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Committee to review CFA Bill
By Derek Schlennstedt The State Labor Government’s controversial CFA Bill that would see Victoria’s fire services split in two, has stalled in the Upper House…
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Winter solstice a major drawcard
WHYLD Community Group hosted its third annual winter warming on Sunday 18 June, bringing local residents out for an afternoon of heart-warming activities to celebrate…
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Seats of culture
By Derek Schlennstedt Healesville’s connection to Indigenous culture and the natural environment has been immortalised in sculpture seats that were installed across the town earlier…
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Bags keep on coming back
By Derek Schlennstedt They’ll be sewing in the street on 1 July. Members of Plastic Bag Free Healesville have taken to sewing machines over the…
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The doctor is in (the school)
By Wendy Williamson Smart new consulting rooms opened at Upper Yarra Secondary College on Monday 19 June, as the Yarra Junction school became one of…
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Honeyeaters and Governor
By Derek Schlennstedt At Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve the sounds of helmeted honeyeaters echo through the eucalypts, and in among the bush Macclesfield Primary School…
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Women step up to the palette
By Kath Gannaway Only five per cent of artists hanging in permanent galleries worldwide are women. That’s a statistic that was too challenging to ignore,…
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Woody’s World is wild
By Derek Schlennstedt Imagine a teddy bears’ picnic at Woodstock, hosted by the Muppets and Dr Seuss – welcome to Woody’s World – now you…
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No winter cheer here
By Derek Schlennstedt Winter – the perfect time to rug up, turn the heating on and hibernate indoors. For the majority this is the way…
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Bach to the bush
By Wendy Williamson Classical music lovers along the route of cellist Anthony Albrecht’s ‘Bach to Bush’ tour are in for a treat. The mellifluous tones…
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SES rules, OK?
By Wendy Williamson Local emergency services workers are eagerly anticipating the introduction of a new Victorian road rule aimed at keeping them safe. From 1…
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Four teens to face armed robbery charges
By Derek Schlennstedt Police arrested four teenagers in Healesville this morning following an alleged armed robbery in Elwood. The incident occurred at a service station…
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