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Six vie for seat
By JESSE GRAHAM
WITH TWO more candidates throwing their hats into the ring for the Eildon electorate, the battle for the State Election will be...
Council nod for pool
By JESSE GRAHAM
A NEW pool for the Yarra Valley is closer to becoming a reality, after a feasibility study on a new centre received...
SES given tools for job
HEALESVILLE, Lilydale and Upper Yarra were among 35 Victoria State Emergency Service volunteer units to receive new equipment last month through a long-standing relationship...
Generating support for aged care
By MELISSA MEEHAN
TWO properties in Healesville and Yarra Glen will benefit from state funding in the lead-up to the bushfire season.
Last week, Minister...
Safety concerns prompt school review
By MARC MCGOWAN
STUDENT safety is at risk unless a second school crossing is put in place at Badger Creek Primary School, according to school...
Costly road contested
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Glen landowners may have to cough up $1 million for a new road, despite fierce debate over the costs, based on...
Wild weather wreaks havoc
By JESSE GRAHAM
WILD weather struck the Yarra Valley last week, with powerlines ripped from poles, trees toppling over roads and houses, and crews on...
Crystal crunch
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Government backs anti-ice campaign as police call for more community involvement...
POLICE, health experts and the government are on the right track, according...
Devastating storms
By KATH GANNAWAY
IN A cruel twist of fate, Upper Yarra was lashed with storms last week, just one day into VICSES’s annual StormSafe Week...
Melba would be pleased
By JESSE GRAHAM
A TASTE of history – and some of the valley’s best produce – is on offer to visitors tomorrow, as a redeveloped...
Child puts hand up for Eildon
By JESSE GRAHAM
APPLAUSE rang out in the Yarra Ranges Council chambers last night, when councillor Jim Child announced he would stand for the State...
Lucky escape as winds wreak havoc
By JESSE GRAHAM
A COLOSSAL tree crashed through a Healesville roof last night, centimetres from a sleeping man, as wild winds ravaged the Yarra Valley...
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Elbow wrap recalled due to risk of burns
A heated elbow wrap was recalled from shelves on 13 May after users reported the wrap to overheat and cause burns.
The Australian Competition and...
