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Remembering the 47
By KATH GANNAWAY
WHEN the armistice was signed at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, marking...
Stopping to remember
By JESSE GRAHAM
AT THE 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 100 people in Healesville stopped to remember.
The group...
Park fight is on
By JESSE GRAHAM
RENOWNED natural historian and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough threw his support behind Toolangi’s Great Forest National Park (GFNP) campaign in...
Not the time for delay
By JESSE GRAHAM
EMERGENCY Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley has a simple piece of advice for residents as the fire season draws closer -...
They know they’re ready
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHEN the fire season begins, Coldstream CFA captain John Fenton knows that firefighters will be ready.
He said the coming bushfire...
Pink Ribbon catches on
By KATH GANNAWAY
FROM a morning tea that raised $500 nine years ago to a spectacular winery luncheon that raised $23,046 this year,...
Now is the time to prepare
IF YOU live in or around Melbourne near grass, bush or reserves, you need to prepare for fire this summer.
Last summer, we saw fast-moving...
Understanding fire warnings
UNDERSTANDING how fire warnings work and how to use them is an important part of your preparation for summer in Victoria.
“Fire warnings are...
Sweet treat for nature
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA GLEN’S Chocolaterie has taken a foray into conservation, opening a wetlands area for threatened species on its grounds last...
Dark humour from Keanu
By SETH HYNES
John Wick (MA15+)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyquist, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki
SURPASSED only by the smarter, more...
Long-time residents farewelled
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE has farewelled two long-time residents in recent weeks - and celebrated their lives.
Former Healesville Shire councillor and shire president...
Father pleads not guilty to daughter’s death
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE father of Sophie Stephens last week pleaded not guilty to seven charges in relation to her death.
Sophie, 9, was...
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Family, domestic and sexual violence response bolstered in State Budget
In an otherwise fiscally conservative Victorian Budget for 2024/25, investment in addressing family violence stood out as a key focus of expenditure from the...
