News
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Safety is no accident
DON’T mention the word ‘accident’ to Geoff Exton. And don’t expect any sympathy if you’re the drink-driver who kills their best friend … or the…
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Christmas success in Healesville
CHRISTMAS was huge in Healesville this year. The Lions Club and Healesville Sanctuary hosted the annual Carols By Candlelight on 15 December, Healesville Football Netball…
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Streets alive with festive cheer
WARBURTON’S Christmas festival saw the main street alive on Friday evening 21 December for all the fun, entertainment and of course a visit from Santa.…
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Along for the ride
HEALESVILLE was host to the penultimate stage of the Herald Sun Tour on Saturday with the peloton closing to a minute for the final six-kilometre…
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Fight for justice
FORMER St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School teacher Pam Krstic has worked closely with two parents of children abused by convicted Healesville priests and supported them…
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Christmas at the Salvos
HEALESVILLE’S Salvation Army hall is again being decked with boughs of holly in anticipation of a full house on Christmas Day. With the help of…
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Growing top tucker
WOORI Yallock Farm School has won a habitat award for the creation of a reconciliation garden featuring indigenous bush tucker. MORE than 200 students have…
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Up to the challenge
LAUNCHING Place United Cricket Club’s under-12 players won their Twenty20 final on Sunday 9 December at Queens Park in Healesville. The players defeated Yarra Glen…
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Rough treatment
EASTERN Health statistics and their vision for Healesville Hospital was challenged on Monday night, 10 December, as more than 280 people packed the Healesville Memorial…
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CFA support
SEVILLE CFA has finished the year on a high with the completion of its station, a new salvage vehicle and plenty of support from the…
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Saving threatened species
A DRAFT report is proposing the adoption of a State Emblems Conservation Area to save endangered species in the Yarra Ranges. It also proposes a…
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Jessie’s the supermodel
IT’S not cool to smoke and it’s not cool to get drunk are just two of the messages 26-year-old Jessie Hultgren believes she can deliver…