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Festival upholds heritage
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE second Coranderrk Festival at Healesville on Saturday raised awareness of Healesville’s Indigenous heritage another notch.
The festival opened the former Coranderrk Aboriginal...
A feast for the eyes
By KATH GANNAWAY
RUSSELL Sebire’s family always had a persimmon tree on their property.
They had a mulberry tree, walnut, camellia and lemon tree too.
“All the...
Treehouse tumbling down
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE Magistrates’ Court ordered Toolangi’s Little Red Treehouse out of the forest in a hearing last week, after a DEPI campaign to...
Farmers blow fuse
By JESSE GRAHAM
Community ire over Environmental Strategy
A MEETING between farmers and Yarra Ranges Council last week resulted in raised voices and community members...
Sauces in the fray
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE Yarra Valley is set to get saucy.
A swathe of sauces will come forth for judging early next month, all aiming to...
Logging sabotage
By JESSE GRAHAM
POLICE are investigating a suspected sabotage on logging machinery in Toolangi last week, with the owner saying a serious accident could have...
It’s a win, to be sure
By KATH GANNAWAY
LUKE Currie rode Commanding Time to a win in the Yarra Valley Jack Hirsch memorial Cup at Yarra Glen on Sunday.
The race...
Town’s future in your hands
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHAT’S your plan for Healesville’s future?
Residents are being asked to come to a meeting at Healesville’s Memo Hall on Wednesday 26 March...
Skull fire find
By KATH GANNAWAY
A SUSPICIOUS fire in the Big River State Forest last month has led to the discovery of a human skull.
The skull, which...
Cat’s out of council bag
By KATH GANNAWAY
WILDLIFE protection and cat welfare groups have applauded new 24-hour cat containment laws across Yarra Ranges.
But, as news spreads of the vote...
Withdrawl symptons
By KATH GANNAWAY
Drug rehabilitation centre refused planning permission...
INFORMATION obtained under Freedom of Information legislation from Victoria Police has convinced Yarra Ranges councillors that Warburton...
Chockers with eggs
Easter may still be over a month away, but the Mail has an Easter-themed give-away for one lucky reader, which will help to add...
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Chasing down the black dog one ride at a time
A major motorcycle ride heading off from Lilydale and travelling to Seymour, all in support of mental health awareness and suicide prevention, is just...
