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Green for Eildon
A Thornton farmer and tourist operator will contest the seat of Eildon at the State Election as a Greens candidate. Ken Deacon put his hand…
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Full steam ahead
Steam trains would return to the Yarra Valley for the first time in 40 years under a re-elected Labor State Government. The 14-kilometre Yarra Valley…
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Keep the valley fruit fly-free
Yarra Valley residents with fruit trees should be on the lookout for the Queensland fruit fly (QFF) over spring, to help prevent its spread into…
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More than a meal
Eight young volunteers living with a disability have been recognised in the Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards. While in the program, the team would shop,…
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Hear the history
The first European settler at Dixons Creek, John Dickson, is the subject of a Yarra Glen and District Historical Society presentation. Local historian Irene Kearsley…
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40,000 breakfasts and counting
Every Wednesday about 100 students at Healesville High start their day with a healthy breakfast, thanks to dedicated staff and volunteers. “The only cost to…
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Guy offers support to Yarra Valley strawberry farmers
State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy offered his support to Yarra Valley strawberry farmers and pledged a bi-partisan approach to the crisis facing the industry. “I…
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Open, immerse and create
There’s an energy building as artists across the Yarra Valley prepare for three huge weekends that will make up this year’s Yarra Valley Arts Open…
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Two years closed
Badger Weir Picnic Ground is still closed awaiting repairs, two years after storms tore through the site. Eildon MP Cindy McLeish put forward fresh questions…
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Valley strawberry growers brace for backlash
Strawberries are in the news for all the wrong reasons at the moment but there is a simple message from two of the Yarra Valley’s…
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Toolangi rally run and won
The Rally Championship and the Victorian Club Rally Series were held in the Toolangi forest on Sunday 16 September. The predicted rain and heavy weather…
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Cheers for solar savers
Healesville’s Four Pillars Distillery will become the first business to take advantage of the new Environmental Upgrade Agreement program from Yarra Ranges Council. “There are…