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Reptile runner
By MELISSA MEEHAN WHILE many often run from snakes and lizards, Mount Evelyn resident Brydon Griffiths is running for them after the reptile room at…
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Double click doggie
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN Sally Trewin’s dog Bella ran away in Launching Place last year she thought the pet was gone for good. However, an…
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Club blooms
By KATH GANNAWAY UPPER Yarra’s gardeners know how to grow a club. The Upper Yarra Valley Garden Club celebrated its 30th birthday on 7 July…
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Aquatic report in pipeline
By JESSE GRAHAM A STUDY on a multi-million dollar aquatics centre in the valley has yet to surface, despite expectations it would go before council…
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Unbroken commitment
By JESSE GRAHAM DECADES of community service were celebrated at a special event recently, as the Yarra Glen CFA marked its 75th birthday. On Saturday…
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Fresh blood for CFA
By JESSE GRAHAM FIRE brigades around the Healesville area are calling out for new members to come on board for the next fire season and…
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Wild weather hits power
By JESSE GRAHAM POWERLINES came down across the valley last week, as wild weather tore through towns and twisted lines off their poles. Badger Creek…
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Sleeping rough
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S been a long, cold winter. But despite the weather, former councillor and Mount Evelyn resident Tim Heenan is again sleeping rough…
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Scores offer fresh outlook
YVMDFNL Wrap 2 August, 2014 How results can change the outlook of the Final Five so quickly in Division One of Yarra Valley Mountain District…
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Chinn the eye opener
By JOHN WOOD IN THE depths of winter, the hardy shooters at the Woods Point Gun Club enjoyed a reasonably fine day for the July…
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Cyclists converge on Healesville
ABOUT 4000 riders will descend on Healesville when the Great Victorian Bike Ride comes to town this year. The bike ride is travelling from Albury…
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Masking and beyond explored
By JESSE GRAHAM DISGUISES, deception and revelations will be just some of the themes explored when one of the largest art events in the valley…