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Some spin on the ice- Marion Wheatland and her wheel ‘Hero’ are taking a spin on the Antarctic ice to restore a piece of Australian history. 55836 Picture: Nigel Clements
By Casey NeillMARION Wheatland braved the unpredictable weather of the world’s harshest continent on Boxing Day to honour a legendary Australian explorer. The Wandin spinning…
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Super shop split
By Mara Pattison-SowdenA PROPOSAL to build the largest supermarket in one of the eastern suburbs’ smallest towns is splitting a community in half. Half of…
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Little steps, big operation- Carol Pitman helped assess the patients to determine their surgery needs. 58653
By Mara Pattison-SowdenWANDIN mother of three Carol Pitman experienced four days in a Fijian hospital helping as many as 80 patients through major surgeries as…
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Church’s ban on rough stuff
By Mara Pattison-SowdenHEALESVILLE priests and parishioners have been told that wrestling, tickling, and piggyback rides are unacceptable behaviours in new guidelines drawn up to protect…
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Super games for charity
By Russell BennettBAYSWATER cricket ground will play host to Super 8s cricket for charity on Australia Day. Teams from the Yarra Valley Cricket Association (YVCA)…
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Family paddles together
By Mara Pattison-SowdenIT was a family affair for a team of paddlers from Launching Place who took part in this summer’s Red Cross Murray Marathon,…
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Veteran’s victory
By Shawn MurphyA 62-YEAR-OLD paddling heavyweight from Sydney has claimed victory in Australia’s longest and most gruelling paddling event, despite fierce competition from Dandenong Ranges…
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Running hot on the pitch
By Melissa MeehanWHILE much of the start of the 2010/2011 cricket season was washed out, the rain stayed away for the first match of the…
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Green light for kilns
By Mara Pattison-Sowden DESPITE a Powelltown resident’s pleas for “a bit of peace and quiet”, the Yarra Ranges Council has supported a retrospective planning application…
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Tow away your problems
@Normal:Graham Moore is the Yarra Valley operator for All 1 Towing and Yarra Valley Towing. 58303 WITH three depots covering the outer east and Yarra…
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Projects push to make a better world
Healesville High students Tyson Briggs, Dannilee Schulz, Fraya Banting and Lulu Fawdon-Jenkins, with, centre, Swinburne’s Ian ‘Doc’ Wallace and Healesville High School’s MAD Project co-ordinator…
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Cellarbration time- At Cellarbrations in Yarra Junction Christmas shopping, and celebration, is a breeze. 58294
IT MUST be Christmas. At Cellarbrations in Yarra Junction, the walls are decked with fantastic drinks to make Christmas extra special for their customers. Purchase…
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