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Timber memories
The tenth, and final Timberworker’s Memorial Service, was held on 20 October at Heritage Pioneers Chapel in Woori Yallock. It was a bittersweet day, full…
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Winning form continues
Healesville bowls’ number one side is now in the higher Division 2 after winning the premiership last season. It played Ferntree Gully on the Healesville…
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Burras roll towards a win
The Warburton 1 bowls side played a strong Pakenham 1 away and continued its steady improvement by winning two rinks, before going down 67 to…
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Boost for wine sector
The Senate will soon consider a new agreement that would boost wine sector jobs. The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) said the Comprehensive and Progressive…
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Sustainability wins at Wandoon
Healesville’s Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation has won the Australian Government Partnerships for Landcare Award for 2018. Two Wurundjeri women, Jacqui Wandin and sister Brooke, have…
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Blessings for all animals
Animals that have passed, animals that are here now, and animals to come – all will be acknowledged at the 10th annual Nalandra Buddhist Institute…
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Early education funded
Two pre-schools in the Yarra Valley have been granted close to $300,000 as part of the state governments Inclusive Kindergartens Facilities Program. Yarra Glen Pre…
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Wares and ways on show
Makers and creators showcased their wares at the Warburton Makers’ Fair. Yarra Valley ECOSS in Wesburn hosted the Saturday 13 October event, where makers sold…
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Take a trail snap and win
Mountain vistas, forest trails, vineyards and farms with emus, llamas, cows and sheep, are just some of the breathtaking sights along the Lilydale to Warburton…
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Warby’s oldest fish
Three hundred and fifty million years ago, two little fishes were swimming happily in the area where Mansfield quarry now sits. Those same fish have…
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The joy of fiddling
Seville friends Fran Snowdon and Glenys Hopes decided to do something for their community in 2015, and started making fiddle rugs. “I started knitting a…
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Warby water precinct for 2019
The proposed Warburton Community Precinct is moving towards reality with design work completed and tendering ready to start. In August the council approved the planning…