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Green waste dumped in Healesville

Healesville Environment Watch Inc. (HEWI) urges residents to dispose of their green waste in a responsible manner. This comes after the environmental volunteer group found...

Warratina on show

Warratina Lavender Farm has been a part of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show since its inception 23 years ago and will be...

Council approves autism school

Yarra Ranges Councillors voted unanimously to approve a lease for Lyrebird College at the Yarra Ranges Council meeting on 26 February. Founder of Lyrebird College...

Firewood collection season starts this week

 The 2019 Autumn Firewood Collection Season opens this week in Yarra Ranges and surrounding areas on Friday 1 March and closes on Sunday 30...

Diabetes program launches in Lilydale

Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) will fund a multidisciplinary type 2 diabetes service in partnership with Inspiro: Community Health Service. The Integrated Diabetes Education...

A celebration of International Women’s Day

Warburton based photographer Suzanne Phoenix curates her annual International Women’s Day photography project on 8 March at The Alderman in Brunswick East. For the eighth...

Sanctuary ditches Cadbury

Healesville Sanctuary will no longer sell Cadbury or Natural Confectionary Company products. Zoos Victoria vows to take a stand for wildlife under threat from manufacturers...

Jessica’s platypus quest

 Dr Jessica Thomas couldn’t find anyone to answer her questions about the platypus. So the Healesville Sanctuary keeper decided to find the answers herself. Dr Thomas...

Sue’s legacy keeps on walking

The Warburton Rail Trail was coloured teal on Sunday 24 February when more than 1200 walkers set out from Lilydale to Warburton in support...

Holy cow, that was lucky

 A Good Samaritan saved a Yarra Glen cow who was having a hard time moo-ving to dry land. Julie Nixon and her husband Jon are...

Listeria outbreak threatens Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges Council is advising its Meals on Wheels clients to dispose of all meals received from the service since 13 January following a...

Melba backs Royal Commission

Lilydale-based Melba Support Services has thrown its support behind a Royal Commission into the epidemic of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect against people with...

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Bloods lift trophy

It is much more thrilling when facing a rival in an important match. Healesville Seniors faced their biggest rival Warburton-Millgrove, leaving one more step...

Two trucks collided