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  • Moora Moora is 40

    Moora Moora is 40

    By DR BOB RICH WHILE Healesville was celebrating its 150th birthday in November, there was another significant gathering on Mt Toolebewong. The Moora Moora Co-operative…

  • Honeyeaters spread their wings

    Honeyeaters spread their wings

    By KATH GANNAWAY THE sighting of Helmeted Honeyeaters outside their reserve at Yellingbo has supporters feeling a little self-congratulatory. A number of the critically endangered…

  • Fake notes doing rounds

    Fake notes doing rounds

    By KATH GANNAWAY COUNTERFEIT bank notes are again causing concern across the Yarra Valley with police repeating calls for people to check their money before…

  • Every donkey has its day

    Every donkey has its day

    By KATH GANNAWAY THE not-so-humble donkey was celebrated in spectacular style at Wesburn on Sunday. More than 2000 attended the first ever Donkey Festival at…

  • Aussie spirit

    Aussie spirit

    By KATH GANNAWAY WHETHER it’s a formal event or a getaway with family and friends, there are some great places in the Yarra Valley to…

  • CFA’s century of service

    CFA’s century of service

    By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON CFA’s rich history went on show last week with the launch of the brigade’s 100th birthday exhibition. The Celebrating Community Firefighting…

  • Brad’s Christmas gift

    Brad’s Christmas gift

    By KATH GANNAWAY WHAT a way to finish an eventful year! Meeting Father Christmas at the Wandin Sunset Festival was just part of a huge…

  • Robbed at knife-point

    Robbed at knife-point

    By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM POLICE are searching for a male offender after an armed hold-up in Lilydale two weeks ago. The man entered the Priceline Pharmacy…

  • Underpaying growers picked

    By JESSE GRAHAM FAIR Work Australia has issued a stern warning to Yarra Valley strawberry growers after two farms were found underpaying their workers by…

  • Animal emergency response

    By JESSE GRAHAM AN ANIMAL-loving grassroots group will be looking out for vulnerable residents – and their animals – in the valley this bushfire season…

  • Batsmen call the shots

    Batsmen call the shots

    Captions: Mount Evelyn Coldstream 6: Mount Evelyn Coldstream 3: Mount Evelyn Coldstream 1: Coldstream’s Liam Pickett in action. Mount Evelyn Coldstream 11 CRICKET across the…

  • Yarra Glen opens with a bang

    By DI DAY TO TAKE on the oldest club in the competition who has won the most Premier Division flags, sitting second on the ladder…

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