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Pipe challenge
By Kath GannawayTHE BARRISTER for anti-Sugarloaf Pipeline farmers refusing to allow Melbourne Water staff on their properties has challenged Premier John Brumby and Water...
Sound help gets top marks
Testing out the new ‘sound system’ at Gladysdale Primary are Rick Mitchell, Hayden Mock and Deegan Jones.STUDENTS at Gladysdale Primary School will no longer...
Up and around
Riders on Rotary’s Great Australian Bike Ride left Healesville with a $1000 donation from the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Pictured from left are Gonny...
Fire thaws gun laws
POLICE have announced an amnesty on laws relating to firearms, private security and weapons for people affected by the bushfires.
The amnesty will relate to...
Police seek
POLICE say they need to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Wilhelmina Falls Road at Murrindindi on Black Saturday.
Announcing last week...
Off the fence
By Kath GannawayTAKING on the job of getting fences erected in the bushfire-affected areas of the Yarra Valley is no mean feat.
The Department of...
Arson attack
By Kath GannawayAN EXCAVATOR owned by Healesville timber harvester Rob McKinnell was among three machines destroyed by arsonists near Woods Point.
The machines were torched...
Free training for recovery works
By Kath GannawayTHE UNION covering the construction industry is offering free training to help local excavation operators gain the tickets they need to work...
Town cool over fest
By Monique EbringtonHOPE has almost frozen over for the 2009 Warburton Winterfest, that has no organising committee and little money.
The organising committee backed out...
Classrooms go digital
Yarra Junction Primary School’s Grade 5/6 students Aiden, Caitlin, Lauren and Jasmine complete school work on their netbook laptops.By Monique EbringtonYARRA Junction Primary School...
Farmers’ market ‘mobbed’
The farmers’ market at Yileena Park in Yarra Glen was buzzing with people responding to the message that the valley is ready and waiting...
Students’ top arts on show
By Kath GannawaySTUDENTS from Billanook College, Lilydale Adventist Academy (LAA) and Mount Evelyn Christian School (MECS) have works on show in the 2008 VCE...
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Becoming a joyful reviewer
My new year's resolution for 2025 is to be a joyful book reviewer.
Why? Because, after four years of writing the “Passion for...
