Mountain Views
Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
Man loses life after hitting tree in Healesville
Woori Yallock local receives OAM for helping homeless
Yarra Centre boosting fitness activities for youth
Trivia Night supporting Mitch’s Fight
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Winter boost By Callum Ludwig Animal Aid in Coldstream is grateful for a welcome winter boost from the families of the Yarra Junction Primary School (YJPS) with School Captain Sam and Vice Captains Maisy and Oliver visiting. “It’s cool to see behind the scenes and what they do here, and I’m glad we could hello out with the donations and help these guys have a good time here before they go off to a good home,” Sam said. “I reckon it’s nice to let the cats go out and you can see how they feel about people, it’s nice to see that they can still be happy after what’s been going on for some of them,” Oliver said. “It’s nice to see how they treat the cats and what they do to find them a family and to look after them,” Maisy said. Turn to page 11 for more L-R: Sam, Maisy and Oliver. Picture: CALLUM LUDWIG
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completing their own work late this year. District Manager at Parks Victoria Charlie Bisset said they know people from near and far love coming to the Redwoods in Warburton. “We’re really excited to be making Cement Creek Redwood Forest more accessible for visi-
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