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Three dead in Avonsleigh crash
By JESSE GRAHAM UPDATE: 6.45pm THREE people have died in a major car crash this evening in Avonsleigh. According to Victoria Police, a car with…
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Handmade goods galore
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS ANOTHER successful Mount Evelyn Community market was held again over the weekend. Local craftspeople, artisans, cooks and traders set up stalls while…
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Waging wasp war
By KATH GANNAWAY A COMMERCIALLY available insecticide could hold the key to controlling, and possibly eradicating European wasps across Yarra Ranges according to a Belgrave…
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Playing with the classics
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE Dandenong Ranges Music Council’s (DRMC) Attitude program will be giving the story of Snow White a new twist this July. ‘Snow…
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Firies shake out footy funds
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS MEMBERS of CFA groups from across the Yarra Valley were at the MCG over the weekend fund-raising for their respective brigades. The…
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Gifting cars, sheltering youth
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS UPWEY resident Lorraine Marsh has decided to donate her unused car to youth homelessness prevention charity, Kids Under Cover. Ms Marsh has…
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Myna capture mooted
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS YARRA Ranges Councillor Andrew Witlox has introduced a proposal for a capture and disposal program to control the Indian myna population in…
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Store has community at heart
By PETER DOUGLAS SELBY Community House is this month celebrating its 40th anniversary in style, thanks to a little support from new Selby General Store…
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Circus tops holiday program
By PETER DOUGLAS SCHOOL holidays are always a challenging time for parents, but Burrinja Cultural Centre is trying to lend a hand. Over the next…
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Emerald home an eye-catcher
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A BUILDING project in Emerald has been nominated for a Residential Design Award in this year’s Building Designers Association of Victoria’s (BDAV)…
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Talk of the TOWN
MEMBERS of the TOWN (Take Off Weight Naturally) club, which meets in Mount Evelyn, were recently acknowledged for their efforts to maintain a sensible weight.…
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Tech-savvy burglar
A TECHED-UP burglar is being sought by police after a laptop, tablet computers and game consoles were stolen from an Upwey home last week. Yarra…