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Great place to work
By Mara Pattison-SowdenThe white-collar worker, who lives in Badger Creek, turned winemaker when he produced his first vintage in 1998 – and he hasn’t looked…
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Chinese linger for lavender
Chinese delegates visited the farm to see how it runs. By Mara Pattison-SowdenWARRATINA Lavender Farm has been teaching big business to Chinese investors. A group…
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Flora strategy
YARRA Ranges residents are invited to have their say on the council’s draft Flora and Fauna Management Strategy. The strategy aims to provide guidance to…
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Max beats the axe
By Kath GannawayTASSIE Devil Max doesn’t know it but he is a vital cog in a grand plan to save his species. The one-year-old Max…
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Campaign gets off the couch- Hayden Ostrom Brown hopes to inspire other young people to get off the couch and make a change. 58249
By Mara Pattison-SowdenHUNDREDS of thousands of teenagers voted in the state and national elections this year, but not many of them took an active role…
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Court at last
By Kath Gannaway and Mara Pattison-SowdenA COURThas heard how a man stabbed a police officer in Healesville and evaded a police across the region for…
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Mother’s grief lives on
Mary Bariola finds that talking about her grief can help. 58606 – Mara Pattison-SowdenEVERY year Mary Bariola leaves flowers at the place in St Huberts…
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Wildlife movement
HEALESVILLE Sanctuary’s conservation campaign, Wipe for Wildlife, aims to raise awareness on the importance of maintaining our native wildlife’s habitat through the promotion of the…
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Little is big where it really matters
By Mara Pattison-SowdenTHE Little Yarra Steiner School has been placed in the lowest rankings across the state, according to their VCE results – despite the…
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Support through shared sorrow- Anne Duff and Mary Bariola find each other’s support can help in the healing process. 57590
By Mara Pattison-SowdenHEALESVILLE resident Anne Duff lost her only son to a rare bone cancer of the spine two years ago. Her life was changed…
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Class seniors join to learn
Representatives of Yarra Valley U3A groups Terry Green (Healesville) Vernon Denford (Upper Yarra) and Gerald Brinson (Lilydale Yarra Ranges), sign the agreement as Yarra Ranges…
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Firies on refresher training
By Nicole CohenMURRINDINDI firefighters have been put through training to re-new their knowledge on the job. The training was held at Murrindindi scenic reserve on…
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