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Screening for slum kids
By JESSE GRAHAM A MOVIE screening for a good cause will take place next Wednesday at the Memo Hall, raising funds for school scholarships in…
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Free and fun festival
FAMILY fun for free is the philosophy behind the Wandin Sunset Festival. The festival at the Wandin Shopping Centre on Friday 29 November from 5.30pm…
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Festival grabs a bit of sunshine
THE Yarra Valley Spring Festival managed to sneak in on a rare sunny Sunday 10 November, bringing lots of Seville families out to play. The…
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Disaster dollars
AN international disaster has left two Healesville residents marvelling at community compassion, with hundreds of dollars handed in for aid. Healesville residents Shane and Emma…
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Birthday banks on future
By KATH GANNAWAY WOORI Yallock Community Bank’s 10th birthday dinner and AGM was a night of announcements and recognition. Shareholders joined bank directors and staff…
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National park push goes on
By JESSE GRAHAM MOMENTUM continued to build for a new national park in Toolangi last week, following a speech to environmental and anti-logging groups in…
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Catch art showcase
By KATH GANNAWAY SOME of Warburton potter Jeff Wilmott’s beautiful raku pots are no bigger than a handful. This is in stunning contradiction to the…
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Drugs, driving a deadly mix
By JESSE GRAHAM IMPAIRED drivers will be in the crosshairs over the coming weeks, as police focus on keeping alcohol and drug affected drivers off…
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Anti-loggers face their day in court
By JESSE GRAHAM MEMBERS of a Toolangi anti-logging group will front court on Thursday to answer charges of trespassing and disrupting logging work last year.…
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Hope for future
By KATH GANNAWAY Church abuse inquiry report welcomed… THE release last week of the Betrayal of Trust report has been described as historic and far-reaching…
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Council boils over Fluid costs
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Council has slammed a legal claim against it as “vexatious and unsubstantiated.” Council lawyers have vowed to fight the cost…
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Shining smiles a success
POWELLTOWN celebrated on Sunday with hundreds of people pouring into the small mill town for the Powelltown Tramway Centenary celebrations. The event was organised by…