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No challenge in jail push
By KATH GANNAWAYTHE prosecution lawyer arguing for a jail sentence for Healesville man Leslie James Maffescioni moved to assure County Court Judge Julie Nicholson...
Study tracks human response to disaster
By MELISSA MEEHANWHILE the wreckage has been removed, houses rebuilt and blackened trees taken over by new growth – the aftermath of the Black...
Class time at last
By Mara Pattison-SowdenMAJOR upgrades to Wandin Yallock Primary School are hoped to be completed by next year, moving students out of old portable classrooms...
Death indifference
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYEARS of cleaning up the carnage of road collisions at a dangerous Warburton Highway bend has meant nothing to authorities until a...
Good to give
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENTHE Upper Yarra community dug deep to raise almost $18,000 for the annual Good Friday Appeal this year.
From community groups, to businesses...
SES snags in store
UPPER Yarra SES volunteers will be well fed during long emergencies with the acquisition of a shiny new barbecue.
Melbourne club director Martin Pretty from...
Harmony across the valley
By Kath GannawayWARBURTON'S five-day Harmony Festival finished on Monday with the dissolution of the Sand Mandala and the sounds of Songs Across the Valley.
The...
Wrong number for children in crisis
By Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG children in crisis are being left hanging at the end of a dial tone while Australia's biggest phone provider charges for...
Chance for a grant
By Kath GannawayYARRA Ranges schools could be among schools and groups to get a Go Green Grant to help with environmental projects.
Corporate Express and...
Old-fashioned fun day
WESBURN will host a day of old fashioned family fun this month with the Upper Yarra Family Festival.
There is literally something for everyone at...
Shed on the money
By Kath GannawayThe group, which started up after the 2009 bushfires, received confirmation of the funding at the end of February.
The project has been...
Skate mates
By Kath GannawayPredictably, transport and mains gas to Warburton were also headliners, but tourism, the elderly, health, housing, road safety, bushfire issues, law and...
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Finding feathered friends
The lush forests in the Yarra Valley provides great homes for our feathered friends and great opportunities for budding birdwatchers.
The Yarra Ranges area is...
