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Trees for the wood
By KATH GANNAWAY “WHY weren’t we told?” was the question that was floating around Yarra Glen on Saturday as residents got together for a community…
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Fun run on serious note
By KATH GANNAWAY UP TO 1000 participants are expected to pull on race bibs for the Community Bank Warburton Up and Running fun run on…
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Going to TOWN
By KATH GANNAWAY EVERY Wednesday at Yarra Junction, men and women literally go to TOWN as they celebrate their losses. Upper Yarra TOWN (Take Off…
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Bank on it
By KATH GANNAWAY THREE Upper Yarra students will get a helping hand with tertiary education thanks to the 2015 Community Bank scholarships announced on Tuesday,…
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It was more than luck
By KATH GANNAWAY IT WOULD be easy to put Lauren Florence’s escape from serious injury last week down to dumb luck … dumb good luck.…
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Fran was ‘Gran’ to many
By KATH GANNAWAY Frances (Fran) Rowe Born: 18 December, 1922 Died: 5 January, 2015 FRAN Rowe was the ‘gatekeeper’ for Wesburn’s youngsters for decades. As…
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Cruising away minus board
By PETER DOUGLAS ORGANISERS of the Black Saturday Remembrance Cruise are seeking information regarding a stolen promotional board. The board, valued at $350, was noticed…
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Riding crest of BMX wave
THERE was plenty of two-wheel action at the Lilydale BMX Club recently when 300 riders from across Victoria and interstate came to ‘Conquer the Valley’.…
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A new take on dementia
By KATH GANNAWAY PROFESSOR Peter Disler is challenging care and health providers, and families, to turn around the way they view and treat people with…
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Aggies raises ugly head
THE Southern Dandenongs Landcare Group is reminding residents to remove the seeding heads of their agapanthus plants. ‘Aggies’ are just finishing flowering and will shed…
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The kindest cut of all
By DEBRA BOLAND WORLD Spey Day is 24 February. This is an annual campaign initiated by the Humane Society International to highlight the importance of…
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EMO changes on hold
By JESSE GRAHAM CHANGES to the Yarra Ranges Erosion Management Overlay (EMO) have been put on hold after a resident argued that the council hadn’t…