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Lions big effort for fire relief
A DONATION of $10,000 by the Lions Disaster Relief Trust has been matched by the Healesville Lions. Club president Alex Brown said the money would…
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‘We owe it to them’
By Kath GannawayTHE kindness of others, and a resolute determination to return home, have been consistent messages over the past few weeks from the Marysville…
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Child care centre
By Kath GannawayREMEMBER when little kids’ lives revolved around playing in the backyard, and their best friends were their brothers and sisters? Clare Bowen, Robin…
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Cop rock
Lorena Novoa from the Victoria Police band Code One and Constable T. Bear entertained visitors at the Queens Park concert in Healesville. By Monique EbringtonVICTORIA…
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Fire’s reluctant heroes
Marysville leading senior constables Ian Hamill, Ken Dwight and Ian Walker with Senior Constable Peter Collyer are By Kath GannawayTHE tag ‘heroes’ doesn’t sit comfortably…
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School Chums reunited
Tahlia, Pipa, Sol, Dominica, Jayden and teacher Wendy proudly display the school banner students created after the original school sign was burnt by fire. By…
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Shire puts fire
THE Shire of Yarra Ranges has put into place a number of initiatives to support Yarra Ranges residents affected by the bushfires in rebuilding their…
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Opera fires up for bushfire relief
By Kath GannawayROCHFORD’S Opera Under the Stars on Saturday 7 March will help raise funds for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Tania de Jong AM, co-producer…
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People need a break
By Melissa MeehanUNDER threat and unhappy. More than 450 Warburton residents have signed a petition urging the Shire of Yarra Ranges to “put people before…
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Moving scenes as victims mourned
By Kath GannawaySEVERAL hundred people sat in solemn solidarity at Yarra Valley Racing Centre on Sunday to observe the National Day of Mourning. They shed…
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Ghost town
By Melissa MeehanWARBURTON resembled a ghost town last night (Monday) as the fate of the town hung in the balance. By 6pm the fire had…
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They fought back
By Melissa Meehan“IT WAS the fire we knew we were going to have – we just didn’t know when.” Years before the fires that devastated…