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New heights for Yarra Glen art
Following the December call for entries, which have now closed, Yarra Glen Art Show Coordinator Bronwyn Ward said this years show is shaping up to…
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The worst conditions possible
Yarra Ranges Councillor Len Cox has served his community for 30 years, including six terms as mayor. “This was the time that has most been…
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Fire in the vines
Leanne De Bortoli has been involved in the family wine business “ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper”. “When my husband and I first…
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Forged by fire
It was horrendous. Alone in my street, I saw neighbouring homes razed to the ground in minutes, among swirling showers of embers and thick, choking…
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Fire was inevitable
“Just like Hiroshima.” That’s how Ray Donkin described the plume of smoke he saw billowing over the hills behind his Buxton home on Black Saturday.…
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Time to heal
Lesley Porter fought back the flames that threatened her Chum Creek property on Black Saturday, saving her home and her treasured animals. “I sometimes question…
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Isolation brought communities closer
Toolangi community leader Steve Meacher reflects on how Black Saturday brought people closer together. During the Black Saturday fires and for several days afterwards, the…
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The heroes at the end of the line
It’s a call you hope you never have to make and the decision to dial triple-zero is usually one done out of desperation for help.…
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Sense of duty
For Inspector Bob Raaymakers, the 10th anniversary of the Black Saturday Bushfires has sparked reflection. “You do reflect on what you did and where were…
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Marysville today
Anniversaries often stir up emotions, some good and some not so good. For the people of Marysville this is certainly the case but a strong…
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Fires set new standards
The 2009 bushfires prompted the CFA to review, reflect and improve on its procedures. CFA Chief Officer Steve Warrington said the Royal Commission into the…
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Fortitude through fires
Chum Creek Primary School reopened its doors on Monday 16 February, more than a week after the Black Saturday Fires devastated much of the small…
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