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Logging blight on tourism
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENTOOLANGI and Healesville residents say logging is ruining tourism and have begun campaigning against a new coupe that will be logged on...
Track go-ahead
By MELISSA MEEHANWORKS on one of the most controversial projects funded by the Bushfire Appeal will begin later this month.
A permit for works...
Happy ending to bush rescue
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENPOLICE have warned people to be better prepared in the bush after rescuing an elderly couple who had bogged their van in...
Push to save forests
By Mara Pattison-SowdenWARBURTON Environment is ramping up its campaign to save the forests surrounding the town by educating people about the government’s plans and...
Disaster help continues
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA YARRA Valley volunteer counseling service has been given a funding boost to continue helping survivors of the Black Saturday bushfires, while...
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...
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Yarra Junction Bowling Club heading for finals
It’s all going according to plan this season with both of the Yarra Junctions teams, Midweek and Weekend, set to qualify for the finals....
