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Rape charges
A COMMITAL hearing date has been set for 22 February for two Healesville men charged in relation to rape and associated charges. The rape charges…
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Children on top
By Tania MartinTHE Shire of Yarra Ranges’ new community plan has highlighted farming, children, transport and affordable housing as key priorities for the future. The…
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Just surviving each day is still an ordeal
By Kath GannawayLEN SUND has nicknamed his property, “the dead centre of Marysville”. Their family home survived, but the Sunds are surrounded by cleared blocks.…
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Slash red tape
By Kath GannawayMARYSVILLE and Triangle Development Group (MATDG) members are calling for a total overhaul of the model put in place to rebuild the devastated…
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Headless deer found on trail
By Monique EbringtonA HEADLESS deer carcass was left in plain sight late last week, along a popular tourist trail in Warburton. Tourist Chris Squires was…
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Runner storms home
By Kath GannawayMARYSVILLE GP Lachlan Fraser braved bone-chilling weather conditions on Sunday in a marathon run from Marysville to Melbourne. Dr Fraser, local GP to…
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Development by the book
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE planning and building consultant Vari Perez has moved to address what she says are misconceptions about in-fill development in Coldstream. The Mail…
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Letting off steam
By Kath GannawayTHE steam era still holds a fascination for all ages, if the Healesville Railway Heritage Festival is any indication. Hundreds of people attended…
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Design stalemate
By Kath GannawayTHE Yarra Glen and District Township Group is backing residents in demanding a re-design of the roundabout at the Healesville-Yarra Glen Road/Bell Street/King…
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Flood fears
By Monique EbringtonUPPER Yarra residents faced wild weather over the weekend with flood warnings and a Warburton man going missing. The wild weather put a…
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Trout farm hooks fish
THE Buxton Trout Farm is one of four fire-affected aquaculture ventures in Murrindindi Shire to share in a catch of 20,000 rainbow trout fingerlings. Seymour…
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The final straight
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE Rotarians on the Great Australian Bike Ride arrived in Adelaide last week, having tackled the Nullarbor in the final stages of their…