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Community benefit
By Kath Gannaway AN ONGOING partnership between Upper Yarra Community House and Yarra Junction Opportunity Shop will fund a scholarship for a community member to…
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End of season excitement
By Kath GannawayFOOTBALL fever hit the Yarra Valley on the weekend as a record crowd saw the up-and-coming stars of local footy giving their all…
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Budget to be adopted
By Dion TeasdaleTHE SHIRE of Yarra Ranges’ 2006/2007 budget is expected to be formally adopted by council next Tuesday, 27 June. Public submissions to the…
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Right for the job
WHEN Stephen Shortis looked at setting up his own accounting business, he had one simple criteria – it had to be as far out of…
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Summer activity
By Kath Gannaway “GET involved” is the message the Shire of Yarra Ranges Youth Services team is sending to the shire’s tweens, teens and 20-somethings…
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Trauma team to hold fundraiser
ROAD Trauma Support Team will host their 12th annual fundraising event, The Open Rose Weekend, on 17 and 18 November at The Nieuwesteeg Rose Nursery.…
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Logging protest ‘just hot air’
By Melissa Meehan PROTESTORS gathered in Marys-ville over the weekend to voice their criticism of logging in water catchment areas. Water users were invited by…
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Festive blow for inflatable Santa
By Melissa MeehanHOW the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of the most popular children’s Christmas books of all time. But for a group of young…
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Smiles after jaws cash
A $10,000 donation has put a smile on the faces of Healesville Lions Club and State Emergency Service members and a new set of jaws…
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All round talent on board
By Kath GannawayREG Gorman, one of the last generation of Australian vaudevillians, will be treading the boards at Warburton during Senior Citizens Week. Mr Gorman…
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Drought line set for flood
By Kath GannawayJUDY Anderson will be calling Centrelink this week after the Federal Government’s announcement of drought assistance for the Shire of Yarra Ranges. The…
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Steep learning curve for success
MARK and Kristine Wathen established Easy Excavations 12 years ago and it’s fair to say they’ve never looked back. For Mark, who had previously worked…