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Black Spur crash

UPDATE 12.25: A person is trapped following a two-car collision on Maroondah Highway, between Fernshaw and Dom Dom Saddle. Emergency services say the road will be...

Stomping the Trail

The Warburton Trail Fest has added a new event for 2019, the ‘Body Positive 4.5k Stomp’ on Saturday 9 March. Organisers of the Stomp, Escaping...

Quick response averts danger

The quick response by fire-fighters and a rapid response helicopter averted a grass and scrub fire on the Warburton-Woods Point Road, behind the Upper...

‘It’s not safe’

 Warburton Highway users are calling for a safety boost following a serious crash in Seville East. The Wednesday 19 January collision was the third that...

Cruise for Kate

 The fear in people’s voices is what Stacey Bennett remembers most vividly about Black Saturday. Ten years on, she’ll be reflecting on how everyone came...

Warby history for sale

Moving house is difficult so spare a thought for Mr Bessell, the bootmaker of Walhalla, who moved his entire, very large, building to Warburton...

Leny’s in for life

Healesville Ladies Probus Club president Ann Buissink awarded Leny Stueten with Life Membership at the club’s annual luncheon. Ms Stueten joined the club in 1990...

Keep the aftermath in mind

 Victoria Legal Aid is advising residents in bushfire-prone areas to include a checklist to help in the aftermath of disaster in their plans. Joel Townsend...

Bleak mysteries from Wesburn

Wesburn author and illustrator, David Schembri, has released his second book of short-stories, Beneath the Ferny Tree. This follows his 2014 work, Unearthly Fables,...

Council service for Black Saturday

 Yarra Ranges Council will host an event to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires. It will start at 5.30pm on Thursday 7...

Local official makes final four

In the Vicsport 2018 Victorian Sport Awards, Healesville’s Andy McGuire has been nominated as a finalist in the Official of the Year category. He...

Dam works will close park

 Melbourne Water will soon upgrade the Upper Yarra Reservoir dam. It said the project was an important initiative for residents of Warburton, Reefton, McMahons Creek...

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NAB unveils disaster relief grants for severe storms victims

NAB launches relief measures for customers affected by major storms in Victoria which commenced 25 August 2024. Disaster Relief Grants of $1000 are being made...

Bloods lift trophy