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Cuts put justice out of reach: campaigner
By MARLENE MILLOTT VICTORIAN Australian of the Year and family violence campaigner Rosie Batty has spoken out in support of the Yarra Ranges branch of…
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Rabbit hops off
By JESSE GRAHAM WHITE Rabbit Brewery will be hopping off to greener pastures, with its parent company announcing the iconic Healesville venue will close down…
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Remembering the 47
By KATH GANNAWAY WHEN the armistice was signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, marking the end…
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Stopping to remember
By JESSE GRAHAM AT THE 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 100 people in Healesville stopped to remember. The group gathered…
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Park fight is on
By JESSE GRAHAM RENOWNED natural historian and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough threw his support behind Toolangi’s Great Forest National Park (GFNP) campaign in Toolangi, as…
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Not the time for delay
By JESSE GRAHAM EMERGENCY Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley has a simple piece of advice for residents as the fire season draws closer – don’t leave…
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They know they’re ready
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN the fire season begins, Coldstream CFA captain John Fenton knows that firefighters will be ready. He said the coming bushfire season…
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Pink Ribbon catches on
By KATH GANNAWAY FROM a morning tea that raised $500 nine years ago to a spectacular winery luncheon that raised $23,046 this year, the Pink…
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Fire danger date
THE Fire Danger Period (FDP) for Murrindindi Shire will begin at 1am on Monday, 24 November 2014. CFA District 12 Operations Manager Peter Creak said…
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Now is the time to prepare
IF YOU live in or around Melbourne near grass, bush or reserves, you need to prepare for fire this summer. Last summer, we saw fast-moving…
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Understanding fire warnings
UNDERSTANDING how fire warnings work and how to use them is an important part of your preparation for summer in Victoria. “Fire warnings are issued…
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Levers to Burras’ win
THE key to a great team performance, in any sport, is to get off to a good start, and this couldn’t have been truer as…