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Bound to print
John McBride is celebrating 25 years of printing in the Yarra Valley. JOHN McBride can’t believe the last 25 years has gone so quickly. It’s…
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Suicide alert
SUICIDE remains one of the great taboos, but Yarra Ranges Council is moving towards a suicide safer community with a free workshop tomorrow night (Wednesday…
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Lunch longing
Healesville Sanctuary will be awash with the colour and sounds of native flora and fauna. By Mara Pattison-SowdenMARCH is “foodies month” in Melbourne, with the…
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Buddy, there’s
SAFETY, warmth and comfort are important values that Buddy Bear shares with children. The Better Buddy mascot was at Coldstream Primary School last week teaching…
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Don’t be too scared to join
Imagine that… Healesville Community Garden committee member Michelle Fleming provided a real-life model for Louisa Williams and Malenie Cousins’s not-so-scary scarecrow. By Kath GannawayWHAT makes…
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Police say attack couple were lucky
TWO teenagers attacked in Queen’s Park in Healesville were lucky not to be more seriously injured, according to police. Yarra Glen police are investigating the…
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Best foot fix put forward
New in Healesville, podiatrist Alice Linklater. AS A podiatrist, Alice Linklater admits to being “totally biased” about the notion that it’s a wise move to…
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Sputnik nabs Spur speeder
A DRIVER has been caught speeding on the Reefton Spur at 132km/h. Police stopped the 23-year-old Hampton Park man on Saturday 25 February along Warburton-Woods…
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Books check out
One of the mobile library’s biggest little fans, Jasper, helps By Kath GannawayLISA Lawther took the opportunity to read one last story in the Mobile…
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Teen party slammed
HEALESVILLE police have branded as irresponsible and thoughtless a Facebook invitation to a party in Healesville on 10 March. Sgt Wayne Williams said police became…
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Champion of his people
By Kath Gannaway William Barak (1824 – 1903) WILLIAM Barak, Beruk in the Woiwurrang language of his people, had leadership in his blood. At a…
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Honours roll
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE’S Indigenous past and present are represented in the inaugural Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll. Wurundjeri leader William Barak and Yarra Yarra elder Dot…
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