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Shining smiles a success
POWELLTOWN celebrated on Sunday with hundreds of people pouring into the small mill town for the Powelltown Tramway Centenary celebrations. The event was organised by…
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Diamond show impresses
By MELISSA MEEHAN THE sun was shining as thousands made their way to the Lilydale Showgrounds over the weekend in its 60th year. Crowds from…
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On a winner with the local
WE’RE Proudly Local … are you? Some of you would have seen our “Proudly Local” bumper stickers while you’ve been out about in the Yarra…
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Generous and humble
William ‘Bill’ Stanley Barker Born: 21 August 1929 Died: 15 October 2013 FORMER Yarra Ranges businessman, Lillydale shire president and community worker Bill Barker passed…
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Changing face of retail
By KATH GANNAWAY IF you had asked Bill Wheeler what the Yarra Junction Hardware building would look like in 70 years’ time, who knows what…
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Family rides to remember mum
By KATH GANNAWAY HEALESVILLE’S Bryn Jones and daughters Kirsty and Kylie are holding fundraising events for Alzheimer’s Australia Vic in memory of their loving wife…
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Relief team heeds call of the sirens
By JESSE GRAHAM AS FIRES raged across New South Wales last month, Badger Creek’s Murray Ellis was one of many firefighters around the Yarra Valley…
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Stay alert for slithery invaders
By JESSE GRAHAM SUMMER is the season for slithery invaders to visit bushy backyards and an expert has offered some advice to reduce the chance…
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Focus on Paradise Lost
By JESSE GRAHAM A BOOK introducing the Yarra Valley through pre-European invasion Wurunderji eyes is being launched this weekend at TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA).…
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Country racing delights
By MELISSA MEEHAN AND KATH GANNAWAY SPRING CARNIVAL made its way to the Yarra Ranges last week as punters and fashionistas made their way to…
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Ceiling smashed
By JESSE GRAHAM Top jobs for women make council history… FOR the first time in the shire’s history, two women have been elected to the…
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Tramway’s rich history recalled
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE were hundreds of timber tramways throughout Victoria in the early part of the 20th century, but the Powelltown tramway was unique.…
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