News
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Des’s stories will live on
William ‘Des’ Morrish’s account of the devastating 1939 bushfires still makes riveting reading. Des told his part of the story 70 years after the event…
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Growing suburbs by $8.5 million
Major trail projects and a new soccer pitch in Yarra Ranges will become a reality following a significant cash boost from the State Government’s Growing…
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Healesville Sanctuary celebrates birth of endangered Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the birth of an endangered Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo – the first ever to be born at the Sanctuary. Mani and her…
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Rallying around in Toolangi
The Toolangi Forrest will be buzzing on Sunday 16 September when the Victorian Rally Championship and the Victorian Club Rally Series run through the area.…
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Lilydale man shot in Buxton
Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting in Buxton on Tuesday 11 September. Police understand two men were involved in an altercation at an…
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Career a happy accident
Well, after the longest apprenticeship in history, I signed off on Friday 7 September after 20 years with the Mail. It was an accidental career…
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Riding to remember Anne
For the past five years, the Jones family has been the driving force behind the annual Ride to Remember – Yarra Valley bike ride. Sisters…
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Students show award-winning resilience
Dixons Creek Primary has won a state award for resilience. It was the Victorian winner in the school category at the Resilient Australia Awards, and…
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The Round-up
Cyclist critical following fall A cyclist suffered critical injuries when he fell from his bike in Yarra Glen. Paramedics were called to a bike accident…
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Signatures for safety
A Healesville cafe is calling for a safety audit at a “dangerous” intersection. Habituel overlooks the Maroondah Highway, Badger Creek Road and Wilson Street junction.…
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Maternity service push
Birthing services could return to Healesville Hospital if a key recommendation of a Parliamentary Inquiry into Perinatal Services is acted on. Meanwhile, the Yarra Valley…
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Diabetes awareness is key
The saying ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is never more true than when that child has type 1 diabetes. For the Collins…