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Jerry’s memory lives on
By RUSSELL BENNETT COCKATOO’S own ‘Red Dog’ was remembered last week on the 80th anniversary of his tragic death. Local icon Patsy Parnall conducted an…
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Men’s issues in focus
By MONIQUE KUZEFF MEN are four times more likely to commit suicide than women. This is why local Rotary clubs want men to talk about…
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Lee’s prized Gift
By DAVID ALLEGRETTI As many around the country leisurely celebrated their Easter break, one young athlete from the town of Knox had a rather triumphant…
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Dirt-cheap fresh vegies
By MELISSA MEEHAN LETTUCE buy local. All you have to do turnip on the day the vegies are ready and away you go. Play on…
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Cop station report motion
By DANIELLE GALVIN CARDINIA Shire Council will investigate the viability of purchasing the old Emerald police station. Ranges Ward councillor Brett Owen moved a notice…
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Police salute drivers
By JESSE GRAHAM THE Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol has commended the behaviour of drivers over the double-long weekend period, where only around one in a…
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100,000-metre trek
By JESSE GRAHAM THOUSANDS of eager walkers made their way through the Yarra Ranges over the weekend, as part of the intense Oxfam Trailwalker event,…
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Enjoy an audience with Melba
By JESSE GRAHAM A YARRA Valley celebrity will be stepping out of the pages of history and into the halls of Lilydale’s Regional Museum on…
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Beer Train chugs along
By REBECCA BILLS ALL ABOARD the inaugural Hargreaves Hill Beer Train taking place on the iconic Puffing Billy. As part of the 2014 Good Beer…
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Going nuts despite weather
THE crowds braved the wet weather to support the Kalorama Chestnut Festival over the weekend. Despite the turn in weather, chestnut fans came out to…
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Nurses ushering change
By REBECCA BILLS IT’S a day to celebrate the men and women who look after us at our most vulnerable times. Monday 12 May is…
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Ideas gel for tourism
By MELISSA MEEHAN YARRA Glen’s racecourse was the perfect setting for ideas to prosper. And that they did at Yarra Ranges Tourism’s (YRT) inaugural industry…