All eyes on the Archibald Prize
Over 55,000 people came to the Yarra Valley and through the TarraWarra Museum of Art gallery doors to witness the Archibald Prize exhibition, making...
Rock stacks don’t rock
Some are small, barely more than flat pebbles, stacked atop one another. Others are small boulders that have been torn up and stacked to...
School celebrates 150th anniversary
Yering Primary School celebrated its 150th anniversary with an open day on Sunday 8 December.
The school celebrated with old style games, held tours for...
Scholarships for star students
Healesville Primary School students Rebecca Johanson and Isabelle Watson will have their high school tuition fees slashed thanks to winning the annual Tricia O’Reilly...
Waste management pledge
The state opposition has pledged a Zero to Landfill policy that aims to transform waste management in Victoria to create energy from household waste.
Eildon...
The Need for Feed
Pakenham Lions Club’s Need for Feed initiative is helping drought affected farmers get back on their feet and now one Yarra Valley farmer is...
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...
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Nuts support a healthy lifestyle in older Australians
Regular consumption of nuts is associated with maintaining a healthy lifespan, new research from a Monash University-led team has found.
Published in the Journal...
