News
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Frustrated story reborn as good lesson
The story of a Yarra Ranges resident becomes the basic source of a course for Year 11 and 12 students in Victoria. James Wood has…
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Aussie invention predicts power line faults that can cause bushfires
An early fault detection (EFD) system designed at RMIT University is helping to prevent bushfires and blackouts in North America, Europe and Australia. IND Technology,…
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Financial hardship grants available for AusNet customers
AusNet has announced it will provide hardship grants for eligible AusNet residential and business customers who were without power as a result of severe weather…
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Taskforce report discusses the future of sustainably funding aged care
The Aged Task Taskforce set to work by the Australian Government released its final report on Monday 11 March, looking into how the sector can…
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Yarra Ranges and Knox outperforms state’s cervical screening participation
Data reveals people in the outer-east of Melbourne have outperformed the state’s average in participating in the National Cervical Screening Program. Cancer Council Victoria has…
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Car flipped over
Emergency services were called to a report of a car flipped over on Healesville-Kinglake Road in Chum Creek just after 2pm on Monday 11 March.…
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Grant boosts HICCI’s Emergency Relief
Healesville Inter-Church Community Care Inc (HICCI) became one of the recipients of the Federal Government funding program. The Federal Government has announced that Emergency Relief…
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Healesville Connects!
Community, art, fun and food on were on show for all last weekend, with the Healesville and Yarra Valley community coming together to celebrate what…
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Revival of Coldstream Op Shop
After about one and a half months of waiting, Coldstream Op Shop has reopened with new owners. Angela Jones and Rebecca Carter, who were regular…
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Blockchain, key to bolster native food market
Around 70 native foods business practitioners attended the inaugural First Nations Native Food Blockchain Workshop in Healesville to learn about new options to track and…
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Family fun event helps cancer patients
A family fun event will be held at the Dixons Creek Recreational Reserve to raise funds for cancer research. Family Fun Fundraiser is an event…
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Range of Comsol wall chargers recalled due to electrocution risk
Five different wall chargers produced by Comsol Pty Ltd and sold at Officeworks have been recalled due to their potential to break. The wall plug…