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Owning the plan
In 2016 a group of Badger Creek residents were talking about how to get their community more connected and what needed to be done in…
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Keith Thomas remembered
It’s difficult to convey the sadness when an enduring member of the Upper Yarra community passes, and in such a small and tight community each…
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Brigade eyes new digs
A Liberal National Government would fund a new fire station in Healesville. Eildon MP Cindy McLeish said the location or cost was to be determined.…
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Drive for change
Although Healesville Hospital still did birthing in 2012, they didn’t take first-time mums so I was booked in for Box Hill. The most daunting part…
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Fun for a good cause
The Rotary Club of Wandin is holding a fund-raising event to help children in need. Comedy Hypnotist Gerard V will perform at the two-course dinner…
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Animal medics get help
Looking after injured wildlife has been given a boost of $170,000 by the Victorian State Government. Minister for the Environment, Lily D’Ambrosio announced Help for…
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Conserving Christmas Hills
The State Government is moving to bring certainty to 1,000 hectares of land in Christmas Hills, owned by Melbourne Water and previously set aside for…
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Timber memories
The tenth, and final Timberworker’s Memorial Service, was held on 20 October at Heritage Pioneers Chapel in Woori Yallock. It was a bittersweet day, full…
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Boost for wine sector
The Senate will soon consider a new agreement that would boost wine sector jobs. The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) said the Comprehensive and Progressive…
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Sustainability wins at Wandoon
Healesville’s Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation has won the Australian Government Partnerships for Landcare Award for 2018. Two Wurundjeri women, Jacqui Wandin and sister Brooke, have…
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Blessings for all animals
Animals that have passed, animals that are here now, and animals to come – all will be acknowledged at the 10th annual Nalandra Buddhist Institute…
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Early education funded
Two pre-schools in the Yarra Valley have been granted close to $300,000 as part of the state governments Inclusive Kindergartens Facilities Program. Yarra Glen Pre…
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