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RSL sub-branches throughout the Yarra Valley will conduct services on Remembrance Day – Sunday, 11 November. One hundred years ago, on 11 November 1918, the…

Naomi Taylor knew her birthing experience at Healesville Hospital would be a very personal one – and very basic. “At Healesville it was always very…

 An electrical fault appears to be responsible for a fire that gutted a Launching Place home. Neighbour Anita Moffatt spotted smoke and flames coming from…

Healesville Primary School turned into a place for spooks, vampires, zombies and sprites on 31 October. The Haunted House was the star attraction of the…

Artists from the Yarra Ranges and beyond can pitch for cash for Black Saturday bushfire-related projects. The State Government’s 2009 Bushfires Community Arts Grants Program…

Passengers in a hot-air balloon that crashed in Dixons Creek in February did not receive a proper safety briefing, a report found. The Australian Transport…

Roland Sturt has had a beard for more than 50 years but is about to lose it, albeit for a good cause. The Yarra Valley…

Wandin Yallock Primary School is holding its Annual Art Exhibition at Mont de Lancey in Wandin, running until 6 November. This year the exhibition has…

 Hop Fest will celebrate the Yarra Valley’s rich brewing history and its craft brewers and small batch cider makers of today. Healesville Sanctuary is launching…

 Fire crews are responding to a building fire in Hilltop Rise, Launching Place. The CFA received the call about 10.06am on Tuesday 30 October and…

Eliza Lee gave birth to four children at Healesville hospital. “I moved to the Yarra Valley in 1997,” she said. “In 1998 I went to…

The Warburton Community Hydro Project was officially opened on 29 October by Eastern Metropolitan Region MP, Shaun Leane. The former electrician said: “It’s a fantastic…