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Townhouses to VCAT

The fate of an application to build 44 townhouses on a Woori Yallock block will rest with VCAT. Yarra Ranges Council knocked back the proposal...

Search for Vincent Furfaro ends in tragedy

The search to find a missing Woori Yallock resident has ended in tragedy as police have located a body, believed to be that of...

Big Roast proves to be a big fundraiser

The Bowness family of Healesville hosted their annual Big Roast fundraising event on 28 July and raised $24,998 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Cystic...

fire proof property approved

Yarra Ranges councillors have unanimously approved the planning application for a Launching Place property that had previously been identified as a fire safety risk...

Matt makes his shot count

Coldstream resident Matt Tingate has returned to Australia with a bronze medal after competing at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Osijek,...

Tree crushes car on highway

Emergency services are currently responding to reports of a tree falling on a car travelling along the Warburton Highway in Wandin North on Friday...

Planting along the Grace Burn

Healesville Environmental Watch Inc (HEWI) hosted another tree planting session with Healesville High School students on Wednesday 15 July. HEWI recently planted 800 native plants...

Fenced in at the church

The Woori Yallock community is celebrating the construction of a new fence to surround the Presbyterian Church property on Tuesday 13 August, which will...

Search continues for missing Woori Yallock man

The police search to find missing Woori Yallock resident Vincent Furfaro is ongoing. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate the 60-year old,...

Cartooning at the library with Adam Wallace

Healesville Library celebrated Book Week early with a visit from award winning cartoonist and author Adam Wallace on Wednesday 14 August. About 170 students from...

Police search for missing man Vincent Furfaro

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Woori Yallock man Vincent Furfaro. Police believe the 60-year-old left his home on Shirley Crescent...

Preps celebrate 100 days of school

Healesville Primary School’s preps celebrated their 100th day of school on Friday 9 August. The school marked the unique occasion with an assembly and a...

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First machete ban in Australia passes parliament

The Allan Labor Government has implemented Australia’s first machete ban with the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2025 passing Parliament...