News
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Bikes go fast
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA DIRT bike worth $7000 is still missing after goods totaling more than $20,000 were stolen from properties in East Warburton and Warburton.…
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Dog attacks fears
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA WOORI Yallock mother fears for the safety of her children and the community after being told a dog that tore through a…
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Health project winds up
THE Yarra Valley Practitioners Project has announced it will close on Friday, 24 August. The YVPP was established after the 2009 bushfires with practitioners volunteering…
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Bye bye babies
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENEASTERN Health has announced it will close its maternity ward at Healesville Hospital. Women will have to look down the line towards Box…
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Ted’s uni shame
By KATH GANNAWAY“TED Baillieu should head his head in shame that on his watch, one of Victoria’s most populated regions has been robbed of its…
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Restaurant rules
By JESSE GRAHAMWARBURTON residents have shown solidarity in rallying to support local business, condemning the actions of vandals who threatened employees. Armed with a banner…
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Out of the game
By KATH GANNAWAYCOMMUNITY members opposed to the installation of 30 more electronic gaming machines in Healesville say the community is being left out of the…
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Stop being stupid on roads
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENONE… is one death too many. That was the message at last week’s Teenage Road Information Program. The statistics show that young people,…
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Forests at war
POLICE are investigating allegations of assault at the Leo’s Foot logging coupe and at the Central Highlands Action Group (CHAG) camp in Toolangi on Wednesday,…
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CFA’s new home
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYELLINGBO CFA captain Paul Spinks’ ear to ear grin while standing alongside his 34 volunteers was enough to show the pride the fire…
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Blue Light reborn
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENAFTER a 30-year hiatus, young people are arriving in droves for the area’s biggest youth dance. Young people from all over the Yarra…
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Thieves target bikes, trailers
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENBRAZEN thieves have been rolling away across the valley on stolen motorbikes. People are being told to keep a watchful eye on their…