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Strap up properly for safety

By ANEEKA SIMONIS KIDSAFE Victoria’s message is clear: No Helmet, No Ride. The child accident prevention foundation launched its inaugural schools competition last month to help...

Breaking family violence cycle

By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA VALLEY police officers are urging people to seek help with domestic violence, and will be opening their doors and ears to...

Stand for safety

By JESSE GRAHAM Teens told of more than 100 people affected by every road death... YOUNG drivers received a dire warning from emergency services workers last...

Timber stolen: railway out of pocket

By JESSE GRAHAM A HEALESVILLE man has been put on a good behaviour bond after stealing thousands of dollars worth of timber from the Yarra...

One giant leap for Warburton

By JESSE GRAHAM VISITORS and residents alike will have another reason to step on up to Warburton, with a community mosaic project finished and officially...

High-tech theft charges

By JESSE GRAHAM HODDLES CREEK Primary School has been devastated by a brazen robbery that has left the school community thousands of dollars out of...

Seeking to understand

By JESSE GRAHAM THE human face of asylum seekers will be front and centre at a movie fundraiser which is to be held in Warburton...

Police appeal for video clue to head-on smash

By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are asking for witnesses to Monday’s crash on the Maroondah Highway to come forward with information, with reports of a video...

Horror smash

By Jesse Graham A HORRIFIC head-on crash in Coldstream yesterday has left two Yarra Valley drivers seriously injured in hospital, with one fighting for life. At...

Rain above average

ABOVE average rainfall was recorded in Healesville, Hoddles Creek and Warburton last month. Healesville’s Alma Mitchell recorded 105.5mm of rainfall over 25 days of the...

Bash on the House

By KATH GANNAWAY HEALESVILLE woman Linda House will have plenty to talk about after 10 days driving around 6000 kilometres in a 40-year-old lime-green Toyota...

Tackling wombat mange

By KATH GANNAWAY PAMELA Wiencke had for a long while dedicated her energies to rescuing injured wildlife, but that energy is now focused on keeping...

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First machete ban in Australia passes parliament

The Allan Labor Government has implemented Australia’s first machete ban with the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2025 passing Parliament...