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Special space for youth
By JESSE GRAHAM MONTHS of hard work, elbow-grease and teamwork culminated in a special event last Friday, when the Healesville Salvation Army opened their new…
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Issue is intense
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges councillor Jim Child has rejected suggestions a proposed planning scheme amendment could pave the way for factory farming. A petition…
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Expressions fill the frames
By JESSE GRAHAM A COLLECTION of photographs from Yarra Ranges’ enthusiasts is on offer for visitors at Warburton’s Upper Yarra Arts Centre, with the exhibition…
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Volunteers to the rescue
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN PEOPLE think of volunteering for emergency services, they think of car crashes, bushfires and risking life and limb. All of those…
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Jazzed up for weekend
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS MARYSVILLE will become the home of jazz and blues for the first time in mid-October. The inaugural Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend…
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Love story of lies and damn lies
By KATH GANNAWAY A LOVE story may seem an unlikely vehicle for a writer looking to draw people’s attention to child trafficking in Cambodia, but…
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Possum pressure
By KATH GANNAWAY TOOLANGI resident Geoff Biggs says Victorian Environment Minister Lisa Neville is misreading the climate around logging in Toolangi. A life-time resident of…
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Would we, could we?
By JESSE GRAHAM MORE WOOD is good, according to a Yarra Ranges councillor, who put forward a proposal for the council to use more environmentally-friendly…
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Anyone interested in the campus?
By JESSE GRAHAM EXPRESSIONS of interest for Lilydale’s former Swinburne University campus will only be open for TAFE providers and dual-sector universities, according to Education…
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Track’s a challenge, but it’s legit
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE first authorised and legal intermediate mountain bike track in the Yarra Ranges has been officially opened at Lilydale Lake Park. The…
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Dangerous sneaking through road blocks
IT’S unthinkable that any appointment could be so pressing that one could put another’s life in serious danger. Yet, this is what occurred last week…
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Squads see mixed results
By JUDY ORREN THE Yarra Valley travelled to Drouin on Saturday to take on Gippsland in what was to be a battle for ninth position…