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Honour the fight for peace
JAKE Ferris’s pop’s picture usually hangs on the wall at home, but on Thursday, he held it proudly at the Healesville Anzac Day service...
Shire backs rural health model
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Ranges Council has declared it will go in to bat for the Save Healesville Hospital group.
Council supported a late motion by...
Fix highway call
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
HUNDREDS of residents have been signing a petition to fix the adverse conditions of Warburton Highway between Lilydale and Warburton.
But police say...
Place of peace
By KATH GANNAWAY
A PERMANENT memorial now stands as a tribute to Healesville police sergeant Tony van Gorp’s contribution to the Healesville community.
Sergeant van Gorp’s...
Local cop earned respect
By KATH GANNAWAY
AFTER three long years Healesville teacher Gayle Shelley has seen both vindication and recognition for her partner, Healesville police sergeant Tony van...
OAM for platypus conservationist
FORMER Healesville Sanctuary director Geoff Williams has received an Order of Australia Medal last week.
During his time there, the sanctuary enjoyed an exceptional phase...
Hot firefighters are on the ball
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
THE Red Hot Fireman’s Ball was a flaming night of fun at the Sam Knott Hotel last month but, more importantly, the...
Thanks grow for sacrifice
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE tradition of Anzac Day, starting with the Dawn Services, gunfire breakfasts and Anzac marches and continuing with reunions and the odd...
Cash boost for school
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
LAUNCHING Place Primary School will receive more than $200,000 from the State Government to repair buildings that are in poor condition.
This afternoon...
Apple in their eyes
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
STUDENTS at Gladysdale Primary School spent a morning last week learning how to look after their apple trees.
Principal John Shackleton said the...
Don’t duck, it’s a goose
By KATH GANNAWAY
HAVING had a further gander at the ‘duck’ (Mail Facebook Feedback 16 April)... turns out it’s a goose!
A goose that is...
Smart starter
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
A WARBURTON innovator has developed a mobile technology to turn woody biomass and logging waste from sustainably managed timber plantations into large...
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Double take: record number of twins start at Mount Lilydale
Seeing double at Mount Lilydale Mercy College will be a common occurrence for the next six years with the largest cohort of twins to...
