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Factory decision closer
By KATHGANNAWAY A DECISION on the future of the former Sanitarium Factory at Warburton edged closer last week with a State Governmentappointed panel convening to…
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Dam wave fear
By Dion Teasdale HEALESVILLE and Yarra Glen residents could be wiped out by a 100-metre tsunami-like wave, a local businessman has warned. The wave of…
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Warburton fights back
Strachan Shield An extremely disappointing batting performance saw Warburton dismissed for 127 by Silvan. L. Barnard 29 and L. Darwall 38 were the only ones…
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MP in trail fight
By Kath GannawayGEMBROOK MP Tammy Lobato has weighed in on the part of business and property owners in Warburton in a dispute over access to…
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Parents boost skills
By Dion Teasdale A YOUNG mother’s near-death experience has prompted a group of parents and friends from Healesville’s Auskick program to learn life-saving CPR skills.…
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War memories
By Dion TeasdaleA PHOTOGRAPH taken more than 60 years ago has triggered a flood of wartime memories for one Healesville resident. As Anzac Day commemorations…
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Cougars to hold footy promotion
WOMEN’S football will go on show at Brushy Park in Croydon North next week when the Yarra Valley Cougars hold a girl’s and women’s football…
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Marvellous Melba
By Kath Gannaway THE last of 30,000 brochures have been delivered and the organisers of the inaugural Melba Festival are excitedly looking forward to a…
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Bypass moves forward
By Dion TeasdalePLANS to construct a traffic bypass around Yarra Glen took another step forward last week. Shire of Yarra Ranges councillors voted to endorse…
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Burns to save towns
FUEL-REDUCTION burns were held in Wombat Reserve and Yarra State Forest near Gladysdale last week. A 58-hectare area of land near Pioneer Road, Gladysdale, and…
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One-stop shop for makeover
By Dion TeasdaleRAYVE Hair Body and Soul on Bell Street in Yarra Glen is the Yarra Valley’s one-stop makeover shop. The salon offers the latest…
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Exciting season lined up
By Keith Thompson THE 2006-07 cricket season hits off in the Yarra Valley on Saturday, 7 October, with both junior and senior sections looking forward…