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Due honour for seven veterans
By KATH GANNAWAY
SEVEN World War I veterans have been commemorated with the unveiling of plaques at Upper Yarra Cemetery on Sunday 25 October.
The soldiers,...
Students singing in unison
By KATH GANNAWAY
STUDENTS at Millwarra Primary School were part of a choir of more than half a million singers on Thursday.
Across Australia, 2100 schools...
KNOT abused on Facebook
By JESSE GRAHAM
TOOLANGI’s Knitting Nannas have gone to police after allegedly being bullied by VicForest contractors and receiving a barrage of abuse on Facebook.
A...
Jean’s a winner
By KATH GANNAWAY
DON Valley conservationist, Jean Thomas, is among winners of the 2015 Telstra Business Women Awards.
Some 13 years ago Jean left her comfortable...
Police have scammer’s number
By JESSE GRAHAM
A MILLGROVE man will face court next year after being arrested for numerous deception charges, linked to an interstate phone scam.
Yarra Ranges...
School kids surprise birthday girl Sharon
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT WAS a birthday to remember for Healesville Primary School crossing supervisor, Sharon Stephens, who celebrated her 60th birthday with every school...
Awards for young leaders
By KATH GANNAWAY
FIVE remarkable young people were recognised last week by Warburton and Yarra Junction Community Banks for their contribution to the Upper Yarra...
School campaigns for new signs
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
STATE MP Cindy McLeish paid a visit to Woori Yallock Primary School to help them have electronic 40km/h signs installed out the...
Drive-through chemist
By JESSE GRAHAM
UPDATE: 11am
TWO Healesville drivers have walked away uninjured after two separate crashes at Healesville Walk Shopping Centre on Monday, 2 November.
Lilydale Police...
Cultivating ties to Italian heritage
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE ITALIAN heritage of the Yarra Valley was on show on Friday 30 October, when the Italian Consul-General visited the region with...
Fugitives spotted at Castella, arrested in NSW
INTERSTATE fugitives, Gino and Mark Stocco, are believed to have made a brief trip into the Yarra Valley last week while on the run...
Courses to commence at Lilydale campus site
By JESSE GRAHAM
BOX HILL Institute has announced its course offering for next year out of Lilydale’s former Swinburne site, with classes set to begin...
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Exercise Trailblazer: Emergency services train up for Warburton Mountain Bike Destination...
Multiple emergency service agencies gathered at Wesburn Park on Thursday 8 May for a large-scale multi-agency training exercise designed specifically for the inevitable increase...
