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Community enterprise as new trainer takes the wheel
NEW drivers in the Upper Yarra have been learning how to drive for the last few years with a special program run by the Upper…
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Food still on menu
Jenny and Les Dovaston celebrated their Golden Anniversary in Marysville. 53291 SURVIVING the 2009 bushfires and following through on their dream to build a restaurant…
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Fallen loggers to be remembered
Robbie Heritage, Joan Trenfield, Pat Ingram, Bette Phillips and Karen Coleman are organising a state Timber Memorial Service. 53210 A GIANT log stump stands as…
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Engines and elbow grease- Car Torque mechanic Robert ‘Chippy’ Chippindall, centre, gives some advice to Mitch Teunissen and Ryan de Smet. 53196
By Kath GannawayTHERE’s nothing like getting a bit of grease under your fingernails when it comes to learning about what’s what under the bonnet of…
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80s glam rocks Healesville
Above: Re-living their bubble-gum days, teachers Lyn Baker and Kerry Davies had a role to play. By Kath Gannaway HEALESVILLE High School’s August initiation into…
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Fun with favourites
THERE are plenty of fun things to keep small minds busy this school holiday season. Try and give the venues some notice as bookings are…
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Old rivals in flag face-off
By Gavin StaindlIN 1986 Gembrook beat Woori Yallock to claim the Yarra Valley Mountain Districts Division One grand final. Twenty four years later Gembrook-Cockatoo will…
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Justice, at long last
Jenny Mitchell and Keith Thomas celebrate their service as JPs. 52527 By Mara Pattison-SowdenCENTENARY celebrations have been in full swing for Honorary Justices of the…
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Yarra Glen tops in league
By Stephen WalterYARRA Glen claimed the 2010 YVMDFNL Division 2 premiership with a devastating performance at Gembrook last Saturday. In front of a crowd of…
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In the long run
Dane Fencaros won the eight-kilometre Yarra Valley Grape Run race. 53364 DIXONS Creek runner Dane Fencaros took out the eight-kilometre run from Healesville to Yarra…
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Rangers’ players hit new court highs
By Bec TorselloMONBULK Rangers Soccer Club saw five of its teams crowned champions this season – the men’s Forest, men’s Arrows, under-18 Pythons, under-14 Power…
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Marathon festival is back
By Mara Pattison-SowdenAFTER the success of last year’s marathon festival, the Marysville community is preparing to show off their town once again. The 2009 festival…