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Campus shutdown leads to conviction

SWINBURNE University breached the Fair Work Act by failing to consult with staff and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) over its decision last...

Charity’s big bucks better record

By JESSE GRAHAM FUND-RAISING levels reached new heights for an annual Yarra Ranges event, as the Pink Ribbon morning tea at Killara estate raised tens...

Historic tribe returns to roots

By KATH GANNAWAY THERE was a lot to reminisce about when the Chandler 'tribe’ came together at Seville on 13 October. The Chandler name has a...

Netballers play for mum

HUNDREDS of young netballers competed on Saturday in the second annual Janelle’s Miracle Junior Netball Classic at Mooroolbark. Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association hosted...

Sanctuary tops safety ratings

By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Sanctuary has been marked as safer than the rest, scooping the WorkSafe Award for Health and Safety Committee of the Year...

Celebrating final school days

By JESSE GRAHAM STUDENTS across the Yarra Valley have celebrated the end of their stint in high school, as the rite-of-passage event, known as Muck...

Church opens doors to fashion

By KATH GANNAWAY THE historic Union Church at Powelltown will open its doors to a wonderful display of wedding and christening gowns in November. The display,...

Child surrenders robes/Child opts out of top job

By JESSE GRAHAM THE YARRA Ranges will have a new mayor earlier than originally planned and current Mayor Jim Child said he will not put...

Flak is a firepower performance

A NEW work applauded as a “special kind of theatrical experience” will premier in the Yarra Ranges in November. Flak - True Stories From the...

Misfits fit into Halloween

BE SCARED... be very scared! MISFIT Theatre is spooking up for a night of performance and participation in its first public event, A Misfit’d...

New shapes for towns

By JESSE GRAHAM NEW design guidelines could encourage environmentally sustainable design and shape new developments in the Yarra Valley following the council’s approval of a...

Walk takes in town’s attractions

By JESSE GRAHAM CURRENT achievements and future developments in Yarra Glen were discussed by community members and Yarra Ranges Council workers in a community walk...

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Lightning believed to have caused two fires in Upper Yarra forest

Lightning is believed to have been the cause of two bushfires in the Yarra Ranges National Park. Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) firefighters responded to...