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A shady spot that’s forever Anzac
By KATH GANNAWAY
EIGHTEEN trees in an Avenue of Honour at Wesburn represent the young men from that district who never reached ‘old growth’.
One hundred...
Honouring the fallen
By JESSE GRAHAM
HUNDREDS of Healesvillians braved the cold weather for this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service, gathering en masse at the RSL while stars...
Wildlife warriors call for new blood
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE’S Judith Eardley Save Wildlife Centre’s owners are mapping out the future of their store, planning to establish a group to keep...
National park report comes under fire
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Council’s report into the Great Forest National Park (GFNP) proposal has raised questions about its impact on the region, following...
Planned burns for Warburton
By KATH GANNAWAY
PLANNED burns in Warburton today will result in minor road and rail trail disruptions.
Smoke will also be visible in and around the...
Altitude shift for foster care
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE'S Jeremy Shub will abseil more than 100 metres next month, climbing down 27 storeys to raise money for children in foster...
Tributes from dawn ’til dusk
By KATH GANNAWAY
FROM the first light of dawn, to the going down of the sun, they were remembered.
At Yarra Junction, Millgrove and Warburton, hundreds...
Toast to Opp Shop milestone
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT’S quite unusual for an op shop to have 50 years of history behind it as the Yarra Junction Community Opportunity Shop...
Best ever Ecotopia Festival
By KATH GANNAWAY
‘BEST ever’ is the verdict on the 2016 Ecotopia Festival.
The Yarra Junction Parklands, including the Upper Yarra Museum, came alive on Sunday,...
Standing in remembrance
By KATH GANNAWAY
RUGGED up against the chill, Jacob Tomlinson and his young family stood in remembrance alongside hundreds of people, young and old, at...
Dawn of memories
By JESSE GRAHAM
HUNDREDS of Healesvillians braved the cold weather for this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service, massing at the RSL while stars were still...
Teen pleads guilty to crash death of mate
A HEALESVILLE teenager has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death, following the 2015 crash that killed Yarra Glen’s Cooper Ratten.
Media outlets have reported...
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Almost 7000 traffic offences during Operation Tribute
Victoria Police have detected 6,857 traffic offences across Victoria over the Anzac Day period as part of Operation Tribute.
The statewide operation saw police highly...
