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Greens candidate to show climate colours
By Melissa DonchiSTEVE Meacher has been preselected as the Greens Candidate for McEwen and will go head to head with local MP Fran Bailey over…
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Parents take a break
By Melissa MeehanFOR many working parents finding someone to care for their children during the school holidays is a tough task. Friends and family are…
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Fun day for whippeteers
By Dion TeasdaleWHIPPET enthusiasts across Victoria are being called to Healesville for a social family fun day and to help with the creation of an…
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CFA cash boost
By Dion TeasdaleTHE STATE Government has given Launching Place CFA much needed funding to help buy a new $250,000 fire truck. Minister for Emergency Services…
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A life lived in livestock
LOCKIE Campbell was a stickler for the old Aussie traditions. Many a Yarra Junction local will remember sitting on the counter at Champion & Campbell…
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Poppy makes
– Kath GannawayA LONE poppy, growing against the odds, in stony ground near Healesville cemetery struck a chord with local musician David Johnston. He stopped…
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Mean thieves steal donations
By Melissa Donchi THIEVES have forced their way into a Yarra Junction cafe and made off with more than a year’s worth of community donations…
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Agencies join for hunt
By Kath GannawayFRAUDSTERS, drunks and traffic offenders are on notice – police and Centrelink have joined forces and they’re out to get you. Sgt John…
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Dam shame
I AM concerned at reliable rumours I have heard that the main post office in Healesville is to be closed, possibly within the next few…
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Snapshots of a life found
By Dion TeasdaleGREG Chapman is hoping to reunite precious memories with the people who created them. The Healesville resident stumbled across a Hanimex projector and…
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Waterfront Retreat is perfect to relax
WATERFRONT Retreat at Wattle Point is a beautiful retreat nestled in native bushland on the waterfront at the Gippsland Lakes. When you’re in need of…
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Croc horror has big bite
By Ed MerrisonTHE Upper Yarra region has been busy playing the somewhat unlikely screen role of the Outback, hosting a galaxy of movie stars in…