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Kids appeal ‘let us skate, mate’- Twelve-year-olds Jake, Jacob and Bryce, Riley, 8, and Jacob, 11, want somewhere safe to hang out after school. 57343
By Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG kids from Woori Yallock are keen to get off the streets and have somewhere safe to skate. Young people aged 12 to…
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Boxers win national medals
By Mara Pattison-SowdenTHE Yarra Valley brought home a gold and silver Australian boxing title last weekend. Two Yarra Valley boxers competed in the Australian Amateur…
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Big day for yearly awards
By Gill WeinerMACCLESFIELD Pony Club stages its annual members challenge every November. Several awards, including the Stan Cordell Trophy, the President’s Trophy, the Eric Harding…
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Up and comer
By Kath Gannaway and Russell BennettLIBERAL new-comer Cindy McLeish looked set on Monday evening to claim the seat of Seymour as part of a massive…
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Standing up to abuse
Left: Jeannie Blackburn (centre) told police cadets the support and perseverance of police officers like Robyn Waite and Scott Poynder was vital in addressingdomestic violence.…
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High time for get together- They haven’t changed a bit … Healesville High’s Class of ’82 – 28 years on. 57297
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE High School’s Class of ’82 took a trip down memory lane at a class reunion in Healesville on Saturday 20 November. Organising…
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Life’s a beach for Elka
By Russell BennettYOUNG Belgrave volleyballer Elka Hubbard is set to hit the international stage. The 14-year-old Upwey High School student has made her way on…
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Water savings make a splash
Aqua Guardian Group CEO Nigel Blair, left, senior technician Dr Sarah Gray and weather presenter and director of World Wind Rob Gell launched 500 water…
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Back to school for arts
Upper Yarra artist Joke Frijlink, left, worked with tutor Lesley Dickman at this year’s Summer School of Art. 57262 THE Yarra Valley Arts Council is…
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Kids show film talent
By Kath GannawayTHE work of Yarra Valley filmmakers … Australia’s, perhaps the world’s, next wave of filmmakers will go on show at the Upper Yarra…
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Windmills on the mind- Garth Wickens and Gabriel Bergmoser play two of the main characters in Windmills. 57249
By Mara Pattison-SowdenTHE Yarra Valley’s talented group of young actors from Misfit Theatre will present their new play Windmills this weekend. Windmills tells the dark…
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Mentors in tune- Student Hannah Fox took this photo of Tom Kear with his cello after being mentored by photographer James Ashton. 57246
MENTORS are an important part of the Rekindle project and the education of the students involved. The mentors are professionals who have been working closely…