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Turning Japanese
By KATH GANNAWAY NINJAS, sumo wrestlers, Samurai warriors, Japanese ladies in beautiful kimonos and a Ninja Turtle set the scene for Wesburn Primary School’s first…
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Rapid course to new skills
By KATH GANNAWAY TACKLING the rapids of the Yarra River at Warburton is just one of the challenges young people take on as part of…
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What’s On
Poetry Reading A POETRY reading featuring actor John Wood will be held at The Old Post Office, 3 Old Chum Creek Road, from 5pm on…
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Bru loved by one and all
HEALESVILLE SES Unit has lost one of its valued members. Bru Breasley passed away last week after a short illness. Bru was a much-loved and…
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Thieves take a smoko
By JESSE GRAHAM THIEVES made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes from stores around the Yarra Valley in a series of robberies on…
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Raids hit home
By JESSE GRAHAM FOUR HEALESVILLE residents will front court in October after drug raids at four properties last week. Police from Healesville, Yarra Ranges Crime…
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PM checks railway progress
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Glen and Healesville community members were treated to a special morning tea over the weekend, when Prime Minister Tony Abbott dropped…
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Search warrant
Briefly A HEALESVILLE man will face court later in the year after police executed a search warrant at a Healesville-Yarra Glen Road property last week.…
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Mixing it with Melba
By JESSE GRAHAM PASSIONATE Coldstream residents are being sought for a new committee to help organise a new project linking the town with the historic…
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Soulful dance celebration
By KATH GANNAWAY SOUL Dance struck a chord when it began on the winter solstice at Warburton three years ago. Karina Doughty asked some friends…
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Personal touch is just the treat
By KATH GANNAWAY WHEN Pam Druitt started work in one of Healesville’s only chemist shops at 14, the most technical thing about the job was…
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Silver marked with life award
By KATH GANNAWAY FRIENDS of the Helmeted Honeyeater (FOHH) has been recognised for 25 years of achievement at the 2015 Zoos Victoria’s Hall of Fame…