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Cancer retreat closer
By JESSE GRAHAM A RETREAT for kids with cancer in Healesville is one step closer to completion, with unanimous support at last week’s council meeting.…
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Pre-school goes high-tech
By MELISSA MEEHAN TWO Yarra Valley kindergartens are set to benefit from IT upgrades, thanks to new grants from the State Government. Minister for Children…
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Balloonists drop in to paddock
By ANEEKA SIMONIS HEALESVILLE residents woke up to a surprise on Sunday 24 August when a hot air balloon made an emergency landing in their…
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Hiker safe and well
By KATH GANNAWAY A 25-YEAR-OLD Healesville woman was found safe and well on Friday morning after spending a night in the bush on the slopes…
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CFA’s pumping
By JESSE GRAHAM Firefighters plug in to defibrillator donations… WARBURTON’S emergency services crews will be better equipped for serious incidents after receiving potentially life-saving new…
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Overlay eases restrictions
By JESSE GRAHAM CHANGES to the controversial Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) have been praised for freeing up unworkable restrictions on landowners. But Yarra Ranges Mayor…
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Plain speaking’s mental message
By KATH GANNAWAY A GROUP five Yarra Valley sixty-somethings (and beyond) may have struggled to find a lot in common until the Scootabor Challenge grabbed…
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Groups share youth funds
By ANEEKA SIMONIS IMPROVEMENTS to personalised care and residential rehabilitation services for youth are set to improve in the Yarra Ranges as the State Coalition…
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It’s a full weekend of art
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Valley Open Studios ambassador Zoe Warne had a top tip for visitors to the event at the official launch on Friday,…
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Pussies: don’t fear the curfew
By JESSE GRAHAM CAT owners need not fear the looming curfew, and the majority of owners won’t notice the change, according to Yarra Ranges Mayor…
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Pool a liquid asset
By JESSE GRAHAM A NEW aquatics centre for the Yarra Valley is set to front council next week, and the council is preparing to lobby…
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Push to get men’s health right
By ANEEKA SIMONIS “SHE’LL be right.” It’s the response heard all too often by mothers, wives and friends of Aussie men when asked about their…
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