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Open sheds and cellars
The annual Shedfest Wine Festival returned in stunning sunshine on 13 and 14 October.
For the 17th time, the event proudly celebrated locally-produced wine.
Small and...
Wandin field of dreams
Over two days, the 49th Wandin-Silvan Field Days again attracted large numbers of visitors and over 160 exhibitors. The pathways were crowded with organisers...
CFA open their doors
Brigades across the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges will again open their doors to the public this year as part of the 2018...
Every child can fly
Since 2007, hundreds of pilots from aero clubs across the country take to the sky to give sick and underprivileged children the ride of...
Art meets wine at Yering
There is much to be admired in the work of skilled artisans and the Yarra Valley certainly has more than its share of artists...
Warby cops moving in
The new Warburton Police Station will be officially opened by Northern Victoria MLC, Jaclyn Symes, on Monday 29 October at 12pm.
The station is built...
1000th toast
In 1971 when Yarra Valley Toastmasters started, the international movement was strictly a men only organisation.
In 1975 the local chapter became the first...
10,000Kms & 3,128 suicides
Ten thousand steps a day is the magic number on most people’s pedometer. Spare a thought for Liane and Tony Drummond who have been...
Workers hut now an archive
The Upper Yarra Museum needed somewhere to store their fragile pieces and the Brown family had an original Worker’s Hut they needed to move.
In...
Homemade trap claims platypus and water rat.
Melbourne Water is reminding the community of the dangers of using homemade enclosed yabby traps in waterways following the death of a platypus in...
Grow free at Woori Primary
Woori Yallock Primary School has a new community initiative, a Grow Free Cart, where everything is FREE!
Assistant Principal, Flick Curnow said that the project...
Cire reaches out to Bali
Yarra Ranges community organisation, Cire Services, has extended its reach northwards to Bali, thanks to the efforts of Heather Dryden of Yarra Junction.
Heather works...
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Worksafe celebrating safety champions
Victorian businesses and individuals leading the way in enhancing workplace health and safety are being urged to share their stories for the 2024 WorkSafe...
