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  • Ready to stick it to that magpie…

    “I WAS telling myself to hurry as my friend was waiting at the corner shop, when thud!…out of the blue I was thumped on the…

  • Wineries win a haul of medals

    YARRA Valley’s reputation as a top wine and food region was further enhanced last week. Punt Road Wines and Long Gully Estate received gold medals…

  • Festival for fire fighters

    By Kath GannawayTHE success of The Smaller Wineries Shortest Lunch held in June has been shared between two local fire brigades. “We decided that a…

  • Spring racing? Go local

    By Kath GannawayFORGET the rush and crush of Flemington – when it comes to Spring Racing, it’s all happening right here in the Yarra Valley.…

  • Rain brings cricket drought

    By Keith Thompson, YVCA SecretaryTHE much-needed and welcome rain in the Yarra Valley area may be well needed and appreciated by most if not all,…

  • Get ready for the show

    WITH the Lilydale Show just weeks away on 21 and 22 November, it’s full steam ahead with plans for some new and exciting events. Heritage…

  • Mature voice speaks

    By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE’S Memorial Hall was a sea of red hats (outrageous!) as more than 160 women, and a few men, took the opportunity to…

  • Open forum brings fire week to an end

    By Monique EbringtonMORE than 200 Upper Yarra residents filed into the Warburton Mechanic’s Institute Hall last Sunday, 18 October, for a community bushfire forum. The…

  • Rotary race goes full circuit

    From left: Robert Chippindall, David Jurss (rider), Geoff Kennedy, Kaye Jurss, Karen Brown, Robert Gwyne, Jean Shore, Tony Carauana, Cheryl Chippindall, Bill Shore and David…

  • Centre thrives

    SINCE changing hands six months ago Steel Street Children’s Centre has welcomed many new families and is now a bustling hive of activity. The centre…

  • Partnership for childhood

    By Kath GannawayPARENTING is a challenging task. “The ways of the past often seem inadequate in dealing with the children of today, and there are…

  • The horror of the blaze beast

    By Kath GannawayPHIL Giddens was captain of the Coldstream Fire Brigade in February. Looking back – and he has done a lot of that –…

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