone provider charges for counselling…
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Chance for a grant
By Kath GannawayYARRA Ranges schools could be among schools and groups to get a Go Green Grant to help with environmental projects. Corporate Express and…
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Old-fashioned fun day
WESBURN will host a day of old fashioned family fun this month with the Upper Yarra Family Festival. There is literally something for everyone at…