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By Kath GannawayBY THEIR third day on the Kokoda Trail, Upper Yarra Secondary College’s Extreme Challenge team were waking up as tired and stiff as…

By Kath GannawayEMERGENCY workers at the scene of a fatal crash at Healesville last week described the scene as a war zone. The collision between…

FOUR Healesville youths have been charged on summons in relation to a break in and burglary at a local winery earlier this month. The youths,…

FORMER Yarra Valley resident Leone Martin has taken the top prize in a national small business competition. Ms Martin, who grew up in Millgrove and…

By Kath GannawayTHE unofficially titled Don Road Creek in Healesville had another growing spurt last week. Students from Healesville Primary and Swinburne University and Shire…

By Melissa Meehan FOLLOWING the recent announcement that the Healesville Memorial Hall will be upgraded, Ward councillor Jeanette McRae has called for a council report…

THE Yarra Valley and The Dandenongs Marketing board (YV&TDM) has secured a last minute $30,000 grant to showcase the region at this year’s Royal Melbourne…

By Kath GannawayMILLWARRA Primary School campuses at East Warburton and Millgrove are typical of schools which are being starved of maintenance funding according to Evelyn…

HEALESVILLE rainfall recorder, Frank Foxcroft, says it may seem like we’ve had a lot of rain but the rain gauge tells a different story. “I…

By Kath GannawayA BATTLE is looming in Hoddles Creek over plans to log 99 hectares of bushland in a rural conservation zone in Thoneman’s Road,…

By Tania Martin POLICE have impounded five motorcycles during a crackdown on dangerous riding. The Yarra Ranges Traffic Management Unit (TMU) has now warned motorcyclists…

LAST week the Mail published a story on page one reporting a spate of burglaries on commercial properties in Healesville. The article reported that a…