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Bailey unveils health strategy
By REBECCA BILLS YARRA Ranges Council’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy was launched by world renowned wheelchair skater Christiaan Bailey last Thursday at the Mount Evelyn…
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Cheap travel on board
By REBECCA BILLS ZONE 1 and 2 daily commuters will save around $1200 a year following the Coalition Government’s recent announcement on price reduction. Liberal…
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Pool report delay slammed
THE Yarra Ranges Council is still waiting on an engineering report for the Olinda Pool, as council confirmed the pool would not reopen until next…
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Play space gathers pace
By REBECCA BILLS YARRA Ranges Council met with students from Mount Dandenong Primary School to consult and brainstorm ideas for the new Kalorama play space.…
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Red light moment for ‘golden arches’
By MELISSA MEEHAN McDONALDS says all signage will meet requirements, despite anti McDonalds protestors claiming that the developers were caught “red handed”, installing signage 25…
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Sheer effort for Olympics silver
By REBECCA BILLS GRADE 6 students at Monbulk Primary School met with silver medallist David Morris on Friday. Morris snapped up Australia’s third medal at…
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Big boots to beat fire
By REBECCA BILLS THE children at Olinda Rural Fire Brigade are excited with new boots and equipment following a $1200 grant from Telstra’s Kids Fund.…
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Hospital thanks supporters
By MELISSA MEEHAN THEY’VE bought the Angliss Hospital new pillows for each and every ward, but that’s just the beginning. Members of the Angliss Hospital…
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Train tree chop
By MELISSA MEEHAN Concerns raised over extent of track tree clearing… MORE trees than ever before fell over tracks along the Puffing Billy line in…
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Gathered in harmony
TRADITIONAL dress was the uniform of the day as Menzies Creek Primary School students took part in Harmony Day. Teacher Anne Mathieson said that the…
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Group get-together adds weight
By RUSSELL BENNETT SOME of the Emerald community groups most in need of members or an extra hand are some of the least well known…
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Avon calling to fight cancer
By REBECCA BILLS AVON ladies from around the hills are coming together for Avon’s Breast Cancer Crusade. Avon district sales manager Dee Spark said Avon…
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