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How ice changed him
By MELISSA MEEHAN
WHEN Rachel first met him, he was a charming and energetic guy vying for her affection.
They dated for a few months,...
Stroke of ‘luck’
By KATH GANNAWAY
Warburton birthday bash saves Sykes as Reefton home was gutted...
REEFTON couple Ron and Carol Sykes were left with nothing but the clothes...
Celebration sanctuary
By JESSE GRAHAM
HAPPY birthday, Healesville Sanctuary!
Today (Friday 30 May), Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating 80 years of existence.
The birthday comes in the same year as...
Appeal over drug centre refusal
By KATH GANNAWAY
DRUG rehabilitation centre Narconon has appealed Yarra Ranges Council’s March decision to refuse a permit to set up a centre in residential...
Bushfire land building ban eased
By JESSE GRAHAM
SWEEPING changes to the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) outlined today will resolve ‘all the issues’ currently holding up Yarra Ranges properties, according...
Ice kick to the face
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A DANGEROUS kick to the head resulted in a local paramedic needing CT scans, after she was brutally attacked by an ice...
Husband a stranger
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT changed a good man, father and husband into a monster.
Normally mellow and laid-back, the husband of Karen (not her real name)...
Police break the ice
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S an addiction that takes hold, turning law-abiding citizens into crazed criminals desperate to find their next hit.
While the police statistics don’t...
Hospital side-effects
By REBECCA BILLS
LOCAL hospitals are also copping the brunt of ice-related side-effects.
Emergency Department Associate Nurse Unit Manager at the Angliss Hospital, Sue Brown, said...
Deadly to health
By MELISSA MEEHAN
HEART attacks, strokes and other serious illnesses can be triggered by the use of crystal methamphetamine.
Crystal methamphetamine, more commonly known as ice,...
Ice is not a myth
By KATH GANNAWAY AND JESSE GRAHAM
THE Mail’s day-to-day contact with police on the beat in the Yarra Valley backs up concerns that ice is...
Dough snap’s cute portrait
By JESSE GRAHAM
YOU’VE most likely had a photograph taken of you - who hasn’t?
But have you ever had a photograph taken with dough on...
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Ross Wilson and The Peaceniks
Ross Wilson is hitting the road with his all-star band The Peaceniks to celebrate “50 Year of Hits” including...
