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People need a break
By Melissa MeehanUNDER threat and unhappy. More than 450 Warburton residents have signed a petition urging the Shire of Yarra Ranges to “put people...
Moving scenes as victims mourned
By Kath GannawaySEVERAL hundred people sat in solemn solidarity at Yarra Valley Racing Centre on Sunday to observe the National Day of Mourning.
They shed...
Ghost town
By Melissa MeehanWARBURTON resembled a ghost town last night (Monday) as the fate of the town hung in the balance.
By 6pm the fire...
They fought back
By Melissa Meehan“IT WAS the fire we knew we were going to have – we just didn’t know when.”
Years before the fires that devastated...
The day Elaine left, and lived
ElAINE Postlethwaite’s escape from Marysville is well documented - her story has attracted widespread media interest - and with good reason.
From her sister’s home...
Radio draws stories together
By Kath GannawayABC Radio kept Victoria informed about the bushfire threat over the past two weeks and, in the Yarra Valley this week, it...
Bushfire dogs reunited
By Kath GannawayTHERE’S raw emotion in Dale Schwab’s eyes as he cradles Rosie’s sad face in his hands.
“I’m so sorry I had to leave...
Charged
POLICE have charged a man after a suspicious fire in Alexandra.
Emergency services and police were called to a block of units in Cost...
Post-fire plan for business
By Kath GannawayBUSINESS recovery will be part of an overall strategy to get Yarra Ranges back on its feet following the devastating February bushfires.
At...
Mobile mourned
By Monique EbringtonHEALESVILLE and Chum Creek have lost an iconic member of the community to the Black Saturday fires.
While the cream 1953 53/215 FX...
Crowds in the know
By Kath GannawayAhead of what police and CFA representatives at the Fire Incident Control Centre in Woori Yallock predicted as a hot and windy...
Too close for Toolangi
By Kath GannawayTOOLANGI, by the narrowest of margins, has survived the Black Saturday bushfires as a green oasis in the mountains.
It did not escape...
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ADRA Redwood Community Centre seeking second-hand toys
The ADRDA Redwood Community Care Centre is seeking second-hand o new toys to be donated for Brushy's Playspace at the centre.
Items they are looking...
