News
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Intruders flee with mobile phone
By Jesse Graham Police are searching for two men who burst into a Healesville house over the weekend, demanding car keys before leaving with a…
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Blue Vein coupe halted
By Kath Gannaway Timber harvesting was stopped last week in the controversial ‘Blue Vein’ logging coupe adjacent to the Ada Tall Trees Reserve out of…
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Event honours people power
By Jesse Graham The work of volunteers to help the community recover from the 9 October storms was recognised with a barbecue event at Lillydale…
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500 cars strong
By Jesse Graham Residents, emergency services members, car enthusiasts and bushfire survivors came together over the weekend to mark eight years since the Black Saturday…
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Goodbye portables as primary upgrade kicks off
By Kath Gannaway Yarra Junction Primary School captain, Baylin, was happy at the end of a shovel last week to be signalling the start of…
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Beautiful stitches in time
By Kath Gannaway A display of modern and traditional tapestry is on show this month at the Mont De Lancey Museum in Wandin. More than…
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Food appeal for farmers
By Jesse Graham Yarra Glen residents are being called on to donate food for farmers, with the local brigade collecting for the Need for Feed…
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Chainsaw champion
By Kath Gannaway Wandin chainsaw sculptor Rob Bast has taken out his second consecutive Australian Chainsaw Carving Championship. Bast competed against some of the best…
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Big clean-up continues
By Jesse Graham Parks Victoria crews are continuing the clean-up from last year’s massive 9 October storm, with Badger Weir and Donnelley’s Weir still closed…
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Culture is making tracks
By Jodie Symonds It will be a year full of art, culture and music with this year’s ‘Culture Tracks’. The event was launched at The…
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Big league dream
By Kath Gannaway When Sarah D’Arcy pulled on her first football boots with the Healesville Auskick program, she thought that was it. There was no…
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Woman, 76, dies in crash
By Jesse Graham Victoria Police has confirmed a 76-year-old Yarra Junction woman has died after a car accident this morning on the Healesville-Kooweerup Road, near…