News
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Tip closure threat
By JESSE GRAHAM OPPOSITION is growing to moves to close Healesville’s Waste Transfer Station, with the mayor of Yarra Ranges and Healesville Action Group members…
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Pick up and pitch in
By JESSE GRAHAM IDEAS are turning into actions for Healesville’s 150th celebrations and it is not too late for community members to pick up a…
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Water bombing contains fire
By JESSE GRAHAM WATER bombing protected Healesville from a fire threat last week, after a lightning strike ignited tough terrain in Chum Creek. Around 42…
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VIC to stay put
By JESSE GRAHAM A CAMPAIGN to shift Healesville’s Visitor Information Centre (VIC) services to the Memorial Hall has been knocked down, with the service set…
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Diamond love forged in dance
By KATH GANNAWAY CHOOSING the right person in the first place is as good as any advice Ivan Ferguson has to offer on what makes…
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Dumping menace
By KATH GANNAWAY “STOP dumping! Pigs” summed up the response of Seville East residents to a dumping spree on their doorstep. The message was scrawled…
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Build approval cuts restriction
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges Council has been told that tenements that restrict building on some blocks in the shire are ‘not easy to discover’.…
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Focus on visual impact of tower
By KATH GANNAWAY THE visual impact of a proposed telecommunications tower in Millgrove is expected to be a focal point of discussion when the planning…
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Reserve set for birds, possums
By KATH GANNAWAY FRIENDS of the Helmeted Honeyeater (FOHE) have welcomed State Government support for the Yellingbo reserve that is home to the state’s two…
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Drawn to local produce
By JESSE GRAHAM THE community came out for a day of garden-based fun, food, music and family activities last weekend with Healesville’s Autumnfest drawing crowds…
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Healesville saved from bushfire threat
By JESSE GRAHAM, KATH GANNAWAY and MELISSA MEEHAN UPDATE: THE threat from the bushfire burning north of Healesville has ceased and the fire is under…
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Tip could be dumped
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Waste Transfer Station (tip) could be on the chopping block next year, following a decision at next week’s Yarra Ranges Council…