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  • Survived being ‘killed in action’

    Survived being ‘killed in action’

      By KATH GANNAWAY JOHN Valentine McDonald was 25 when he joined up on 15 June 1915. He went into the 24th Battalion AIF, number…

  • Odds on for endurance

      By KATH GANNAWAY ANTHONY McAleer’s interest in military history started as a kid watching The Sullivans. He got involved with the RSL when he…

  • Cross-country a drawcard

    Cross-country a drawcard

    By JAMIE STRUDLEY IT WAS a fantastic turnout of eager athletes for this week’s round of Yarra Ranges Athletics cross-country. Great to see so many…

  • Healessville tennis

    A PRETTY low-key start to the Winter ERT season. Only one junior team played at home, finishing in the rain. Healesville’s junior singles/doubles section 4…

  • Wall to remember fallen

    Wall to remember fallen

      By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON RSL will unveil the Warburton Gallipoli Centenary Memorial Wall today (Tuesday, 21 April). The project is spectacular, and in connecting…

  • Anzac traffic plan

      FOR public safety and effective crowd flow, traffic management will be in place for Yarra Ranges Council’s Anzac Day Commemorative Service on Saturday 25…

  • Wesburn junior football

    U10s Wesburn vs Yarra Glen Goals: Dylan Walker Most effective players: Rex Partel, Jevan Munro, Dylan Walker Game report: Great team effort with everyone working…

  • Healesville junior football

    U16s Healesville 24.17(161) d Seville 2.3(15) Healesville played a strong game right from when the first siren sounded. All players pulled together and came home…

  • Four brothers off to war

      By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S hard to imagine what it is like for a parent to wave a son, or a daughter, off to war.…

  • Road manners ingrained early

    By JESSE GRAHAM PARENTS are being asked to be on their best behaviour when driving around children, as part of a TAC campaign to stop…

  • New memorials policy

    By JESSE GRAHAM VICROADS is inviting community members from the Yarra Ranges and beyond to have their say on roadside memorials, for a new policy…

  • Pets on a picnic

    By KATH GANNAWAY COLDSTREAM animal welfare group Animal Aid is hosting a picnic for pets … and two-legged picnickers are invited too. The annual Animal…

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