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Council wants busy road sealed
Residents of Yarra Glen and Yarra Ranges Council are hoping that the federal government’s pledge of $300 million to seal roads in the Dandenong Ranges…
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Melba Hwy car crash
Emergency services are attending a two-car collision on Melba Highway, near the Coombe Melba Estate. Police are currently managing traffic and although the road is…
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Tap and gone
A Mooroolbark man will face court after a “tap-and-go spree” in Lilydale and Chirnside Park. Lilydale CIU detectives arrested the 36-year-old on Friday 29 March.…
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Vital funds for heroes
RSL Anzac Appeal organisers at more than 200 sub-branches throughout Victoria are gearing up for the annual fund-raising drive. Upper Yarra RSL sub-branch president Robert…
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New aged care beds
Holmwood Aged Care officially opened its 38-room extension with Yarra Ranges Mayor Tony Stevenson. Celebrations took place at the Healesville centre on Thursday 4 April,…
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Crumbz Craft receives Rotary award
Crumbz Craft received the Ron Goding Excellence Award from the Rotary Club of Healesville on Thursday 4 April. The award perpetuates the memory of the…
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Healesville SES needs your help
Healesville SES is on the lookout for new volunteers to boost its member numbers. Lucy Aston, section leader for recruitment at Healesville SES, said the…
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Deadly highway
VicRoads is considering improvements to the Warburton Highway in Seville East following a fatal collision on 4 April. A 54-year-old Woori Yallock man died in…
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Variety Brats Bash begins
The Variety Brats Bash is under way again as costume clad families hit the roads of Yarra Glen on Saturday 6 April to travel all…
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Crank Up honours passing president
Upper Yarra Valley Historical Society’s annual Crank Up festival took place on April 6-7 marking the 43rd year the event has run. This year’s Crank…
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Reinventing Yarra Valley’s sewerage system
Yarra Valley Water is expanding the Yarra Valley’s sewerage system with hundreds of properties in Yarra Junction, Launching Place, Don Valley and Wesburn soon able…
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Remembering their sacrifice
This year Good Friday and Anzac Day are separated by five days, and when held side by side there are some obvious similarities. Anzac Day…