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Recognition for heroes
Yarra Glen women Dorothy Barber, left, and Jillian Hess, right, were presented with certificates of recognition for dedicated work within their community. They were congratulated…
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Wood,
OBITUARYBorn: 28 March, 1921 Died: 28 October, 2011 FRED HUNTER was born in his parent’s home on Hunter Road in Wandin on 28 March 1921.…
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Enjoy our own backyard
WE DON’T always take the time to stop and appreciate what’s in our own backyard and I think the residents of the Yarra Ranges are…
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Council sprayed by car wash developer – The house which sits on a major part of the development site will be removed, following a failed bid to have it protected by a heritage listing. 76184
By Kath GannawayTHE developer whose controversial application for a car wash in Healesville’s East End, which was rejected by Yarra Ranges Council, will challenge the…
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Station facelift
Seymour MP Cindy McLeish, second from right, with YVR members David Ingram and Wally and Faye Mays and Yarra Valley Railway vice-president Brett Whelan, right.…
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Engaging with young
– Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG people in the Yarra Ranges are set to benefit from $12.3 million to support youth organisations and opportunities. The Victorian Coalition funding…
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Police eye on transport crime
By Mara Pattison-SowdenPOLICE targeted anti-social behaviour across public transport hubs and bus routes in the Yarra Ranges last week. Transit safety police and local police…
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Up close and … personal
By Kath GannawayThe launch of the Sanctuary’s new reptile show, Fearsome to Awesome, on Tuesday, 17 Janaury, showed that for lots of people, that connection…
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Movies are a grape night out
By Mara Pattison-SowdenROCHFORD Wines’ has continued Movies in the Vineyard with a new February program out this week. The summer evenings have been substantially scaled…
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Chance to get runs on board
By Casey Neill UPWEY Ferntree Gully Baseball Club is inviting kids of all ages and abilities to give the sport a go. The club will…
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Wood burn power a winner
A YARRA Junction sawmill has taken out a top industry award for its environmental efforts. Reid Bros has added to its impressive list of awards…
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Civic conscious push
By Kath GannawayA RATEPAYERS group launched in December is encouraging Yarra Ranges residents to stand up and be counted at the next Yarra Ranges Council…