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Crew joins Canadian wildfire fight
By KATH GANNAWAY FIVE Yarra Ranges firefighters have flown to Canada to help manage wildfires that are sweeping the country. Hundreds of fires totalling around…
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‘Fantastic’ new digs
By KATH GANNAWAY “YOUR new digs are going to be fantastic,” Minister for Regional Development, Jaala Pulford told VicForests staff following a tour of the…
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No vote, and I’d vote no: Smith
By JESSE GRAHAM CASEY MP Tony Smith has ruled out surveying the electorate on same-sex marriage, following the announcement of a survey in neighbouring electorate,…
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Crusade tips the scales for sanctuary’s snake man
By JESSE GRAHAM IT was a case of being in the right place at the right time that kicked off Michael Taylor’s 30-year stint working…
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Coroner rules on Sinclair death
By KATH GANNAWAY A CORONER’S inquiry into the death of 22-year-old David Sinclair three years ago at Warburton has found he died unintentionally of ‘mechanical…
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Riders, runners to get vertical
A UNIQUE new event that pitches trail runners and cyclists against each other, and against one of the most notable climbs in Australia, Mt Donna…
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Facelift for chamber website
By JESSE GRAHAM A REVAMPED Healesville Chamber of Commerce website will be to the world what the Rotary community directory is to Healesvillians, according to…
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Facing up to the guilt
By KATH GANNAWAY CONSEQUENCES, repercussions and guilt; all part of the conversation around road death, and injury. You can overthink the ‘what ifs’, but with…
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Red Cross after young blood
By KATH GANNAWAY HODDLES Creek Red Cross Unit member Florence Peters has wonderful stories to tell of her involvement with the unit. As an inaugural…
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Big day for CFA
By KATH GANNAWAY PROTECTION for Yarra Junction firefighters, and for the community, went up a notch or two with the delivery of a modern, new…
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Drifting off
By KATH GANNAWAY A STALEMATE between Parks Victoria and VicRoads is being mooted as the underlying reason behind the road management debacle on Mount Donna…
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Standing on sacred ground
By JESSE GRAHAM “WE ALL stand on sacred ground.” The theme for this year’s NAIDOC Week was a significant one for Healesville Indigenous Community Services…
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