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Sam takes to the desert for moto race
Yarra Glen resident Sam Handley is set to face one of Australia’s toughest off-road races next month. Mr Handley will be competing in the Tatts…
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65 years for Barry
Members of Warburton CFA celebrated a former captain’s 65th year of service to the brigade on Wednesday 19 May. Since 1956, Barry Marshall has spent…
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Mourning a Warburton legend
The Warburton community is mourning the loss of the township’s last World War II veteran as Dick Leith passed away on Friday 21 May, aged…
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State budget breakdown
The Victorian government released the latest budget on Thursday 20 May which came as a Covid-19 recovery budget and placed an emphasis on healthcare, mental…
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Writer’s festival coming to Warby
A word-filled winter weekend awaits in Warburton as the second Yarra Valley Writers Festival comes to town, featuring an extraordinary line-up of contemporary Australian writers…
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Saving Boinga’s iconic treehouse
If there’s anything more colourful than Boinga Bob’s quirky Warburton treehouse, it’s the life experienced by the man who lives inside. From running up Mt…
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Man kills kangaroo in “shocking” video
Disturbing video footage showing a man running over and killing a kangaroo with a tractor has circulated online. Footage was posted to the Yarra Valley…
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State’s busiest SES volunteers
At Lilydale SES’s Monday training nights, the volunteers in their orange overalls just kept piling in. But with the Lilydale unit currently listed as the…
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Saved by smoke detector
A Wandin North family’s escape from a house fire on Easter Monday has prompted calls from fire and rescue services for Victorians to install interconnected…
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Honeyeater in song
An award winning composer has created a theatrical musical piece about the Helmeted Honeyeater titled, Songs from the Box and Swamp. Jane Hammond aims to…
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Healesville’s fuel the highest in Melbourne
Healesville residents are being slugged with the highest fuel prices across Melbourne and it could be costing locals hundreds of dollars a year according to…
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“Unacceptable“ ambulance response times
The latest Ambulance Victoria response time data reveals a worrying trend for Yarra Ranges residents as ambulances are taking longer to reach patients in need.…
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