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Mid-season wrap-up
By Keith Thompson,SATURDAY was the final day of play before the Christmas break in Yarra Valley Cricket. The round seven matches in the D. J.…
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Teen dies after crash
By Kath GannawayA 17-YEAR-OLD Healesville boy is dead, and a 19-year-old from Coldstream could face charges in a tragic lead-up to Christmas for two Yarra…
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Hoons hit heights
By Kath GannawayTMU officers impounded two cars, one on the Melba Highway on Sunday in which the driver reached an estimated 235km/h, the other in…
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All out for the season
CHRIS1: HEALESVILLE Fire Brigade members may have had a busy year, but they are never too busy to help Father Christmas when he calls on…
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Foxtrot beats the rules
The fox wouldn’t budge, and neither would the Healesville Race Club officials. By Kath Gannaway“I’M sorry, I can’t let you in, not with that fox…
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Family mourns
DOREEN Ayres enjoyed a Steels Creek childhood, which was typical of many country kids born in the rapidly changing first decade of the 1900s. Born…
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Small town’s big effort
TUCKED away off the main Healesville-Kooweerup Road, Yellingbo fire station is a hive of activity in the tiny quiet rural community. Established in 1954, Yellingbo…
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Steely resolve hits the air
By Kath GannawaySTEELS Creek residents shared their stories of Black Saturday and the first nine months of recovery with ABC radio listeners around the country…
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Club enjoys a knock-out result
By Monique EbringtonLILYDALE Fight’n’Fitness fought its way to become Australia’s most successful boxing club, at the recent national titles. The Yarra Ranges club walked away…
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Steiner kids a class act
COSTUMES, glitter, music and a flatbed truck were all part of the Little Yarra Steiner School’s Class 12 graduation. Each year a parent group decides…
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Crusty sweet treat
By Kath GannawayCHRISTMAS is an ideal time to try the magnificent breads of Glenburn’s Wild Crust Bakery. Sourdough bread baker Lyn Cunningham’s bakery is one…
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Safer places concern
By Kath GannawayAS THE Yarra Valley remains without any approved neighbourhood safer places (NSPs), Yarra Ranges councillors last week reluctantly endorsed the shire’s first two…
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