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Research shows high risk taking behaviour for rural drivers

The Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) is imploring regional Victorian drivers to choose road safety, with admissions of risky road behaviour significantly higher amongst...

Storytime teaches students about alpacas

Chum Creek Primary School was one of the 9890 locations who shared a reading of Alpacas with Maracas as part of National Simultaneous Storytime...

Healesville woman arrested after police pursuit

Police arrested a 24-year-old Healesville woman following a pursuit in Melbourne’s south on the morning of Wednesday 22 March. Police observed an allegedly stolen vehicle...

Windows smashed, tyres slashed

 Mooroolbark Police are investigating a vandalism spree targeting vehicles in Launching Place. They said vandals smashed windows and slashed tyres on at least seven vehicles...

The future of farming

Farmers and landowners in the Yarra Ranges are invited to hear expert speakers, learn about how climate change will impact them and how they...

RSL exhibition takes you behind the wire

An exhibition of portraits of Vietnam Veterans and their stories will add to Healesville RSL’s support for a healing garden at Healesville Hospital. Behind the...

Hit the brakes

An elderly driver crashed their car into the storefront of a Yarra Glen fish and chip shop on Wednesday 15 May - the second...

Impounds galore

Healesville police impounded two vehicles and suspended another driver’s licence over the weekend. Acting Sgt Tim Stewart said the first impound occurred in the early...

Sanctuary says thanks to volunteers

Healesville Sanctuary is taking the time to thank their volunteers who help out in a variety of roles for National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week...

Motorcyclist dies in Healesville

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Healesville. They believe a motorbike and a vehicle collided on Ryans Road just after 3.30pm on Saturday 18...

Woori townhouses an “overdevelopment“

Yarra Ranges Council has knocked back an application to build 44 townhouses on a Woori Yallock block. Residents who objected to the proposal for 1370...

School takes a step in the right direction

Millwarra Primary School was one of the many schools across the nation that participated in the National Walk Safely to School Day on 17...

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Find out more about bushfire risk mitigation in Yarra Junction

The Yarra Junction Community Bushfire Mitigation Group would like to invite fellow residents to attend this years Local Bushfire Risk Information Session on Sunday...