Alarm bells raised by Meta’s decision to stop fact-checking
Meta’s decision last week to dismantle its fact checking processes will largely go unnoticed.
But it should be raising serious alarm bells, particularly as it...
Twenty thousand more carpenters, electricians and plumbers
The Victorian Government is delivering the skilled workers Victoria needs to meet its housing targets, with more than 20,000 carpenters, electricians and plumbers getting...
Getting ready for bushfire
As the Dandenongs and Yarra Valley enter the pointy end of the fire danger period, local brigades have ramped up their community engagement activities.
This...
Nine-month journey about to end
A couple who have been trekking over 5000km are about to finish off their journey in Healesville.
The couple are inviting locals to join their...
A ‘Walk and Talk’ to end commercial kangaroo killing
Woori Yallock resident and former President of the Australian Wildlife Protection Council Peter Preuss is passionate about protecting kangaroos in the Yarra Ranges and...
Police seeking Terminus Hotel burglar
Police are seeking to locate a person believed to be involved in a Burglary at the Terminus Hotel in Healesville just after midnight on...
Nine arrested after factory filled with stolen goods located
A Badger Creek man and a Mooroolbark woman were arrested alongside seven other counterparts after being located at a factory allegedly containing a bounty...
Angliss Hospital ICU closure sparks concern for staff and local families
Community members and hospital staff are staggering after the announcement that the Upper Ferntree Gully's Angliss Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) will close later...
Inland, beach water safety reminder mounts after January rescues, drownings
Victoria’s summer has been blessed with a string of warm weather days encouraging beach and river attendance but with that comes an increased risk...
Did Parks Victoria have to close public toilets at Black Spur Drive?
Former Healesville resident Ray Donkin found out the public toilets in Dom Dom Saddle Picnic Area were closed down a couple of weeks ago....
National Autism Strategy and associated Action Plan, great start to help autistic community
The federal government has released the National Autism Strategy and an associated Action Plan for the first time at the commonwealth level.
The strategy and...
Telstra’s mobile network upgrades in Gruyere
Telstra will do essential mobile network upgrades in Gruyere over seven days from Monday 20 January.
Coverage is likely to be impacted.
Landlines, wi-fi...
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Study estimates saving Australia’s priority species could cost as much as...
A new study from Griffith University’s Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, with WWF-Australia and the University of Queensland, has estimated that preventing...
