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Three… ways to celebrate Harmony Week

Running all this week, Harmony Week is the celebration which recognises Australia's diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness,...

Three-vehicle collision on Maroondah Highway

Emergency services attended a three-vehicle collision on Friday 22 March. The incident happened on Maroondah Highway, Narbethong at around 10.27am. A CFA spokesperson said four CFA...

Fun drive with 70-year-old vehicle

Lovers of a military vehicle enjoyed driving in Yarra Valley. Austin Champ is a 1/4 ton truck built from 1952 to 1955 and used...

Getting community resilient

Badger Creek CFA had a special open day on Sunday 17 March. The brigade opened its station and hosted two events for community members, one...

Healesville Police are investigating a series of theft

Healesville Police are investigating a series of theft from motor vehicles. Overnight on Saturday 16 March to Sunday 17 March, vehicles were broken into...

Hit a trail, try a class, get moving for Active April

The cooler temperatures of autumn may be showing up but health organisations across the Yarra Ranges are encouraging people this April to not let...

More funding for local environmental projects

The Government is boosting funding for community-driven environmental projects to protect and restore Victoria’s precious natural environment into the future. Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos...

Dingo debacle continues as small population in north-west protected

The Victorian Government announced that, effective from 14 March, the dingo unprotection order will conclude in northwest Victoria following new research, strong advice and...

Local business supports local emergency service

A local business has decided to donate to one of the local emergency services. Yarra Valley Rides director Scott Bennett reached out to Healesville SES...

Farmers urged to stay alert to risks of fatigue in danger period

Sheep and cropping farmer Jack Armstrong knows that in agriculture it pays to be proactive with safety, particularly when it comes to managing the...

Clean bill of health for wild platypus snagged by fishhook

Healesville Sanctuary veterinarians are proving they have nerves of steel after delicately removing a fishhook from the bill of a wild Platypus. The female monotreme...

Reserve Bank extends pause at March cash rate call

The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent for the third meeting in a row in an almost universally...

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Reader recommendation: American author Willa Cather

Reader Jill, from Mt Evelyn, recently recommended American author Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915) and My Antonia (1918). In...