News
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Connecting Community one more time
The Connecting Community Festival (CCF) is coming back to Healesville with an upgraded plan reflecting last year’s experience. The festival was organised by Healesville resident…
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Driver tragically dies at the scene of crash in Kinglake
A man died in a car accident on Heidelberg-Kinglake Road in Kinglake at around 1pm on 18 February. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a…
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Whelans Road in Healesville with police cars and helicopter
Whelans Road in Healesville was crowded with multiple police cars and a police helicopter in the middle of the night on Tuesday. Police have charged…
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Toasting contemporary Melba in exhibition
The culmination of two years worth of work to bring a contemporary view of famed opera singer Dame Nellie Melba to the Yarra Ranges finally…
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Woman trapped in car in Toolangi
A woman was found trapped in her vehicle at 9.20am on Tuesday 18 February. SES, CFA, police and ambulance crews all attended the incident on…
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Domestic violence victims resorting to levy-hit short-stay accommodation for safety
Reporting from the Herald Sun has revealed that domestic violence victims are being inadvertently hit with the Victorian Government’s short-stay levy as they use short-stay…
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Watch out scams
To prevent putting more Australians at risk of scams, the Parliament of Australia passed the Scams Prevention Framework Bill on 13 February. The Star Mail…
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Delays and drama as Wildlife Victoria comes under fire
Animal rescue groups and the chief animal rescue authority in Victoria are at odds, with delays blowing out and leaving injured animals without quick and…
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Happy 100th birthday, Badger Creek Hall
While it was drizzling, the sky was generous enough to show the sun on and off on Saturday 15 February. It was not the best…
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Yarra Glen RSL needs more members
A local Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) sub branch is calling for current or former servicemen and servicewomen, and their family members to…
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VCAT rules electroconvulsive therapy patient had the right to say no to treatment
VCAT has made a decision in favour of a patient subjected to compulsory electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), with Senior Member G. Nihill not satisfied that the…
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Risk of being homeless scares Healesville resident
It has been “traumatic” two years for a Healesville resident. Megan Kennewell, 52 years old, is in fear of being homeless in a few months. …