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Lights pledge
Coldstream’s Killara Road-Maroondah Highway intersection will get traffic lights if a Liberal Nationals Government is elected in November. Roads and Infrastructure Minister David Hodgett and…
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Bike project battle
Warburton remains divided on the influx of mountain bikers destined to ride into town. The Yarra Ranges Council meeting on Tuesday 11 September heard from…
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Tree found balancing dangerously close to roadway
Yarra Junction Police are seeking information about a number of trees that have been dangerously cut down along Eacotts road, Hoddles Creek. Warburton Sergeant Tom…
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The deadly sisters of Worawa
Thirteen young women from Worawa Aboriginal College in Healesville launched a self-written book in Federation Square. The 5 September launch coincided with Indigenous Literacy Day,…
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Sky-high firefighting gets a boost
With another dangerous fire season approaching, the State Government announced a $29.9 million boost for aerial firefighting resources. This will upgrade existing aircraft, expand water-bombing…
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McKern lends a hand in the US
Healesville firefighter Tim McKern has returned home after a five week deployment fighting wildfires in the US. “This was my first deployment to the US…
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Healesville’s holiday art attack
Healesville’s budding artists can work with a professional to transform Healesville’s streets. The It Takes a Town Project aims to make Healesville a better place…
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Truck stuck in Coldstream
A stuck truck on Maroondah Highway caused traffic diversions in Coldstream. The driver was attempted to perform a U-turn just after 8.30am but the front…
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Wandin through students’ eyes
Wandin North children used their artistic talents and feelings about their home to brighten up a shopping strip. Flowers, footballs, basketballs, leaves and fruit, birds…
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Remembering Black Saturday
The State Government is offering grants of up to $5000 for community groups in 21 municipalities affected by the Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009. The…
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Spinning a yarn
The Healesville Spinners and Weavers are a multi-craft group whose common bond is creating beautiful things from natural fibres. “We call it fibre-craft and we…
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Linking art and nature
Leading visual and performing artists will unleash a Force of Nature in Lilydale. The exhibition will run until Sunday 14 October at Yarra Ranges Museum.…
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