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Space to sit and reflect
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Black Saturday memorial bench has been installed and is available for public use as the fifth anniversary of the fires draws…
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Couple ’burnt’
By JESSE GRAHAM THE mayor has demanded a full investigation into claims that personal belongings were stolen and burnt during a court ordered demolition. The…
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Brigage rolls out honours
By KATH GANNAWAY TWO of Wesburn-Millgrove’s Fire Brigade’s longest-service members were among volunteers honoured at the brigade’s awards dinner on 16 November. In a night…
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Bush buffer ripped apart
By KATH GANNAWAY A YARRA Junction man who says a vegetation buffer zone protected under a VCAT order has been illegally trashed, is calling on…
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VicForests logs on
By KATH GANNAWAY ENVIRONMENT group MyEnvironment has lost its appeal against a 2012 Supreme Court decision that found in favour of State Government logging arm…
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Banks invest in learning
By KATH GANNAWAY BENDIGO Community Bank branches along the Warburton Highway are part of a scholarship program helping local students kickstart their tertiary education. The…
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Overlay review plea
By JESSE GRAHAM CHANGES to a controversial property law in the new year could see community concerns addressed and a common-sense approach taken with residential…
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Speed, booze, raise trauma stakes
POLICE have been left disappointed after a state-wide operation saw numerous drivers taking risks and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol over the…
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Boost for high school
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Primary School’s Marc Jones will have lighter study costs in the coming year after being awarded the Tricia O’Reilly Scholarship to…
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Bushfire retreats listed
By KATH GANNAWAY FOUR new Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs) have been designated by Yarra Ranges Council. Healesville RACV Club, Millgrove Recreation Reserve, Woori Yallock Reserve…
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Search for display stove
THE Sanctuary is searching for a stove. Healesville Sanctuary is constructing a new program enclosure for the mountain pygmy-possum and is asking the community to…
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Centre bid on ice
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges Council has deferred its decision on whether to allow Narconon drug rehabilitation centre to move to Warburton until March, 2014.…
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