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Family’s loss
By Tania MartinTAIS Soubra is picking up the pieces of her shattered life.
She was left with just a bikini and beach towel to her...
Tales of survival
By Kath GannawayA WEEK on, and it’s devastating to drive down Steels Creek Road and see the landscape reduced to ashes.
There’s astonishment at a...
Crash claims gentle helper
Gareth Jones-Roberts’ devastated parents Norma and Gareth Jones-Roberts senior.GARETH Jones-Roberts junior died on Black Saturday doing what he always did- helping others.
As his parents...
Defiance saved their lives
By Melissa Meehan“TRAPPED with no escape.”
Kinglake’s Melanie Powell still comprehends the moment that, in reality, saved her life.
“They told us all of the roads...
Years of experience not enough
By Monique EbringtonDESPITE Graeme Wilkinson’s years of experience with the Country Fire Authority, nothing could prepare him and his wife Lesley for the fire...
Trolley collector injured
HEALESVILLE supermarket trolley collector Michael Morrisey was fighting for his life on Sunday night after being struck by a car.
The much-loved local, known as...
Foreign firemen join fire fight
By Melissa MeehanAN INTERNATIONAL and interstate contingent of firefighters will continue to fight the blaze threatening the Upper Yarra and Yarra Valley.
Last week...
Spines of steel
By Kath GannawayTHE Steels Creek community came together on Saturday morning with mixed emotions.
Their hub of community life, the Steels Creek Community Centre was...
Chased by fires
By Melissa Meehan
FOR Julie Bell, hell came out of a clear blue sky with the sound of “one thousand lions roaring”.
The Warburton resident...
Asbestos threat in fire clean-up
By Kath GannawayASBESTOS is a further potential danger for Yarra Ranges residents returning to their properties in the aftermath of the bushfires.
The Shire of...
Good Friday for victims
THOUSANDS of shoppers ditched their usual shopping habits to support those affected by the bushfires on Friday.
People flocked to the Coles supermarket in...
Fashion focus
Trainer Julie Deering advises student Kasey Hansen on braiding technique. Looking on are students Christie Vit, Kim de Groot, Kayla Claydon and Bek Stirman.By...
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Gendered violence reporting remains at fore
As the 16 Days of Activism campaign begins to again work towards the end of gendered violence, Star Mail took a look back at...
