Queen’s Birthday honours for late Warburton resident
Late Warburton resident Keith Thomas has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) as part of the 2019 Queen’s Birthday honours for his...
Aunty Dot receives Queen’s Birthday honours
Indigenous Elder and Healesville resident Aunty Dot Peters has been recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) as part of the...
Bus drivers strike again
Martyrs bus drivers from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) will walk out from the job for a second time in two weeks after unsuccessfully...
Calls to halt hoons
State Member for Eildon Cindy McLeish is calling for action to stop hooning on Mount Donna Buang.
Speaking in the Victorian parliament Ms McLeish called...
Dixons Creek resident receives Anzac of the Year Award
Dixons Creek resident Tom Steele has been given the Anzac of the Year Award for his extensive community work over the years including playing...
Craft group helps keep the homeless warm
Yarra Glen’s Sticks and Hooks social craft group donated over 50 knitted items to homeless support group Healesville Inter-Church Community Inc (HICCI) on Tuesday...
Yarra Valley Trail works underway
Construction is now in progress for the first stages of the Yarra Valley Trail, which will connect Yarra Glen and Healesville to Lilydale and...
Local author shares her story
Local author Catherine Moolenschot returned to Yarra Junction Library on Monday 3 June to speak about the process of writing Jim’s Book, a biography...
Have your say on the future of our forests
A Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) community drop-in session will be held on 12 June at The Memo in Healesville at 12pm.
Each community drop-in session...
Toolangi community planning
More than 40 community members came together at the CJ Dennis Hall in Toolangi for dinner on Thursday 30 May to hear about community...
Bus drivers strike for pay
Martyrs bus service will not be taking any public or school bus services on Tuesday 4 June as drivers from the Transport Workers Union...
The round-up
Lucky escape
A man was lucky to escape being crushed by a falling gum tree when he was driving on Sunday morning along Maroondah Highway,...
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Christmas feasts accelerate food waste
A Senior Research Fellow from RMIT University has prompted the question of whether society needs to rethink its food consumption habits at Christmas.
Dr...
