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Parked out
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN A WOMEN’s only gym will close its doors this Friday in Wandin over a car parking dispute. The family-owned franchise has been…
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Cuppa and chat against cancer
PLENTY of tea and many sneaky biscuits have been consumed over the past month across the Upper Yarra to help beat cancer. A Biggest Morning…
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Shooting probe
By KATH GANNAWAY KINGLAKE police are looking for help from the public to identify two men photographed in the Toolangi State Forest on Wednesday 8…
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Patience for P-plate drivers
By KATH GANNAWAY AS A mother of three teenage boys Lisa Kerr has not so much signed up as buckled up for a six-year stint…
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Life saving brew
By KATH GANNAWAY MOUNT EVELYN couple Bruce and Janette Watkinson know what it means when Cancer Council Victoria talks about life-saving research. The former Healesville…
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Patchwork for autumn colours
THE beautiful Wallace Gardens in Coldstream will provide a magnificent autumn backdrop for the Patchwork Collections Friendship Group annual quilt show this weekend. The group…
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They’re on a mission from God
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THE Yarra Ranges receives its fair share of motorcycle tourists, but this month the visitors on two wheels are on a mission…
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Burn-off shortfall
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN THE Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges has been part of a coalition government milestone with more than 200,000 hectares of planned burning…
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Son slams adoption law
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN A WARBURTON man who didn’t find out the truth about his forced adoption until recently says a new law fining mothers if…
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Independent holds logging key
By KATH GANNAWAY A BILL that proposes major changes to logging of native forests could rest in the hands of Independent Frankston MP Geoff Shaw…
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Steel Creek’s blackened history
By KATH GANNAWAY READING Dr Peter Stanley’s Black Saturday at Steels Creek was tough! Lots of tears shed. I had the privilege of launching the…
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Defining moments
By KATH GANNAWAY Black Saturday book captures essence of community STEELS Creek Community Centre was packed on Saturday 11 May for the launch of a…