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CFA support
SEVILLE CFA has finished the year on a high with the completion of its station, a new salvage vehicle and plenty of support from the…
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Saving threatened species
A DRAFT report is proposing the adoption of a State Emblems Conservation Area to save endangered species in the Yarra Ranges. It also proposes a…
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Jessie’s the supermodel
IT’S not cool to smoke and it’s not cool to get drunk are just two of the messages 26-year-old Jessie Hultgren believes she can deliver…
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Bloody idiots
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN YARRA Ranges’ top traffic cop isn’t confident that drivers will heed the speeding message over Christmas, but he has no sympathy for…
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Unique recognition
THE creators of an event which rallied hundreds of people in memory of those who died on Black Saturday have been recognised at the CFA…
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Firm foundation
GIVE Healesville sisters Eadie and Scarlett a cookbook and a bowl and you would think they didn’t have a worry in the world. The reality…
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The difference a day makes
YEAR nine students from Healesville High School took centre stage at the Making a Difference Youth Forum held at Swinburne University lecture hall on Thursday…
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Exhibition has spirit of sharing
WORAWA Aboriginal College’s end of year art exhibition Sharing Our Spirit will feature works by Worawa students and artists from from Milingimbi in Arnham Land.…
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Winery wins in the wind
COLDSTREAM Hills Winery has taken out two prizes at the Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show of Australia in November. Judging took place in Canberra over…
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Take rock to the top
NEW Year’s Eve will be rocking at the Alpine Retreat Hotel with two top valley bands on the books. Country quartet Ruckus and new local…
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Valley dries out
NOVEMBER has been a dry month in the Yarra Valley compared to the same time last year, and 2012 has been drier than 2011. The…
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Centre provides new-look link
YARRA Junction’s family centre has been spruced up to become more family friendly. The building, on the corner of Hoddle Street and Warburton Highway, is…