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‘Fix fire levy’
Fire Services Levy reform campaigner Mario Galteri met with Coalition MP Peter Ryan last week to put the case for a restructure of the FSL…
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Shire under fire over fires
By Tania MartinTHE UPPER Yarra and Dandenongs Environment Council has slammed the Shire of Yarra Ranges for ignoring concerns over bushfires in its draft housing…
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Crash victim mourned
Floral tributes mark the scene of another horror smash that took the life of a young Healesville man on the weekend. By Kath GannawayFAMILY and…
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Festival tops for young and old
By Kath GannawayTHERE was a heightened sense of community at the Yarra Glen Festival on Saturday as people came together to celebrate, give thanks and…
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Fruit hit by laws
By Monique EbringtonKookaberry Strawberry Farm in Wandin is a family-run business with a focus on strawberries, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries and raspberries. Orchard owner Frances Caltieri…
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Back and baking
By Kath GannawayPeter and Debbie have been baking fabulous food in the Yarra Valley since the early 1990s and now they have opened a new…
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Thankful for saving hands
By Kath Gannaway“WHEN good neighbours become good friends” is more than just a soapy jingle to residents of Hodges Road in Chum Creek. Lorraine and…
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Home-grown homes
By MoniqueSince the recent bushfires Mrs Rogers and her club of seamstresses have been making the influx of animals easier by sewing wildlife pouches and…
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Rates up 6.9%
By Tania Martin and YARRA VALLEY residents face a 6.9 per cent rate hike, a stark jump from last year’s 4.25 per cent rise. The…
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Hopper’s top-class care
By Kath Gannaway“There’s quite a bit of grass in there,” he observed as he began an operation on patient Rosie who was suffering from a…
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Under the Big Top
Prepare to be amazed by the talented Rosita and her fabulous friends. 31537 By Kath GannawayEXPECT the unexpected when you take a seat under the…
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Gambling the safe way
By Kath GannawaySharing a coffee with Yarra Ranges’ mayor Len Cox, he concedes the whole Beechworth Bakery thing was a bit of a gamble. But,…
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