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Firewood collection season opens
THE Autumn Firewood Collection Season started last Sunday and will close on 30 June. Gippsland Regional manager, Richard Teychenne, from the Department of Environment, Land,…
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Actions not in resonance
By KATH GANNAWAY WITH the selection of Rosie Batty as Australian of the Year, the Federal Government has acknowledged family violence as a major threat…
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Our safety switch
By KATH GANNAWAY GOING underground from Don Valley to Mount Toolbewong in Healesville is the ultimate test of the feasibility of undergrounding power, according to…
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CWA beyond scones
By KATH GANNAWAY “UNTIL they get involved, people have no idea what CWA is all about.” Michelle Loughhead, president of the Wandin branch of Country…
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Sporty take on Closing Gap
NETBALL and football were the lynchpins for a spectacular celebration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous sport, and for raising awareness of Aboriginal health over the weekend.…
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Arch band releases Forevermore
By KATH GANNAWAY UNDER the Arch, the local band that made it through to No. 4 in the Melbourne Music Bank Song Writing Competition last…
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Paramedics on the receiving end
By KATH GANNAWAY VIOLENCE towards paramedics is not only intolerable, it’s stupid. Ambulance Victoria and the Ambulance Employees union are united in their condemnation of…
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Bishop on board
By KATH GANNAWAY IT WAS a coup of the best kind for a local politician. For Casey MP Tony Smith to get Foreign Minister, Julie…
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Head-on injuries
By KATH GANNAWAY POLICE are appealing for any witnesses after four people were injured in a head-on collision at Woori Yallock last Tuesday. The driver…
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Carpark crash chaos
By PETER DOUGLAS AN out-of-control vehicle struck six cars at Healesville Walk carpark last Thursday about 3.50pm. In a peak time for the business district,…
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Milling felled trees plea
By KATH GANNAWAY BUXTON resident Ray Donkin is calling for trees felled as part of a $7million risk mitigation program to be milled. Mr Donkin,…
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Lyster nominations close
By PETER DOUGLAS NOMINATIONS for the upcoming Yarra Ranges by-election are due to close today. As part of the election process, potential candidates keen to…