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Fighting to save wildlife
School students shared how they were fighting wildlife extinction at a Healesville Sanctuary showcase. The kids from six local schools met at the sanctuary on…
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Healesville to shine
The project to restore the former Healesville street decorations is nearing completion and it is expected they will back on show in the first week…
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Join in at Queens Park
The Healesville Community Carols are on Saturday 22 December and are the place to be for anyone who wants to add their voice to the…
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A supper on respect
A Healesville supper will hear how the community is fostering respectful relationships. Community members and services across the Yarra Valley are invited to have supper…
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a Skywhale.
We often look to the sky and wonder about our place in the world, and this is especially true when we see a whale with…
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Sharing and caring the key
People who’ve experienced homelessness will mentor others who are sleeping rough, in crisis accommodation or at-risk of losing the roof over their head. Lilydale not-for-profit…
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Urgent appeal for toys
HICCI, a network of Christian churches in Healesville and Yarra Glen, has been handing out Christmas hampers and children’s gifts to locals for around 25…
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Floored after 20 years
It may have taken two decades but Wandin Yallock Primary School has put the finishing touch to The Stadium, a very shiny new floor. Business…
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Motorcyclist dies following Healesville crash
A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Healesville on 11 November. The bike was travelling south along Healesville-Kooweerup Road in convoy with another motorbike…
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Polio – the encore virus
In the last 20 years polio has been all but eradicated globally and today is prevalent in only two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was…
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With a little help from my friends
Finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is proving elusive but a group of Healesville families are not prepared to just sit back and…
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Furious councillors knock back cash
Yarra Ranges Councillors knocked back an opportunity to apply for $4 million for a Powelltown project. At their Tuesday 13 November meeting, they debated a…