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Tanked up, at last
Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato handed over the keys to Launching Place CFA’s new tanker on Sunday to Launching Place brigade captain Tony Waywood and CFA…
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Festival for a star
Festival director Luke Wagner and Marjorie Woollands, the driving force behind the Melba Festival, are planning for a spectacular weekend. By Kath GannawayON AND along…
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Vandals strike again
Yarra Ranges Shire’s Russell Jackson takes pride in his work with the shire’s parks. “You just can’t work out what makes people do this sort…
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Great month for youth
BMX YARRA Ranges Shire’s Summer of Fun is on again in January offering young people the opportunity to launch into a fun start to the…
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Santa tradition is kept alive
Waiting for the ice to melt was not an option for littlies at Chum Creek By Kath GannawayIT MAY be sweltering in Healesville, but it’s…
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Students’ charity walk raises cash for centre
Walking for Cerini were Rita Spallotta, Diane Doherty, Donna Peacock and – Kath GannawayFATHER Charlie Cerini would have been proud. Thirty-seven people walked in searing…
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Horse trials a winner
Grade four, MORE than 130 riders took part in the inaugural Yarra Valley Grammar School horse trials at the Yarra Glen/Lilydale Hunt Club grounds at…
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Centre plays it safe
Yarra Centre instructors Rosemary Hearne, left, and Christine Sanders-Davey take a hands-on approach to water safety. By Kath GannawayYMCA Yarra Recreation Centre played it safe…
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Coyotes to ring in New Year
The Coyotes — Chuck van den Belt, Stuart Aldridge and Russell Cochrane. By Kath GannawayBLUES and Rock band, The Coyotes, have been booked for the…
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Handyman was a great ‘fixer’
Bryan Mitchell was a quiet achiever and enjoyed model making. – Kath GannawayOBITUARY Bryan Mitchell Born: 2 October, 1930 Died: 11 November, 2006 BRYAN Mitchell…
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Zoo has sympathy for the devil
By Ed Merrison HEALESVILLE Sanctuary staff are working hard to improve the luck of the devil. A dozen Tasmanian devils arrived at the zoo on…
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Capacity upgrade
From left: Ms Pearson, Wendy Burgin from the Railtrail By Melissa DonchiWOORI Yallock’s sewage pumping station will be dramatically improved with Yarra Valley Water investing…