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The best 18th hole on the mainland

Warburton Golf Club hosts the best 18th hole on mainland Australia, well that’s how the locals like to put it. The golf club’s 18th hole...

Lucky Lilydale scratchy winner

One Lilydale shopper has kicked off the festive season in style after scoring a $25,000 top prize on a $2 Seas’n Greetings Instant Scratch-Its...

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...

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Spring Racing Carnival

Racing is a dangerous and sometimes lethal pursuit, largely for the animal and the grossly underfed human sitting on its back. With the Spring Racing Carnival...