Funds fall short
The Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) is “gravely concerned” that promised support for its work at the Ringwood Specialist Family Violence Court (SFVC) has...
Kinglake graduates as Heart Safe Community
Minutes matter in a cardiac arrest and Kinglake is now equipped to save more lives, becoming one of 11 new Heart Safe Communities in...
Indigenous Australian Firestick program is going to the global stage
Yarra Ranges Council’s Firestick program has attracted overseas attention, with a French publication exploring how the unique burning practice can be used in the...
Getting to the footy finals this weekend
Extra public transport services will be at hand as footy finals kick off, providing safe and easy travel for fans heading to three massive...
I wandered lonely as a cloud
For many, bruised by school experience, poetry is still some old fashioned literary form found in foxed and faded pages of books on bottom...
Vic inquiry calls for recreational duck shooting ban
Victoria should ban all recreational duck hunting, an inquiry has recommended following a long-term decline in native bird populations.
The parliamentary committee investigating Victoria's...
Egg-citing arrival of emu chick
The pitter patter of little Emu feet can now be heard at Healesville Sanctuary with a cheeky chick exploring its bushland surroundings.
The gorgeous fluff-ball...
Lachlan Hutton wanted on warrant
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Lachlan Hutton.
The 19-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to theft and drug related offences.
Hutton...
Three time’s the charm
Mortgage holders will be quietly celebrating this month as the RBA cash rate is revealed to the public.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
The best kind of reunion to celebrate Father’s Day
A Healesville Family couldn’t hide the tears when they had an emotional reunion with the lifesavers of their father on Father’s Day, Sunday 3...
Time to clean up the town
No Reason 4 Rubbish (NR4R) is calling for local kids to participate in its cleaning-up event on 10 September.
It will be the first event...
Community’s safety first even on Father’s day
CFA units were kept busy on the morning of Sunday 3 September with a call out for a house fire in Healesville.
The fire was...
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New research on teenage reading
In September 2023, we reported the findings of the Australia Reads Research Review to help readers understand contemporary reading trends.
A non-profit organisation, Australia...
