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Rains fall short
HEALESVILLE rainfall recorder Frank Foxcroft reports a below average rainfall for October of 79.4mm. Mr Foxcroft said October is statistically the area’s wettest month with…
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Hints to help your children to grow
By Dion TeasdaleA FREE seminar focused on early childhood learning at home and in the community will be held in Lilydale this week. The Early…
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Savage dog attack
By Kath GannawayJANE Morton-Colbert could not believe the ferocity of the attack. Terrified and screaming, Rosie, her nine-year old Maltese-cross, was being savagely mauled by…
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Feel the gipsy beat
By Kath GannawayGIPSYS and belly dancers will romp into Warburton on Saturday, 2 June for a pulsating and exhilarating live music performance at the Upper…
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Resident fumes over gas delivery
By DION TEASDALEAN UPPER Yarra resident has labelled a national gas company incompetent and uncompassionate for taking five days to deliver bottled gas refills to…
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Full of orchid passion
By Kath GannawayWESBURN resident Alan Reidy is passionate about orchids and he’s not on his own. The Seville Hall will be filled this weekend with…
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Bid to cut town speed
By Melissa Meehan THE Shire of Yarra Ranges is directly approaching the Minister for Roads and Ports, seeking an immediate 50 kilometres per hour zoning…
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Resort gets nod
By Tania MartinTHE Shire of Yarra Ranges last week gave the nod to a resortstyle development in Warburton. This follows a review by an independent…
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Charges follow police probe
POLICE investigating the theft of a car from Yarra Glen and an attempt to steal cash from the town’s supermarket last month have laid charges.…
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Our water wally!
By Dion Teasdale EAST Warburton locals are accusing Yarra Valley Water of being a “wally” over its response to a leaking underground pipe. Residents believe…
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Horse flu shuts down show
THE Yarra Glen Show has fallen victim to equine influenza (EI). The show, traditionally held on the first weekend in February, was postponed in the…
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Water filtration plants on tap
By Kath GannawayMELBOURNE Water is installing water filtration plants along the Warburton Highway to avoid a repeat of last year’s dirty drinking water crisis. But…
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