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Close finish in corporate comp

 There were no pennant results from Healesville Bowling Club this week due to the Victorian Open being played. The Corporate Challenge finals were played last...

Messing about in boats

A 13 day kayaking odyssey from Warburton to Williamstown in early 2018 is one way ‘to dare’ yourself to do something. Ivor Wolstencroft, a former...

Yarra Ranges Athletics shines at Eastern Metro Region Relay Carnival

On Saturday 17 November, 33 Little Athletes from Yarra Ranges Athletics competed against the other clubs from the Eastern Metro Region at the Doncaster...

Cross with care

The Mail recently wrote about the Maroondah Highway and Badger Creek Road intersection and on 28 September reported VicRoads as saying “the infrastructure already...

Colour explosion in Launching Place

Launching Place Primary School ended the week with a huge explosion - a colour explosion that is. In a fundraising effort on 16 November, that...

Wilde in the park

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum is breaking new ground with its first outdoor performance, Wilde Readings in the Park, on 21 November. The performance compliments the...

Liberals promise to restore reservoir park

If elected at the 24 November election, the Victorian Liberal Party has pledged $500,000 to return Maroondah Reservoir Park to its former glory. On 14...

Reservoir rendezvous

The state of the Maroondah Reservoir Park is such a sore point for many Healesville locals that the state Liberal party has pledged half...

Home delivery

 Carlee Tamme was born at Healesville Hospital. “I still see the same doctor that delivered me. He’s in Healesville too,” she said. She gave birth to...

Rio’s run done

 RIOS RUN DONE On 1 October Ryan Fowler ran out of Melbourne and stopped running 26 days and 1027 kilometres later in Sydney. In that time...

A new threat for berry growers

With the current agricultural focus on QFly activity, Yarra Valley growers have learnt about another serious threat, Spotted Wing Drosophila. At a seminar in Wandin...

Fleay’s clean bill of health

 The world’s oldest platypus celebrated her 25th birthday at Healesville Sanctuary. Fleay is bucking the trend, with most platypus only living to be 20 years...

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Yarra Junction community creating new Christmas Window comp and carols

Yarra Junction is getting in the festive spirit this December with a pair of events for the community. The newly-formed Yarra Junction Community Group is...