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Good to give
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENTHE Upper Yarra community dug deep to raise almost $18,000 for the annual Good Friday Appeal this year. From community groups, to businesses…
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SES snags in store
UPPER Yarra SES volunteers will be well fed during long emergencies with the acquisition of a shiny new barbecue. Melbourne club director Martin Pretty from…
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Harmony across the valley
By Kath GannawayWARBURTON’S five-day Harmony Festival finished on Monday with the dissolution of the Sand Mandala and the sounds of Songs Across the Valley. The…
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Wrong number for children in crisis
By Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG children in crisis are being left hanging at the end of a dial tone while Australia’s biggest phone provider charges for counselling…
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Chance for a grant
By Kath GannawayYARRA Ranges schools could be among schools and groups to get a Go Green Grant to help with environmental projects. Corporate Express and…
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Old-fashioned fun day
WESBURN will host a day of old fashioned family fun this month with the Upper Yarra Family Festival. There is literally something for everyone at…
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Shed on the money
By Kath GannawayThe group, which started up after the 2009 bushfires, received confirmation of the funding at the end of February. The project has been…
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Skate mates
By Kath GannawayPredictably, transport and mains gas to Warburton were also headliners, but tourism, the elderly, health, housing, road safety, bushfire issues, law and order…
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Tenors hit right note
By Kath GannawayPITCHING against the roar of Steavenson’s Falls has put tenors Angelo Falcone, Lawrence Allen and Paulo Gulinello in fine form for their Three…
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A home
By Kath GannawayApplications for the $50 million voluntary scheme opened on 1 March and will remain open until 31 May. “Landowners who have registered their…
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Something to chew on
By Kath Gannaway OVERRUN with onion weed, clover or wandering trad? Badger Creek gardener and forager Doris Pozzi may have a solution! Doris, who moved…
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Shock tactic to wise up – Paramedic Jason Callanan wants to reduce road trauma. 77969 Picture: Donna Oates
By Emma SunA YARRA Ranges paramedic is fighting to reduce road trauma. Jason Callanan, who has been a paramedic for 15 years, established Roadwhyz Victoria…