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‘Interactive’ play space mooted
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT’S one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Yarra Ranges, and a playground residents and visitors have used in its various...
Healesville farewells Jim Crow
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE farewelled James ‘Jim’ Leonard Crow last week.
Jim passed away peacefully on Saturday, 21 November, 2015, at 87 years of...
Council to fight back
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges mayor Jason Callanan says the council will aim to appeal a VEC recommendation that will see the biggest change to...
Does it ring a bell?
POLICE are calling on witnesses to come forward, after a burglary from an East Warburton property last week, if the stolen item rings any...
Life in top gear
By KATH GANNAWAY
KATHY Higgins' death from an aneurism at just 40-years of age, on 30 October, was devastating.
But, she would have no regrets.
She had...
Test of strength and character
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE gruelling Vertical K SkyRace put runner against cyclist on 29 November when racers took off from Warburton for the...
Uphill task for all users
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE popularity and growth of mountain bike riding in the State Forest around Warburton is proving a double-edged sword.
A meeting called by...
From eyesore to drawcard
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE possibilities are endless, according to a committee tasked with pulling together ideas for the Warburton Community Recreation Precinct.
Made up of representatives...
Hi-tech security for hot spots
By JESSE GRAHAM
STATE-OF-THE-ART security cameras have been set up in Healesville’s main street two years after a pre-election announcement from Casey MP Tony Smith.
Nine...
Storage woes well shelved
By KATH GANNAWAY
IF THERE is one thing Upper Yarra Secondary College librarian Heather Pennington loves almost as much as books, it’s shelves to put...
Santa’s the sunset star
By KATH GANNAWAY
ONCE again, Santa was the star of Wandin’s Sunset Festival.
He did, however, have plenty of competition for the title.
The festival held at...
Hospital case study meet
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE residents are being urged to assess the future of hospital services in town, with the Save Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG)...
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Safe burn-offs are now permitted as CFA lifts fire restrictions
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has lifted the fire restrictions and is urging residents to conduct safe burn-offs now
As fire restrictions are lifted across...
