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Flags of fathers
By Kath GannawayTINO Gianforte was proud to carry the Italian flag in Marysville on Australia Day.
It's a tradition for the 85-year-old who came...
Scales tipped
By Kath GannawayYARRA Ranges Council will no longer have control over tip fees following a decision to privatise it's Coldstream and Wesburn waste transfer...
Dedicated life
Recipient of the 2012 Australia Day Mayor's Lifetime Achievement Award, Les Skate at the Coldstream and Yering War Memorial.By Kath GannawayA MAN who has...
We are proud
MRAG members at the awards ceremony, from left, Maria Machese, Frances Hayward, Robert Hendy, Mick Corrie, Bob Lillie, Nancy Watson and Bert Sanders. Absent...
The gloves come off
Paramedic Jason Callanan gives parents and young children a talk about how a road smash can effect their bodies. The talk was part of...
Off the roads
By Russell Bennett and Kath GannawayTHE hills' top highway cop has warned all unlicensed drivers, or drivers of unregistered vehicles – “it's a matter...
Hot rod road to remembrance
Stacey and Troy Kinsmore enjoy the rustic charm of a '57 Chevrolet, one of the vehicles which will be in the cruise. 76379By Kath...
Recognition for heroes
Yarra Glen women Dorothy Barber, left, and Jillian Hess, right, were presented with certificates of recognition for dedicated work within their community. They were...
Wood,
OBITUARYBorn: 28 March, 1921
Died: 28 October, 2011
FRED HUNTER was born in his parent's home on Hunter Road in Wandin on 28 March 1921....
Enjoy our own backyard
WE DON'T always take the time to stop and appreciate what's in our own backyard and I think the residents of the Yarra Ranges...
Council sprayed by car wash developer – The house which sits on a major...
By Kath GannawayTHE developer whose controversial application for a car wash in Healesville's East End, which was rejected by Yarra Ranges Council, will challenge...
Station facelift
Seymour MP Cindy McLeish, second from right, with YVR members David Ingram and Wally and Faye Mays and Yarra Valley Railway vice-president Brett Whelan,...
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First machete ban in Australia passes parliament
The Allan Labor Government has implemented Australia’s first machete ban with the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2025 passing Parliament...
