Opinion
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Get a move on
YARRA Ranges Council and the Yarra Glen Tennis Club have already spent thousands of dollars restoring a heritage clubhouse, but there is no electricity or…
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Secrecy is disturbing
WHY the secrecy regarding the sale of the Warburton Caravan Park? I think this is disgraceful behaviour by the council. We’re told the matter was…
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Say thanks to volunteers
AS the local Member for Eildon in the Victorian Parliament, I am always involved in supporting local volunteer organisations in the Yarra Ranges community –…
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Small towns need support
IT has been sad to see so many small businesses close in towns like Yarra Glen over the years. It is also confusing to see…
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Bushfire sign a must
WARBURTON has been declared one of the most at-risk townships and areas for bushfires, yet the township does not have a Fire Danger Rating sign.…
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Nothing could prepare soldiers for war
ONE hundred years ago today, soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps – ANZACs were on Lemnos, a sun-bathed Greek island situated in…
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Chop and change
YARRA Glen residents are reported to have raised their eyebrows over the removal of 10 oak trees along Bell Street north, opposite Symons Street, making…
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Clarke for transport
I AM an independent candidate for the Lyster Ward by-election and I am standing for many improvements to our community. I have found the big…
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Cycling, not bickering
By JESSE GRAHAM CYCLING is an exhilarating form of exercise. Riding down hills, through back streets and even through Healesville’s buzzing main street, it’s great…
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Jupiter ascends to great heights
By SETH HYNES JUPITER Ascending is unabashedly style over substance – and it’s awesome. When lowly housecleaner Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) learns that she is…
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Knee-jerk reaction
TONY Abbott treads a thin line with his intention to remove ’the benefit of the doubt’, which is the basic tenet of our legal system.…
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Flags a mark of respect
I commend this newspaper’s continuing coverage of many items related to the huge loss of property and 173 human lives on Black Saturday, 7 February…