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Laura is an award-winning senior journalist for Victoria’s community titles. Since 2011 she has worked for several publications across Melbourne in reporter, editor, sub-editor and digital roles.

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Laura Armitage

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Yarra Glen Chamber of Commerce president Rod Thomas says the group is going directly to government, seeking much needed bus route improvements and better public transport options.

Call for action on public transport

A LEADING Yarra Valley community organisation is calling for action on public transport in Yarra Glen after a lag of more than 30 years.

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February 20, No buses in Kilsyth. 80+ y o Barbara Jenkins has been trying to lobby for eight years for a bus from Kilsyth to Mooroolbark.L-R Kay Hull, Barbara Jenkins, Jackie Bakerand Anna Kennedy on Colchester road as the cars fly past.Picture: Stuart Milligan

Isolated seniors need bus route

AN ELDERLY Kilsyth woman refuses to back down on fighting for a bus route along an isolated Yarra Ranges road.

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The Cuckoo Restaurant in Olinda is celebrating sixty years.

Cuckoo continues to fly high, 60 years on

IT’S a Melbourne institution and it’s celebrating its 60th anniversary. And while the Cuckoo Restaurant in the Dandenong Ranges is sticking to its traditional roots, it has something new for visitors.

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Public transport campaign ahead of the state election. Yarra Ranges Cr Mike Clarke looking for more connectivity and bus routes in the Upper Yarra Valley region. Mike at the bus stop interchange at Lilydale Railway Station.

Bid for better bus services in the Yarra Ranges

FIX the buses — that’s our plea for stranded communities in the Yarra Ranges. The Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader has teamed up with local councillors to campaign for much-needed improved services.

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A team of volunteers, including Claire Bamford, Paul Mac, Siobhan Hedderman, and Terry Dodson is rolling up their sleeves and getting Boinga Bob's famous Warburton house up to spec. Recently because of Bob's health and age, the tree house has fallen into disrepair. The crew need about $100,000 to fix it up.

Volunteers help Boinga Bob bounce back

RENOVATIONS to shore up the Yarra Valley’s most famous treehouse have started, but a lot more money is needed to help a dedicated group of volunteers restore the work of art on behalf of its ageing owner.

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Animal Aid is holding a special motorcycle 'Charity Poker Run' event to raise money for the shelter. Animal Aid's CEO Mark Menze on his motorbike with young Wolfhound cross Harvey at the Coldstream shelter.

Charity bets on animal welfare

START your engines and prepare those poker faces because this is a charity event with a difference.

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An artist's impression of a new 'Gateway' entry to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre.

Thumbs-up for Chirnside Park reno

THE multimillion-dollar expansion of Chirnside Park Shopping Centre will go ahead after winning approval from Yarra Ranges Council.

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Badger Weir Park in Healesville was trashed by storms in October 2016 and has been closed to the public ever since. Picture: Bronwyn Spargo/Facebook.

Park repair delays ‘a kick in the guts’

PUBLIC anger is growing as a popular Healesville park remains closed due to severe damage from a storm more than a year ago — and it could still be months away from reopening.

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Y V Fruits. Orchard Field Day. Yarra Valley. Bob, Kevin and Peter Sanders with Gala apples.

Valley fruit is ripe for the picking

YARRA Valley farmers are urging people to support them as they face a rapidly changing agricultural landscape, and what better way than picking your own fruit? Find out where to get your fill.

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Family ‘devastated’ as killer foxes strike again

A BRAZEN fox has chewed through wire to massacre a Mt Evelyn family’s chickens and ducks in a horror daylight attack — and it wasn’t the first time their animals had been targeted by the pests.

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