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SHHAG call for answers
By Kath Gannaway The Save Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG) which drove the campaign which saw the hospital and health service significantly resourced to provide…
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Jessica … giving back
By Kath Gannaway As CFA volunteers across the Yarra Valley head out on Good Friday, rattling tins for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal,…
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Tuesday service for Michael
By Kath Gannaway Michael Morrissey made quite an impact in his low-key way in Healesville and his death on Friday, 23 March, will be a…
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News hound at Dogs’ Day Out
By Kath Gannaway From Zeppo the Wonder Dog, to Bella in the pink pram, there were Vizslas and bitzas, a joyful assortment of rescue dogs,…
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Pornography and kids … It’s time to talk!
By Kath Gannaway A forum in Healesville on Monday, 26 March will tackle the inescapable reality of pornography, yung people and sexuality. Just when you…
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Cuts to hospital services
By Kath Gannaway Eastern Health has rejected claims that cuts to allied health services is impacting on clients and waiting times. The Mail contacted Eastern…
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Councillor hits out at sprout prejudice
By Kath Gannaway Cr Tony Stevenson, even after a long Yarra Ranges Council meeting on Tuesday night, wasn’t going to let an opportunity go to…
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Wildlife rescue plea
By Kath Gannaway There are two possible reasons that in the future the horrible and confronting sight of dead wombats on the side of Yarra…
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Benvenuti … just love it!
By Kath Gannaway The annual Benvenuti Festival in Seville on Sunday, 11 March, was love affair … with culture, food, good wine, community and a…
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Dinner topic a bummer!
By Kath Gannaway ‘Running for Bums’ is about as catchy a catch-phrase as you can get, and that’s exactly what Birdsville woman Jenna Brook had…
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5530km ride to show healing power of horses
By Derek Schlennstedt After four years of planning, training and preparing Clemmie Wotherspoon set off from Healesville on 7 March on a journey that will…
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Quick response vital to fighting Yellingbo fire
By Derek Schlennstedt CFA crews on Thursday 1 March are continuing to clean up and black-out the remnants of the grass-fire at Yellingbo. The blaze…