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Classrooms go digital
Yarra Junction Primary School’s Grade 5/6 students Aiden, Caitlin, Lauren and Jasmine complete school work on their netbook laptops. By Monique EbringtonYARRA Junction Primary School…
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Farmers’ market ‘mobbed’
The farmers’ market at Yileena Park in Yarra Glen was buzzing with people responding to the message that the valley is ready and waiting for…
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Students’ top arts on show
By Kath GannawaySTUDENTS from Billanook College, Lilydale Adventist Academy (LAA) and Mount Evelyn Christian School (MECS) have works on show in the 2008 VCE Top…
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The art of transformation
By Kath GannawayEVANESCENCE, an exhibition of works by New York-based, Australian-born artist Denise Green opened at the TarraWarra Museum of Art in Yarra Glen last…
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Wildlife carers need new home
By Kath GannawayA COUPLE who have cared for wildlife in Steels Creek for 12 years have been forced by February’s bushfires to find a new…
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Plants from the ashes
By Monique EbringtonSTEELS Creek Garden Club is calling on green thumbs, and anyone with a garden, to donate plant cuttings and pots. Steels Creek Garden…
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Festival of life
A FESTIVAL at Buxton Recreation Reserve on Easter Monday from 10am to 5pm is aimed at bringing fun into the lives of local communities, and…
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Putting history on the books
MARYSVILLE and Kinglake have been included in grants to support local history projects. The Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House for Kinglake Historical Society received a grant…
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Community say in recovery
Mandy Black is working with local community groups on events following the bushfires. By Kath GannawayLOCAL community organisations are part of a committee that will…
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Brewery hops out of the hat
By Kath GannawayTHE White Rabbit Brewery is new on the Healesville business scene, but already it has made a significant impact. The brewery, which makes…
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Bumper battle
By Kath GannawayA GROUP that accuses the State Government of pandering to the “green movement” launched a bumper sticker campaign on Saturday aimed at raising…
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Auction boosts bushfire appeal
By Lia BichelA SURVIVOR of Black Saturday has made a purchase that will inevitably help others affected by the Victoria bushfires. Former Kinglake West resident,…