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Dogs beaten to death, tied and dumped
By Melissa DonchiTWO dogs have been discovered beaten to death and bound together in a bag along the Kooweerup Road in Healesville. Now the person…
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Church and school guiding lights
THE Warburton Seventh Day Adventist Church was born with the arrival of the Signs workers. The first church building was erected on Signs Hill soon…
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Teams pitch for finals berth
By Keith ThompsonWITH just two rounds to go before the finals a number of matches this round will play a large part in the make…
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Minister presented with drug petition
By Tania MartinHOLT MP Anthony Byrne last week joined a Yarra Valley residents’ fight to have the cancer drug Herceptin fast-tracked on to the Pharmaceutical…
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Vandals wreck cubby
VANDALS demolished a cubby house and ripped shade cloth at Queen’s Park pre-school in Healesville. The attack leaves the pre-school with a $2500 repair bill.…
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Winemaker crowned
YARRA Valley De Bortoli Winemaker Steve Webber has been crowned Gourmet Traveller WINE’S Winemaker of the Year for 2007. Mr Webber is the first Yarra…
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$40m resort win
By Kath Gannaway THE Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has given Eco-Resorts Australia the go-ahead to build a $40 million tourist resort development at…
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Shire ‘no’ to Story Bridge
By Kath GannawayWARBURTON’S landmark bridge, known as the ‘Swing Bridge’ will remain named just that after the Shire of Yarra Ranges rejected a request by…
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Council under fire
By Kath GannawayTHE Shire of Yarra Ranges has been accused of failing its duty of care after a Yarra Glen pensioner fell and broke her…
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Signing off
MY TIME is nearly done, and it’s “time to face the final curtain” as the song goes. I’ve loved being your councillor for so many…
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If the helmet fits
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE Fire Brigade got a show of support they desperately needed last week. Demoralised by the theft of $300 worth of plants from…
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Welcome from Wurundjeri
By Melissa DonchiIT HAS been almost 150 years since Coranderrk Homestead was established for the local indigenous population, the Wurundjeri people. Rounded up into an…
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