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  • Healesville’s business chamber wound up

    Healesville’s business chamber wound up

    By Jesse Graham HEALESVILLE’S Chamber of Commerce has folded, with members voting to wind up the organisation on Wednesday 31 August. A group of nine…

  • House destroyed, pets perish in blaze

    House destroyed, pets perish in blaze

    By Jodie Symonds A YELLINGBO house and shed have been destroyed and two pets killed in a large fire on Tuesday 30 August. Emergency services…

  • Plants bring Grace to creek

    Plants bring Grace to creek

    By Jesse Graham HUNDREDS of plants have taken root along the banks of the Grace Burn Creek at the Healesville RSL, as part of a…

  • Big ‘no’ to plastic bags

    Big ‘no’ to plastic bags

    By Jesse Graham HEALESVILLIANS are being urged to ditch plastic bags and make use of reusable and environmentally friendly alternatives, with a group being formed…

  • Robbed at knifepoint

    In brief POLICE are appealing for information after an East Warburton man was robbed at knifepoint in Lilydale last week. Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit…

  • Smart film on mental health

    Smart film on mental health

    By Jesse Graham IN the hope of helping others, a Healesville man has told the story of his experience with depression and anxiety via a…

  • Trash to treasure celebrated

    Trash to treasure celebrated

    LAST week was National Op Shop Week, a week dedicated to the shops that turn people’s unwanted goods into other people’s treasure. Eildon MP Cindy…

  • Wheels in motion for mobility

    Wheels in motion for mobility

    By Jesse Graham YARRA Valley residents are being urged to help a Healesville man with cerebral palsy maintain his mobility and keep his charity work…

  • Mother and children missing

    Mother and children missing

    [ UPDATE ] The mother and two children were found safe and well on Monday 29 August. A COLDSTREAM woman and her two children have…

  • The house that Bob built

    The house that Bob built

    By Jesse Graham WHEN visiting Warburton, one of the must-see sights is the town’s sculpture house – a mammoth, ever-expanding artwork by local identity, Boinga…

  • Tala’s dog days

    Tala’s dog days

    By Victoria Stone-Meadows MANY members of the Warburton community would be familiar with the friendly face of Tala, an eight-year-old black Labrador who helps her…

  • Normie’s shakin’ it up

    Normie’s shakin’ it up

    By Peter Douglas AUSTRALIAN music legend and Vietnam veteran Normie Rowe is set to ‘shake up’ the fund-raising effort for the Seville Memorial War project.…

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