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Cheer turns to fear
By Monique EbringtonParamedic Greg Savage described the scene as “chaotic”, with two cars destroyed and one man unconscious and trapped in one of them.
Major...
Wandering Wooey finds his way home
Christmas came early for Chum Creek three-year-old Sarah Williams when she was reunited with her lost toy dog Wooey, thanks to Healesville Sanctuary staff...
Council to cull poor poplars
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE’S River Street tree-scape is being assessed with a public meeting scheduled for February to look at future plans for the popular...
Teen dies after crash
By Kath GannawayA 17-YEAR-OLD Healesville boy is dead, and a 19-year-old from Coldstream could face charges in a tragic lead-up to Christmas for two...
Hoons hit heights
By Kath GannawayTMU officers impounded two cars, one on the Melba Highway on Sunday in which the driver reached an estimated 235km/h, the other...
All out for the season
CHRIS1:
HEALESVILLE Fire Brigade members may have had a busy year, but they are never too busy to help Father Christmas when he calls...
Family mourns
DOREEN Ayres enjoyed a Steels Creek childhood, which was typical of many country kids born in the rapidly changing first decade of the 1900s.
Born...
Small town’s big effort
TUCKED away off the main Healesville-Kooweerup Road, Yellingbo fire station is a hive of activity in the tiny quiet rural community.
Established in 1954, Yellingbo...
Steely resolve hits the air
By Kath GannawaySTEELS Creek residents shared their stories of Black Saturday and the first nine months of recovery with ABC radio listeners around the...
Steiner kids a class act
COSTUMES, glitter, music and a flatbed truck were all part of the Little Yarra Steiner School’s Class 12 graduation.
Each year a parent group...
Crusty sweet treat
By Kath GannawayCHRISTMAS is an ideal time to try the magnificent breads of Glenburn’s Wild Crust Bakery.
Sourdough bread baker Lyn Cunningham’s bakery is one...
Safer places concern
By Kath GannawayAS THE Yarra Valley remains without any approved neighbourhood safer places (NSPs), Yarra Ranges councillors last week reluctantly endorsed the shire’s first...
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Yarra Ranges’ ballot drawn, council elections soon to be underway
The ballot has been drawn for the Yarra Ranges’ upcoming council elections, with changes potentially afoot with a number of new candidates vying for...
