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Hot spot for festival
WANDIN’s Herb and Chilli Fest had all the spice and zing to send most chilli eaters running for water.
From hot chilli chocolate, to chilli...
Hospital forum critical
THE next step in deciding the future of Healesville Hospital, the services it loses or retains, and whether those services are delivered by Eastern...
Polo hits the mark
MORE than 1000 people headed out to Coldstream to watch 14 teams compete in the Cashel Yarra Valley Polo Tournament on the weekend.
The visiting...
New bridge is saving grace
HEALESVILLE Chamber of Commerce members were among the first to try out the new bridge over the Grace Burn last week.
Final work on the...
Telstra leaves business unplugged
AS BOTH major parties fight over the pros and cons of their broadband models in the lead-up to the October election, there’s one thing...
Rebuilding Coranderrk
THE story of Coranderrk Aboriginal Station and its people was honoured and celebrated at the inaugural Coranderrk Festival on Saturday, 16 March.
In a moving...
Guards unite
JIM Viggers was watching lightening strikes from his Yarra Track Winery on 25 February when he saw smoke from a strike in Bleases Lane...
Reconciliation through sport
WHEN Eastern Health’s Bram Morton called for ideas on how the organisation could better engage the Aboriginal community in their region, sport was top...
Sewerage project in the pipeline
IT WILL be smooth sailing soon for residents in Yarra Glen with the $8 million Coldstream to Yarra Glen sewerage project nearing completion.
Installation of...
Adam’s big break
HEALESVILLE’s top gun on the billiards table Adam Bleumink is heading overseas after making the finals of the Australian Junior Championships in Adelaide.
The eight-ball...
A bridge too far
RESIDENTS concerned about the public safety of Warburton’s Brisbane Hill Bridge have been assured that a major overhaul is due to begin in the...
Broadband cost savings
SHADOW Minister for Communications and Broadband Malcolm Turnbull rolled into the Yarra Valley last Thursday to provide a Liberal alternative view on the roll-out...
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Every strand counts in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave
The Leukaemia Foundation's much-loved national fundraising campaign, the World's Greatest Shave, is back for its 27th year encouraging people to shave, cut or colour...
