Mineshaft rescue for man and his pup
A man and his 11-week-old puppy were lucky to escape serious injury after falling into an abandoned mineshaft in Launching Place on Sunday 7...
Works to remove unstable trees
Works are underway to remove 92 unstable trees on the western side of Melba Highway between Maroondah Highway and Rudducks Lane.
An assessment from an...
Mapping the wine industry’s climate future
A new resource has been developed to help Yarra Valley wine producers plan for the localised effects of climate change over the next 80...
A reason to hope
Millwarra Primary School students are trying to keep a positive attitude during the Covid-19 pandemic through the creation of their Hope Fence.
Students have fixed...
Fish-blood cakes perfect for a dingo birthday
Healesville Sanctuary’s dingo siblings Tambo and Jinda have celebrated their 10th birthday together in style, chowing down on delicious frozen ‘cakes’ complete with carrot...
Mushroom foraging for beginners
A Badger Creek resident is celebrating the release of her new book, a beginners guide to mushroom foraging.
Doris Pozzi released ‘Wild Mushrooms - A...
A sign of the times
If you have travelled through Healesville on the Maroondah Highway over the past few months, you would have noticed a nice sign wishing a...
Music festival goes online
A free live stream concert series is coming for Yarra Ranges music lovers who are missing the live music scene.
Healesville Music Festival, in partnership...
Community anger at speed changes
More calls have come for speed limit changes along the Maroondah Highway to be scrapped until further community consultation takes place.
Earlier this year, VicRoads...
Calls for logging legislation clarity
Timber industry associations are seeking more clarity around native timber harvesting legislation following a recent VicForests court case.
On 27 May, the Federal Court found...
New hospitality centre up and running
Aspiring master chefs at Cire Community School’s Yarra Junction campus are cooking up a storm with the opening of a new hospitality training centre.
Non-for-profit...
Truck rollover
The Melba Highway, Yarra Glen is closed to traffic in both directions between Healesville-Yarra Glen Road and MacIntyre Lane following a truck rollover.
Motorists are...
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Historic release for one of Victoria’s faunal emblems
For the first time in almost half a century, Critically Endangered Helmeted Honeyeaters have returned to Cardinia in south-east Victoria, where they were once...
