Aircraft above for water bombing drill
CFA firefighters switched to airplane mode for an all-day aerial firefighting training exercise at Lilydale Airport on Sunday 1 December.
Firefighters from Districts 8, 13...
Tackling the grapevine killer
Vinehealth Australia, together with Wine Yarra Valley, hosted 35 wine industry members in the Yarra Valley on Tuesday 26 November to see the impacts...
Above average rain in November
Healesville received quite good rainfall last month despite records being lower than the same time last year.
Healesville’s Alma Mitchell recorded a total November rainfall...
School celebrates 125th anniversary
Yarra Junction Primary School celebrated its 125th anniversary with a ‘step back in time’ school fair on Sunday 1 December.
Principal Lisa Rankin said visitors...
A Pillar of the drinks industry
Healesville’s own Four Pillars Gin is celebrating being awarded the 2019 International Gin Producer of the Year at the 50th Annual International Wine and...
Future’s Past
A three-dimensional, interactive photographic sculpture was officially unveiled to the Coldstream community on Wednesday 27 November.
Photographer James Voller created and installed his artwork, Future’s...
In a Field of their own
When Lawrie and Mollie Field first moved to Healesville from central New South Wales in 1969, they drove straight past the town without realising...
Farm school keeps on rolling thanks to new bus
Woori Yallock Farm School has a brand new school bus thanks to children’s charity, Variety.
The Variety Sunshine Coach, which has a value of $63,000,...
Water bomb warning
The CFA is advising members of the community to expect aerial activity in the Lilydale area on Sunday 1 December as part of a...
Open for wellness
Healesville Hospital’s wellness garden is officially open following a ceremony on Wednesday 27 November to celebrate the occasion.
Patients, hospital staff, Eastern Health representatives and...
Students hit the trail
Flashes of fluoro green were a common sight on the Lilydale-Warburton Trail as Millwarra Primary School students prepared to take part in their bike...
Firefighter recruits begin intensive training
New firefighters were out in force at Yellingbo on 27 November as part of a week-long intensive training camp.
The training, run by Forest Fire...
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