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Fire period kicks off
YARRA Ranges shire’s fire danger period officially began yesterday (Monday 23 January) with open-air burning now prohibited without a permit. New mayor Graham Warren said…
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Get sassy with Sassi
DANCERS can step out in sassy style for fun, fitness or study at Sassi Dance in Lilydale. If not the spicy salsa or passionate tango,…
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Eye on future
By Russell BennettTHE FUTURE of Mount Evelyn will be in the hands of its residents at a crucial planning day early next month. Raising awareness…
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Light shines on battle sacrifice- Mount Evelyn RSL president Roger Boness flies the Australian national flag with pride at the Birmingham Road memorial. 76116 Picture: Russell Bennett
By Russell BennettMOUNT Evelyn’s RSL is literally shining a light on the memory of the town’s fallen diggers. It has received a Yarra Ranges Council…
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Sobering thought
@Normal:Rob ‘Cogga’ Cockerell is staying sober for six weeks to support his mum Margaret Cockerell, and others battling breast cancer. 75984 By Casey NeillROB ‘Cogga’…
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Signs won’t solve run-off dangers
By Casey NeillNEW ‘slippery when wet’ signs on Belgrave-Hallam Road are a “good idea”, but locals say changing the road camber is the only way…
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Burning question
THE State Government the summer’s wet weather has meant it has been unable to meet its prescribed burn levels in the hills Environment and Climate…
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Footpath fight- Monbulk traders Michael Hester and Angela Barley don’t understand the added restrictions imposed on Yarra Ranges roadside trading. 75813 Picture: Russell Bennett
By Russell BennettMONBULK traders are disgusted with Yarra Ranges Council’s new streets and roadside trading policy, saying it is “just more revenue raising”. The council…
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A veteran boss
By Russell BennettMOUNT Evelyn residents paid their respects to a community icon last Thursday at the funeral of former RSL president, Derek Crittenden. He was…
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Justice at last
By Russell BennettGRIEVING Ferntree Gully parents Kevin and Susan O’Keefe have hit out at reports they were offered French government money to help pay for…
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Some of Luke Wilson’s work, which shows what a perfectionist he is when it comes to bringing furniture back to life. He can restore almost…
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Nature captured by Freshwater
By Casey Neill SHERBROOKE Forest’s most famous resident graces the cover of this year’s Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group calendar. A lyrebird’s tail cascades gracefully…
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