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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 June.…
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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…
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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 years.…
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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…
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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 candles.…
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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…
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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 ‘thank…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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