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Life skills chiselled out
By KATH GANNAWAY THE men at Ben’s Shed in Yarra Junction are used to a little chaos in the shed when they hold their school…
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Home to hone skills
By KATH GANNAWAY HANDS On Learning has meant hands on a paint brush, drills, hammer and nails and other DIY type tools for 10 Upper…
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Rose for centre of safety
By KATH GANNAWAY A ROSE in the centre courtyard of Seville Primary School will serve as a reminder to students of the strategies they have…
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One big bash
By JESSE GRAHAM Healeville’s150th birthday celebrations draw to a close… HEALESVILLE’S 150th birthday is winding to a close, with competitions and events finishing up and…
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Cindy pips Sally to post
By JESSE GRAHAM THE VOTES are in and Eildon’s election has been called. At 4pm on Tuesday 9 December, Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish was officially…
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No breaks on summer crackdown
By JESSE GRAHAM THE first of Victoria Police’s road safety operations has wound up, catching hundreds of drivers breaking the law on Yarra Ranges roads.…
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Sharp’s a grand ‘old man’
By KATH GANNAWAY LES Sharp is one of a handful of CFA volunteers around the Yarra Valley who can claim more than 50 years of…
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Projects make the difference
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE High School’s Year 9 students have pitched in to Make a Difference in the world around them, taking up projects to…
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Diplomatic design
By JESSE GRAHAM DIXONS Creek Primary School student Gracie Hodgson will have her work in the hands of the Prime Minister before Christmas after winning…
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Editor’s goodbye
TODAY we celebrate our last paper of 2014, and for me, my last paper at the Mail. I’ve throughly enjoyed my seven years at the…
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School ends on festive note
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA VALLEY children will be able to finish their school year with a special celebration this Friday, as Healesville’s main street closes…
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Making a dress difference
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE High School’s male students – and teachers – donned dresses for a day to raise money and make a difference in…