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Culture Tracks launch

Australian music legend Archie Roach helped to launch Yarra Ranges Council’s Culture Tracks program for the year ahead. The Memo in Healesville hosted an event...

Fruit festival fun

Rayner’s Orchard highlighted the valley’s fresh produce with a free summer celebration on 16 and 17 February. The Fruits of the Yarra Valley Festival was...

Abuse ‘not on’

Drivers are verbally abusing CFA volunteers at car crash scene road blocks. Hillcrest Fire Brigade captain Fiona Burns took to Facebook to plead for people...

Dave dodges disaster

 A Ferntree Gully truck driver expertly dodged and weaved this way through a Launching Place car crash scene, dash cam footage shows. Dave Lynch from...

Support for CoRE

Healesville Community Bank has furthered its support for the Healesville CoRE project to become a net-zero emission town by 2027. On Thursday 14 February...

Balance for the better

International Womens Day is Friday 8 March and Yarra Ranges Council’s Womens Network and Eastern Libraries are hosting a ‘Balance for Better’ event the...

Hand up not hand out

Healesville Inter-Church Community Care Inc or HICCI is a network of Christian churches in the Healesville and Yarra Glen areas providing practical services and...

Sharing wine ideas

 The Australian Wine Research Institute shared the latest research in viticulture and winemaking at a recent Yarra Valley seminar. Yarra Valley Racing Club hosted the...

Dogs can drink up

The Don Road reserve will soon have a dog bowl drinking tap after residents raised concerns about water quality. Anna McNeill told the Mail that...

AFL stars turn out for charity cup

Footy season is fast approaching and a great way to get the season started is on Friday 1 March at the Valley Vicious Rett...

Meet the grower

With Michael Pettinella, Fresh Berry Company Tell us about your farm – where is it and what do you grow? My grandparents farmed in Silvan and...

Turtle Season’s almost up

Long-necked turtle Toby is making an incredible recovery at Healesville Sanctuary’s wildlife hospital after being hit by a car. Toby is one of 22 turtles...

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With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2024 while planning new projects and fresh goals for...