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Picnic races promise relaxed alternative
HEALESVILLE Amateur Racing Club will launch its 2008-09 season on Saturday 1 November as part of Victoria’s Spring Racing calendar. A day at the Healesville…
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Spring carnival on track
By Kath GannawayTHE Spring Racing Carnival is for everyone … and Yarra Valley Racing at Yarra Glen is, as always, in the thick of it.…
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Priest case adjourned
By Kath Gannaway FORMER St Brigid’s Parish priest Paul Pavlou will face trial in November on two counts of indecent acts with a child under…
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In testing times, the eyes have it
TURNING a blind eye to regular eye tests could be putting millions of Australians in danger of future vision impairment, or blindness. Vision 2020 Australia,…
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‘Time out’ along Mr Mac’s road
By Shannon Twomey A SMALL shovel and a mattock pick were the only tools Howard McDonald needed when he first embarked on his mission at…
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Logging issue into focus
By Melissa MeehanLOGGING in water catchments is a contentious issue throughout the Yarra Ranges. Formerly the Central Highlands Alliance, My Environment Warburton is holding a…
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Plunder call to account
WE HAVE lived through the most fortunate period of civilisation that has ever been, and possibly ever will. Cheap abundant energy from fossil fuels, especially…
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Nightmare at Chum Creek
By Kath Gannaway POLICE have likened the scene of a head-on collision in Chum Creek last week to a Transport Accident Commission (TAC) advertisement. “There…
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Tasteful Toolangi
THE delights of the Yarra Valley can be celebrated at the Toolangi Festival this weekend. Activities will include the serene settings of open gardens, jazz…
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Mayor’s cause out in the cold
By Kath Gannaway SLEEPING rough in a park on a Saturday night is obviously not as attractive an option as a Mayoral Ball. Yarra Ranges…
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A paw for cancer research
Henry the “Go Pink” puppy joined McMath’s fundraisers Wendy Adams, Kate Davis and Lyndal McMath-Hall to spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 23197…
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Shattered dreams
David Duncan of Ridgeline Glass estimated the cost of repairs to Healesville Newsagency at around $1400. By Kath Gannaway THREE Healesville businesses are out of…
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