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Channel Road: home to hoons
By MELISSA MEEHAN MOST nights Megan Marshall hears tyres screech outside her house… and then she waits for a bang. Luckily, the second sound doesn’t…
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Friendly suburbs are living it up
By REBECCA BILLS COCKATOO has trumped the list of Australia’s most family friendly postcodes coming in at number 10. Aussie Home Loans and RP Data…
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Fire patrols to deter arsonists
By JESSE GRAHAM COUNCIL officers will be helping to deter would-be fire bugs with its newly implemented Fire Patrol team, which will help to patrol…
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Cats grounded
By KATH GANNAWAY Mixed reaction to 24-hour cat curfews WILDLIFE protection and cat welfare groups have applauded new 24-hour cat containment laws across Yarra Ranges.…
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Help real smiles return
By REBECCA BILLS THE Gemco Players Community Theatre (GPCT) is hosting a special project helping special little souls. The theatre group is performing Project Smile…
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Training dropout fears
By REBECCA BILLS APPRENTICESHIP and traineeship completion rates remain poor despite escalating costs. Last Wednesday the Victorian Auditor-General released a report into apprenticeship and traineeship…
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Kallista marks centenary in style
By JODIE SYMONDS A LITTLE piece of Kallista’s history has turned 100 years old and the community came together to celebrate the milestone. The Kallista…
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Gluten allergy hits hard
By REBECCA BILLS Thousands of Australians are unaware that they suffer from coeliac disease. Upper Ferntree Gully resident Christine Elder-Lane spent a considerable part of…
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Naming, shaming bullies
By MELISSA MEEHAN BULLYING – Mount Evelyn says no. Primary and secondary schools from Mount Evelyn banded together in an attempt to stamp out bullying…
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Turbo-charged evening honours Josh
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE was only standing room at the Josh Matthews Memorial football practice match between Coldstream and Silvan on Wednesday 12 March. The…
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Hot stuff brings tears
By MELISSA MEEHAN MELBOURNE’S Food and Wine Festival came to the Yarra Valley this month, with local producers keen to show off their produce. The…
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Dogs to roam freely
By KATH GANNAWAY NEW off-lead areas will give dog-owners in Yarra Ranges more options to let their dogs off the leash. Four new off-lead areas…
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