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Police break the ice
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S an addiction that takes hold, turning law-abiding citizens into crazed criminals desperate to find their next hit. While the police statistics…
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Hospital side-effects
By REBECCA BILLS LOCAL hospitals are also copping the brunt of ice-related side-effects. Emergency Department Associate Nurse Unit Manager at the Angliss Hospital, Sue Brown,…
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Deadly to health
By MELISSA MEEHAN HEART attacks, strokes and other serious illnesses can be triggered by the use of crystal methamphetamine. Crystal methamphetamine, more commonly known as…
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Ice is not a myth
By KATH GANNAWAY AND JESSE GRAHAM THE Mail’s day-to-day contact with police on the beat in the Yarra Valley backs up concerns that ice is…
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Dough snap’s cute portrait
By JESSE GRAHAM YOU’VE most likely had a photograph taken of you – who hasn’t? But have you ever had a photograph taken with dough…
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Sanctuary turns 80
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE tourist icon, Healesville Sanctuary, is celebrating a landmark birthday to coincide with the town’s 150th, with 80 years of history at…
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Bank closure peeves clients
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLIANS have been left reeling after ANZ announced it would be closing its local branch, and staff are uncertain about their future.…
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Down club’s memory lane
By JESSE GRAHAM THE HISTORY of Yarra Glen’s Football Club will be permanently on display, following the opening of specially-made boards to showcase the club’s…
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Quit tobacco call out
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLIANS are being urged to ditch the cigarettes and seek help to address their health, with World No Tobacco Day coming up…
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Briefly
Beat that 205km/h A MOTORCYCLIST caught hooning in Castella last week lost his ride immediately, after being clocked at over 200 kilometres per hour. The…
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School support
By JESSE GRAHAM A BELOVED Healesville High School teacher received a heartwarming gift from her students last week when a cancer fundraiser donation brought her…
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Gloria gives Tony heaps
By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S BEEN a tough week for the Warburton grandmother who prompted the Prime Ministerial wink that went viral on social media after…