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By Monbulk Bowling Club vice-president Jenny HolmesMONBULK Bowling Club was crowded with spectators last Tuesday (10 January) for the finals of the men’s and ladies’…

By Kath GannawayIt would, however, not stay in Healesville. The Uniting Church Synod which owns the heritage-listed building has applied to Yarra Ranges Council for…

By Kath GannawayPRIVACY is just not an issue for Healesville Sanctuary’s Tasmanian Devils as they bare everything from their teeth to their tails for a…

By Kath GannawayLily and her green mate Dale, who have become popular mascots of the Melba Highway over the past few years, have been targeted…

Fun level… exZORBitant! Zorb Balls are sheer, crazy fun. “GIVE it a go … mate!” has to be the catch-phrase for Rochford Winery’s Australia Day…

It’s easy to fall in love with Yarra Glen’s iconic pioneer homestead… just ask Louise Foxley. By Kath GannawayWHEN Gulf Station re-opened its doors on…

Warburton and Healesville are among towns in the Yarra Valley that now have Township Protection Plans in place. NEW bushfire Township Protection Plans have hit…

Father Eugene Ashkar and anniversary committee member Margaret Marshall are asking people to search their old photo boxes for any memories of the Warburton church.…

ANIMAL rights campaigner Chantal Teague has been encouraged by the national campaign against live exports, despite the Australian Labor Party’s decision to maintain the practice.…

WESBURN’s environmental centre is holding holiday nature camps for children aged six to 12. Instructor Karen Wyeth has been working in gardens with children for…

LANDOWNERS in high-risk bushfire areas have told of their concerns with a voluntary bushfire buy-back scheme. Consultation meetings held in Yarra Glen, Chum Creek and…