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Top award for De Bortoli
By Kath GannawayDE BORTOLI Wines in Dixons Creek have won the Best Tourism Winery award at the Australian National Tourism Awards.
The award at any...
New stage in hall’s life
HEALESVILLE’S Memorial Hall has played a serious role over the past month as the Bushfire Relief Centre.
It’s played the role superbly, but Shire of...
Charity auction at Wattleseed
RICK and Judy Morgan are opening the doors of their Wattleseed Cafe/Restaurant in Healesville on Monday for a Grand Charity Bash to support local...
Concern for mystery fire victim
A CALL to a car crash on the Black Spur is nothing new to SES volunteers Geoff Wilkinson and Ken Breasley, but one call,...
Melissa mourned
By Kath GannawayMELISSA Neylon was apprehensive about starting university, but looking forward at the same time to the exciting new opportunities it promised.
Those opportunities...
Marooned by road closure
By Kath GannawayNARBETHONG residents marooned for the past month are counting on their lifeline over the Black Spur being re-opened this week.
The Maroondah Highway...
History in pictures
By Kath GannawayUPPER Yarra historian Val Smith knows her audience.
Launching two pictorial books Upper Yarra Time Line and Along the Warburton Highway - Past...
Appeal seeks
Healesville resident Melissa Green By Monique Ebrington
HEALESVILLE resident Melissa Green won’t wait for a funeral to spur change to a dangerous intersection.
Ms Green often...
Their force will be with us
New South Wales police officer Travis Evans with Senior Sergeant Graham Gooding at Steels Creek last week.By Kath GannawayTRAVIS EVANS didn’t hesitate when volunteers...
Tribute to Dad
By Kath GannawayHEARTBROKEN and brave, Jai Fisher gave a moving tribute at a memorial service to her father, Steve, and his partner, Kate Ansett,...
Chef needs a home
Indonesian chef Tgede Arysantos is a welcome guest in Healesville resident Judy Bail’s kitchen.By Kath GannawayCHEF Tgede Mazmur Arysantose lost everything except the clothes...
Kindness of strangers
Grace Walker defended her home with a garden chair, garden hose and the help of her husband Tom, neighbour and three young strangers. By...
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Gendered violence reporting remains at fore
As the 16 Days of Activism campaign begins to again work towards the end of gendered violence, Star Mail took a look back at...
