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Tales of survival
By Kath GannawayA WEEK on, and it’s devastating to drive down Steels Creek Road and see the landscape reduced to ashes. There’s astonishment at a…
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Crash claims gentle helper
Gareth Jones-Roberts’ devastated parents Norma and Gareth Jones-Roberts senior.GARETH Jones-Roberts junior died on Black Saturday doing what he always did- helping others. As his parents…
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Defiance saved their lives
By Melissa Meehan“TRAPPED with no escape.” Kinglake’s Melanie Powell still comprehends the moment that, in reality, saved her life. “They told us all of the…
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Years of experience not enough
By Monique EbringtonDESPITE Graeme Wilkinson’s years of experience with the Country Fire Authority, nothing could prepare him and his wife Lesley for the fire that…
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Trolley collector injured
HEALESVILLE supermarket trolley collector Michael Morrisey was fighting for his life on Sunday night after being struck by a car. The much-loved local, known as…
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Foreign firemen join fire fight
By Melissa MeehanAN INTERNATIONAL and interstate contingent of firefighters will continue to fight the blaze threatening the Upper Yarra and Yarra Valley. Last week 56…
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Spines of steel
By Kath GannawayTHE Steels Creek community came together on Saturday morning with mixed emotions. Their hub of community life, the Steels Creek Community Centre was…
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Chased by fires
By Melissa Meehan FOR Julie Bell, hell came out of a clear blue sky with the sound of “one thousand lions roaring”. The Warburton resident…
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Asbestos threat in fire clean-up
By Kath GannawayASBESTOS is a further potential danger for Yarra Ranges residents returning to their properties in the aftermath of the bushfires. The Shire of…
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Good Friday for victims
THOUSANDS of shoppers ditched their usual shopping habits to support those affected by the bushfires on Friday. People flocked to the Coles supermarket in Healesville…
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Fashion focus
Trainer Julie Deering advises student Kasey Hansen on braiding technique. Looking on are students Christie Vit, Kim de Groot, Kayla Claydon and Bek Stirman. By…
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Racing reprieve plan
A petition released last week by Liberal MP Donna Petrovich, right, aims to harness community support for the threatened local racing industry. Yarra Valley Racing…
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