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Ferrari driver caught speeding along Maroondah Highway
A Ferrari driver had his car seized on Sunday 2 October for doing 47 km/h over the limit on Maroondah Highway. The 68-year-old was caught…
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Illegal e-bike riders investigated by police
Healesville Police are appealing for public information amid a growing trend of youths dangerously riding illegally modified e-bikes. There have been several near misses with…
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Vietnam vets share stories
Historian Anthony McAleer OAM has been documenting the history of the Shire of Lillydale and its Military Heritage for many years, and he’s now reached…
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Council passes new community funding package
The Yarra Ranges Council has announced $150,000 worth of new community funding in its 2025-26 budget. Tuesday’s council meeting saw the motion passed unanimously with…
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Explore the best of springtime in the Valley
The Yarra Valley in springtime comes alive and what better way to spend a weekend than exploring two incredibly different gardens. The joint opening of…
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Two Dandenong Ranges gardens claim first spots on new Monopoly edition
Well, it’s official – the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges are getting their very own Monopoly board, inspired by the vastness of the landscape and…
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Spooky CFA action
Things got spooky at the Badger Creek Fire Brigade on Friday for its ‘Halloween Horror Night.’ For their third annual Halloween event on Friday, October…
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‘Rest easy Benny’: heartbreak as teen cricketer dies
Heartbroken loved ones are uniting in grief to remember a “popular and much loved” teenage cricketer who died in a training accident. Ben Austin was…
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Hot off the press: Awards abound for Star New Group
The Victorian Country Press Association’s night of nights was hosted last week, seeing for the first time in 30 years Victoria and New South Wales…
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Victoria Police enacting Operation Furlong for Cup weekend
Motorists are being urged to stay in their lane this Melbourne Cup weekend as new data reveals the number of motorists being killed in head-on…
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Kangaroo concerns continue after two severe gunshot wounds spotted in two months
The inevitable suffering when kangaroo shooting goes wrong was plain to see when a kangaroo was found severely wounded on Wednesday 22 October. Later euthanised…
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The spookiest Halloween houses on offer in the Yarra Valley 2025
A team of spooky specialists have put together a list of horror houses on show for this year’s Halloween. Curated by the Yarra Valley Haunters,…












