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Epic trek heading for Valley
By PETER DOUGLAS HEALESVILLE residents are being encouraged to dig deep and help out wounded, returned Australian soldiers. Charity organisation Walking Wounded will be holding…
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Relay gold in the cold
By JAMIE STRUDLEY ATHLETICS Victoria and Little Athletics Victoria combined at Sandown Park on Saturday to host the Victorian Road Relay Championships. Yarra Ranges Athletics…
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Lenscape
‘MAIL’ reader Robyn Kuys of Emerald snapped this gorgeous landscape photo over the weekend in Gembrook. “I thought the cloud formation over the mountains and…
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Dispelling ignorance, delivering insight
By KATH GANNAWAY “UNDERSTANDING has to be better than ignorance.” Actor Noni Hazelhurst delivered a powerful plea for understanding to sell-out audiences earlier this month…
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Taylor, Dwyer represent with distinction
By JUDY ORREN WHILE it was a bye for Division 1 last week, this round saw three of the league’s players selected to participate in…
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Caution on wet roads call
Briefly EMERALD Police Senior Sergeant Greg Addis is asking drivers to be wary on wet roads, following a serious crash at a T-intersection over the…
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Teen road deaths up
By ANEEKA SIMONIS THE 30 JUNE tragic triple-fatality in Avonsleigh has blown out teen road death statistics across Cardinia Shire. Cardinia recorded the highest number…
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Getting festive in July
By KATH GANNAWAY CHRISTMAS in December for visitors to the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges is likely to be seafood and salad, great wines, and…
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Chook limit in play
CHICKEN and bird owners will need to apply for a permit to keep more than five poultry or large birds on a single acre. Cardinia…
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Remember the walking wounded
WITH the fanfare of the Anzac Centenary now done and dusted, it can be easily forgotten that our recently returned soldiers continue to fight many…
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Power project ‘on track’
By PETER DOUGLAS A $40 MILLION project to upgrade powerlines in the Dandenong Ranges is on track to be completed in April next year. After…
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Grant for youth work
EMERALD-based organisation, Echo Youth and Family Services, has been awarded a $9900 Westpac Foundation Community Grant in support of their remarkable work in helping young…