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Circus champ comes home
By Kath Gannaway“HAVEN’T I seen you before somewhere” isn’t just a line people use to get to know Perry Bros. Circus performer Miss Xena. “I…
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Quilt cash for charity
By Monique EbringtonQUILTERS and stitchers head to Warratina Lavender Farm in May for their Patchwork Quilt Exhibition. Farm owner Annemarie Manders said her interest in…
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Carriage journey’s end
IT’S full steam ahead for work on the latest edition to the Upper Yarra Museum. The Upper Yarra Museum, formerly the Yarra Junction Railway Station,…
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Car team never tires
Say ‘hello’ to Tyrepower pro Paul Meyer. By Kath GannawayDEREK Crittenden and Tyrepower are back in Woori Yallock, right on top of the hill where…
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Have you got Gurranargooyong?
There’s Mt Riddell, but where is, or was, Gurranargooyong? By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE resident Shane Sawyer’s great grandmother was fastidious when it came to keeping track…
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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 Minister…
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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…
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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 Rundle,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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