August 2010

  • Stations get new tankers

    District 13 operations manger Graeme Armstrong, Cr Chris Templer, Hoddles Creek Captain Anthony Packer and Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato. By Mara Pattison-SowdenSHINY new water tankers…

  • Water licence will stay

    By Mara Pattison-SowdenSOUTHERN Rural Water is unlikely to review a licence given to a water bottling facility in Don Valley because they have no evidence…

  • RecLink choir on song

    Choir members Norma Johnson and Adam Dixon were in fine voice for the Rocky Road Choir’s second birthday. By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE’S RecLink Rocky Road Choir…

  • People, not numbers

    WHEN supermarkets introduced self-service purchase technology, they did not do it across the board nor did they deny the customer the right to continue to…

  • Bank benefits community

    Community is what it is all about as Healesville heads into the next phase of owning its own community bank. By Kath GannawayPROSPECTIVE shareholders in…

  • True disbeliever

    Rob Mitchell and partner Lisa Cartledge are all smiles as the results come in on Saturday night. By Kath GannawayLAST time Labor candidate for McEwen…

  • Hoon gets jail term

    By Mara Pattison-SowdenA SERIAL hoon from Berwick has been given three months in jail for his decision to “pick up the keys”, but not for…

  • Message grows

    Damien Babic from Bunnings and student Sarah planted vegetable gardens at Marysville Primary School. By Mara Pattison-SowdenSCHOOLS and community groups from across the Yarra Valley…

  • Learning to leave doubts behind

    FOR some people life doesn’t go according to plan. They drop out of school early; disengaged with learning they miss out on basic literacy and…

  • Birthday bake bash- Beechworth Bakery staff Jill, Di, Gesina, Thomo and Kylie are looking forward to the celebrations. 52157

    IT’S four years since Healesville’s Beechworth Bakery opened its doors adding another drawcard to the town’s popular East End precinct. Popular with tourists, the bakery…

  • Tales bring many new lessons in life

    NUMERACY and Literacy week (29 August to 3 September) will not pass without celebration at Healesville High school. Students and teachers will be hearing wonderful…

  • Lucky escape in power pole crash

    By Mara Pattison-SowdenA 24-year-old Reefton man lost control of his vehicle and hit a power pole in Warburton last Wednesday morning (18 August). The man…

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