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Green Street – $1.2m price tag
By Kath Gannaway
The future of VicTrack-owned land at 13 Green Street in Healesville is up for discussion once again, after the Valuer-General slapped a...
Factory-themed art in pipeline
By Kath Gannaway
Visitors to Healesville High School’s art show later this month will be greeted with a funky, colourful mural providing a hint of...
Spring flowers in full bloom
By Kath Gannaway
Upper Yarra Valley Garden Club had perfect weather for their annual open gardens weekend, attracting an average of 350 people to each...
Tune into emergency broadcasts
By Kath Gannaway
ABC Melbourne will broadcast live from the Warburton Fire Station on Sunday, 29 October as part of the brigade’s open day.
The broadcast...
Amazing work of vet nurses
By Kath Gannaway
In any one day, patients on the ‘sick list’ at Healesville Sanctuary’s Australian Wildlife Health Centre can include a bearded dragon, feathertail...
Healing Mass for abuse victims
By Kath Gannaway
A bronze plaque will be a permanent acknowledgement of the suffering of victims of sexual abuse in the Healesville parish.
The ceremony of...
And good health for all
Seniors and the young are the target of an intergenerational health and well-being expo to be held at Yarra Glen Memorial Hall on Friday,...
Power of good from raffle
By Kath Gannaway
Never underestimate the power of the pub chook raffle to do good.
A long-standing tradition of hotels, RSLs and sports clubs, the prizes...
Stories of old on the air
By Kath Gannaway
When Normie Rowe shares his story on Yarra Valley FM 99.1 it will mark a milestone in the 19-year history of the...
They had it the hardest
By Kath Gannaway
Life was tough for most people working in the timber industry around the Yarra Valley, but according to Robbie Heritage, the men...
Drownings on the rise
By Derek Schlennstedt
Inland waterways have been identified as the most prominent location for drownings in Australia.
In Australia between 1 July 2016 and 30...
Big cake bake for charity
By Kath Gannaway
Hoddles Creek Red Cross members are old hands at their own style of ‘Big Cake Bake’ doing regular bake-ups for their monthly...
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Mother’s Day
This year Mother’s Day will be celebrated against the background of a country reeling from the recent spate of frightening incidents of violence towards...
