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Festival put to test
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival is always a whole community effort, but this year’s event really put that commitment to the...
Testing times for L-platers
By JESSE GRAHAM
YOUNG drivers will have to travel into Mooroolbark for their licence testing from the end of June, after VicRoads announced it was...
Plastic get the boot as cloth bags make a come-back
THE CAMPAIGN to set Warburton free of plastic bags will come full circle on Saturday 14 May, with the launch of ‘boomerang bags’ into...
Warrior succumbs under gusty winds
By KATH GANNAWAY
ANOTHER warrior of Millgrove’s Avenue of Honour has fallen.
A giant gum that has stood for 94 years succumbed to the high winds...
Budget blues and gains
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE 2016 Federal Budget, delivered on Tuesday night, 3 May, has been broadly welcomed for its initiatives on youth job creation, tax...
Council severs VicRoads links
VICROADS Services will no longer be available at council’s Community Links after 30 June.
Council made the decision to cease providing services on behalf of...
Former chamber boss to appeal jail sentence
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE’S former Chamber of Commerce president will appeal a nine-month jail sentence for theft and deception handed down at the Ringwood Magistrates'...
Drive for a licence
By JESSE GRAHAM
YOUNG drivers in the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges will have to travel to Mooroolbark to get a learner’s permit or...
School goes down memory lane
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE Primary School families, past and present, are being asked to share their stories, photographs and reports from years gone by, with...
Cuppa for a cause
By JESSE GRAHAM
A CUP of tea for a good cause will be on the menu on Thursday 26 May, with Healesville’s Lions Den Op...
Hit and run car sought
By JESSE GRAHAM
A DIXONS Creek couple is searching for answers after being “left for dead”, when their car was side-swiped on a hairpin corner...
Time to find Tej
By KATH GANNAWAY
CONCERNS for missing 22-year-old, Tej Chitnis, were made more personal on Sunday when his brothers distributed notices at Healesville Community Market and...
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One more step forward to making community more inclusive
Eastern Health opened a new First Nations cancer clinic at Healesville Hospital on 9 May, aiming at delivering free, culturally safe oncology services to...
