News
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Uncovering the secret to a 70 year marriage with Henk and Gwyneth Boer
Yarra Junction residents Henk and Gwyneth Boer are set to mark a special milestone on Wednesday 28 August, celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Having met…
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The National Gallery of Victoria’s ‘Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts For 2070’ exhibition opened
The ‘Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070’ exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is now on display in the Ian Potter Centre: NGV…
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Jim Child running again for O’Shanassy Ward Councillor
Current O’Shanassy Ward Councillor and former Yarra Ranges Mayor Jim Child has officially put up his hand to run for his seat again in the…
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Where Yarra Ranges Council crews have cleaned up in the Upper Yarra
Yarra Ranges Council has released an update on the works their crews have been carrying out across the region to keep amenities clean and maintained.…
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Three decades and over 300,000 people screened
Over a period of three decades, Eastern Health’s Maroondah Breast and Cancer Centre has screened 10,000 people for an early detection diagnosis per year. Celebrating…
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Top book favs and recommendations from the Star Mail team
Books are for all ages and the team at Star Mail in Healesville are here to declare their favourite books and recent reads. Only one…
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Alarming number of deaths recorded in latest National Drowning Report
The National Drowning Report 2024 was released on Tuesday 20 August, with a devastating 323 people drowning in 2023/24. On Wednesday 29 May 2024 at…
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Opposers to more national parks making their voices heard
As the future of Victoria’s forests hangs in the balance, bush lovers from all sides have mobilised to share their views on what should be…
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Applications open for community defibillators from the Community Banks of Warburton and Yarra Junction
In the last 12 months, Community Banks of Warburton and Yarra Junction have proudly supplied and installed five 24/7 accessible community defibs across the Upper…
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Koha Music Festival back with a bang
The Koha Community Cafe’s Music Festival Fundraiser held on 17 August saw a packed-out hall with the community coming together to enjoy an amazing night…
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Waste diversion the aim of new council collaboration project
At least 95 per cent of household waste from nine councils in Melbourne’s south east, including the Yarra Ranges, is set to be diverted from…
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‘The Koalas’ set to screen in Healesville and Warburton
Winding its way throughout the nation, a new film raising awareness and invoking a new perspective on koala conservation is coming to screens in Healesville…












