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Caring with coffee
By MARLENE MILLOTT UNEMPLOYED youth will have the chance to gain valuable barista and hospitality skills thanks to the new Koffee Kids program at Healesville…
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‘Daves’ blitz the field
By DENNIS FULLER THE foursomes championships were there for the taking last Saturday at Emerald Golf Club in conditions that could not be faulted, although…
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Fine knocks from future stars
OLINDA JUNIOR CRICKET Under-10s are still on a break but training resumes this Wednesday. Under-12 (2): Olinda took on fourth-placed St Andrew’s at Manson Reserve…
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Top spot shot all but sealed
By CHRIS ANDERSON YVCA ROUND 11 has served up a tasty trio of matches in the Yarra Valley’s premier grade D.J. Strachan Shield, with top…
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Brookers head to greens for annual challenge
THE Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club will be holding its annual golf challenge on Friday 20 February. With Bendigo Bank as the main sponsor, the…
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Gannell spins Sharks out of water
By STEVE BROWN FTGDCA UPWEY Tecoma declared itself a finals contender when it defeated third-placed Johnson Park by 27 runs to complete round 10 of…
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Possums tagged
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Sanctuary’s vets had a big job to do on some tiny animals last week, tagging a litter of 12-week-old mountain pygmy…
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Robber burns CFA
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are hunting a grinchy burglar who broke into the Dixons Creek Fire Station on Christmas Day and made off with the…
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Knitting nana changes tack
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Enid Richards is proof that soldiering on gets results. Ms Richards, 86, threw in the towel on her knitting hobby after…
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The pointy end of the picture
By KATH GANNAWAY THE pen is mightier than the sword. In the case of Healesville cartoonist Danny Zemp, it’s the pencil that gets the message…
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Crucial numbers
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN DISASTER strikes, every second counts, and a house that can’t be identified may not be easily accessible for emergency services. The…
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Parade on… whatever
By KATH GANNAWAY COME rain, hail, shine … or other disasters, Marysville has celebrated Australia Day in a big way. For almost two decades, the…