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Monbulk man arrested in bikie raids
By Peter Douglas
A MONBULK man, 43, is among 17 men and one woman arrested after 20 warrants were executed across Melbourne in...
Volunteers get a pat
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Valley volunteers were awarded for their work earlier this month, with Casey MP Tony Smith hosting an event to commemorate those...
Zero tolerance on burning off
POLICE forces in the Yarra Valley are reminding people that fire restrictions are currently in effect, and any form of burning off will result...
Charlie stays on his perch!
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
CHARLIE the cockatoo will be allowed to stay in his current position outside the Healesville Stockfeed store, after people-power saved the bird...
School icon brings hope
By KATH GANNAWAY
HODDLES Creek’s Connie Grogan was one of 56 Yarra Valley volunteers recognised in the Casey Community Volunteer Awards on 5 December.
Casey MP...
Second ‘last resort’
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Upper Yarra has a second ‘last resort’ Community Fire Refuge, and Wesburn-Millgrove Fire Brigade has a modern, functional fire station, with...
Market fee waiver plea
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE committee that runs the Yarra Junction community markets have been told they can make a case at council as to why...
Hospital report is in
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE culmination of a three-year campaign was presented to almost 100 residents last night, with the Save Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG)...
Prizes worth thousands
YARRA Ranges residents have shared in thousands of dollars in prizes, with winners drawn for the Mail’s All I Want for Christmas competition.
The competition...
Walter’s touch with the daffodils
By KATH GANNAWAY
WALTER Lawrence wore many hats in his work for others, but one of his most colourful was yellow.
Walter’s home-grown bunches of daffodils...
Jim, a man of honour
By KATH GANNAWAY
JIM Crow arrived in Healesville two days before Christmas, 1959, and joined the ranks of “the local coppers” as a senior constable.
For...
Donation beats burglars
By JESSE GRAHAM
A DONATION has helped the Yarra Glen and District Men’s Shed recover from two burglaries earlier this year, in the fifth donation...
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The Indian summer we have been enjoying so far is coming to an end with trees almost into their full autumn colour and increasingly...
