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By Melissa MeehanPETS and stock are often the forgotten ones in times of crisis. And Animal Aid is urging farmers and pet owners to think…

By Melissa MeehanAN EERIE silence hangs over where Narbethong once stood. Driving through the town along the Maroondah Highway brings tears to the eyes of…

By Kath GannawayYARRA Valley grape growers were counting their losses this week in an industry scorched in seven days of heatwave and two days of…

By Melissa MeehanTHE heart of the Yarra Valley was a scene of smouldering land and police roadblocks after the inferno that ripped through Yarra Glen…

By Tania Martin SIMPLY finding a change of clothes is a challenge for many living in the Yarra Valley as they continue to count the…

By Monique EbringtonYARRA VALLEY children piled onto a McKenzies bus with sleeping bags, swimmers, pillows and the local police for the annual Portsea Camp. In…

By Kath GannawayTHE father of a 21-year-old Warburton man killed in a car crash at Warburton in 2007 has called for radical and early intervention…

By Kath GannawaySHIRLEY Dennehy, who died on 5 January, valued the public school education that provided the building blocks for a lifetime of exceptional academic…

By Monique Ebrington‘SORRY’ was the word that had the nation at a standstill on 13 February 2008 when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to the…

Plenty of people enjoyed the novelty of the new store, live coverage from 3AW and plenty of giveaways. Hourly trolley dashes kept customers entertained as…

By Stuart TeatherCRICKETERS past and present came together at the Yarra Junction Cricket Club on the weekend to help celebrate the club’s centenary. Former members…

By Monique EbringtonEXPLODING houses is what 70-year-old James Thomas remembers the most of his last-minute dash from his Kinglake home on Saturday. Mr Thomas and…