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A blessed event for Warburton
By Monique EbringtonWARBURTON’S Harmony Festival came to a colourful end last Sunday after five days of celebrating harmony through community and the arts.
The festival...
Agreement paves way
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE library users will have more elbow room following agreement on a long-term lease for the Swinburne-TAFE building.
The building, originally built as...
Wandin wins after 30 years
IT WAS anyone’s game in the final day of the Yarra Valley Cricket Association’s senior finals on the weekend as Wandin and Mt Evelyn...
Nursing home faces sanction
By Monique EbringtonA REVIEW that found residents at the Yarra Valley Nursing Home in Yarra Junction were at “serious risk” has resulted in the...
Controlled burns go on
THE Department of Sustainability and Environment planed burns have begun in the Yarra Ranges with 11 controlled burns scheduled for the area this autumn.
DSE...
Barnesy is the creek’s best chum
NO ONE would envy Chum Creek’s Pierrehumbert family their lives at the moment.
But on Saturday night, there were thousands of Jimmy Barnes fans at...
Film makers’ shorts on show
A BIT of creative film-making over the holidays could pay dividends in more ways than one.
The Yarra Ranges Film Society is inviting young people...
Praise for helping hand
Planning Minister Justin Madden thanked Yarra Glen residents George Miller and John Gilligan for their initiative on Black Saturday. They are calling for better...
Morning tea to help healing
By Kath GannawaySWINBURNE TAFE in Healesville is inviting members of the local community for morning tea.
“The recent fires have had a traumatic impact on...
Day of note in Village
By Kath GannawayFIRST-TIME concert organisers Tom Connor and David Holton put on a great day for Healesville music-lovers and the Healesville CFA brigades.
The 12-hour...
Gateway opens
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE businesswoman Pauline Hansford is looking to revive the Gateway Festival for Healesville.
The last festival was held in 2001 after 10 years...
Make over for wildlife shelter
CHUM CREEK Wildlife Shelter is in the process of a make over.
After fires ravaged the property and surrounds, wildlife carer Belinda Gales said since...
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Storm warning issued as wet weather and wind threaten
A low-pressure trough is moving across Victoria today triggering showers and thunderstorms across the state in warm and humid airmass ahead of the trough.
Severe...
