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Black Saturday remembered
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges residents and community members stopped to reflect the ferocity of the Black Saturday bushfires, almost five years past, at the…
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New station for fire season
By JESSE GRAHAM A NEW chapter has begun for the Toolangi fire brigade, with the official opening of its new $600,000 fire station. More than…
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Tree change for possum protest
By JESSE GRAHAM ANTI-LOGGING is the centre of a young conservationist’s protest in Toolangi, which has seen her take to the treetops until the end…
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Unsung heroes deserve respect
Opinion by KATH GANNAWAY AS a community, Healesville is generous in its recognition of its “unsung heroes”. CFA and SES volunteers are the best example.…
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Disaster dollars
AN international disaster has left two Healesville residents marvelling at community compassion, with hundreds of dollars handed in for aid. Healesville residents Shane and Emma…
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Birthday banks on future
By KATH GANNAWAY WOORI Yallock Community Bank’s 10th birthday dinner and AGM was a night of announcements and recognition. Shareholders joined bank directors and staff…
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National park push goes on
By JESSE GRAHAM MOMENTUM continued to build for a new national park in Toolangi last week, following a speech to environmental and anti-logging groups in…
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Catch art showcase
By KATH GANNAWAY SOME of Warburton potter Jeff Wilmott’s beautiful raku pots are no bigger than a handful. This is in stunning contradiction to the…
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Drugs, driving a deadly mix
By JESSE GRAHAM IMPAIRED drivers will be in the crosshairs over the coming weeks, as police focus on keeping alcohol and drug affected drivers off…
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Anti-loggers face their day in court
By JESSE GRAHAM MEMBERS of a Toolangi anti-logging group will front court on Thursday to answer charges of trespassing and disrupting logging work last year.…
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Hope for future
By KATH GANNAWAY Church abuse inquiry report welcomed… THE release last week of the Betrayal of Trust report has been described as historic and far-reaching…
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Council boils over Fluid costs
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Council has slammed a legal claim against it as “vexatious and unsubstantiated.” Council lawyers have vowed to fight the cost…
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