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Upwey tilt at Archibald
By JESSE GRAHAM AN UPWEY artist is taking aim at a national art award, creating a towering portrait of Healesville identity, Aunty Dot Peters, for…
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EACH here to help
By JESSE GRAHAM MENTAL health and substance abuse services are a stone’s throw away from Healesville’s main street, after the re-opening of EACH’s former Rivendell…
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So cosy in the drying room
By KATH GANNAWAY THE drying room at Warratina Lavender Farm is extra cosy right now, with the second annual Tea Cosy Display and Competition underway.…
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Fines doubled for illegal crossing
By JESSE GRAHAM FINES for crossing train tracks when boom gates are down have doubled with the beginning of the new financial year, according to…
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One ring to fool them all
By KATH GANNAWAY A BADGER Creek couple is appealing to locals not to include plastic milk-bottle rings in their offerings for visiting bower birds. Maureen…
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Cravan park upgrade
By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON Caravan Park looks set for a major transformation. Simon Edwards and his father Ray Edwards detailed their plans to Yarra Ranges…
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Signal achievement
By KATH GANNAWAY EAST Warburton residents currently offline with mobile phone services most Victorians take for granted will have improved phone coverage as part of…
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Steels Creek dials in
By JESSE GRAHAM A MOBILE phone black spot in Steels Creek will be eliminated with the construction of a new phone base station and tower,…
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At loggerheads over logging
By JESSE GRAHAM THE head of Zoos Victoria has spoken out publicly against VicForests’ logging operations in the Central Highlands, saying a new national park…
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Extra $1m for hospital
By JESSE GRAHAM THE redevelopment of Healesville Hospital has been bolstered by an extra $1 million in funding from the Victorian Government, following an announcement…
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Grand donation for school
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Glen students will receive extra numeracy programs, thanks to community generosity, after a donation from the local pub earlier this month.…
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Rapture of the raptors
By JESSE GRAHAM SINCE the release of the trailer for the new film, Jurassic World, the internet has been abuzz with zookeepers and staff re-creating…
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