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SES crews rescue four wheel drive
By ED MERRISONTWO young men and a young woman were rescued from a fivehour ordeal last week after their 4WD became bogged in Toolangi State…
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Heritage bridge gets overhaul
WORK has commenced on a temporary bridge over the Yarra River at East Warburton. The bridge is a stop-gap while the Hazelwood Road Bridge undergoes…
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Rob’s season of cycling success
CHUM Creek cyclist Rob Amos finished a successful season at the Australian Veteran Cycling Championships at Ballarat recently. More than 165 of Australia’s top veteran…
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Reaping the harvest at school market
By Melissa Meehan WANDIN North Primary School held its annual Harvest Market on Sunday 16 March. Principal Hetty Thomas said that the day was a…
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Confused residents in a pipe plan pickle
By Melissa MeehanDIXONS Creek residents have been left scratching their heads after the release of the preferred route of the pipeline has shed no light…
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Murder hearing
By Kath GannawayTHE man accused of murdering 69-year-old Healesville community worker Marea Yann was last week ordered to stand trial. A two day committal hearing…
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Brewery deal falls flat
By Dion TeasdaleTHE Beechworth Bakery in Healesville will go ahead despite the construction of the adjoining brewery being terminated, the developer said last week. The…
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Take charge of cancer health
WOMEN are being urged to do a stock take on their health. Local MP Donna Petrovich, who was recently promoted to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for…
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Protests hound MP
By Kath GannawayGEMBROOK MP Tammy Lobato abandoned a “mobile office” stop at Powelltown on Friday when, for the second time this month, she was confronted…
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Work to improve road safety
ROAD safety will be improved on a section of the Maroondah Highway. Spending on the stretch from the Melba Highway to St Huberts Road will…
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Playtime to be more fun
VISITORS to Lillydale Lake will notice big changes taking shape at the playground site, including extensive earthworks and partially installed bright new play equipment surrounded…
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Upgrades urged
By Kath GannawayNEW toilets planned for Warburton can’t come soon enough according to regular visitors to the town. Kerry Nicholas, in a letter to the…