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Bank dials new future
By Dion Teasdale WARBURTON Community Bank launched a bold new communications enterprise last week, the profits from which will help educate the Upper Yarra’s young…
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Comments call
A DRAFT master plan for the Wandin North Recreation Reserve has been released for comment. The plan, which was recently endorsed by the Shire of…
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Sunshine train
By Dion TeasdaleAN $8 MILLION high-tech solar-powered ultra light rail system could connect Healesville to Lilydale, running via Yarra Glen and Coldstream. The bold new…
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Filters to clean up valley water
YARRA Valley Water will install new water filters in Upper Yarra townships in a plan to provide a permanent solution the district’s water quality problems.…
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Hall clampdown
By Melissa MeehanANTI-SOCIAL behaviour and excessive noise have caused Shire of Yarra Ranges councillors to call for tougher penalties for those who misuse the shire’s…
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Flight to save their species
By Melissa Meehan YOUNG helmeted honeyeaters will fly off into the wild east of Melbourne on Friday, blithely unaware of the critical role they must…
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Better care promised at opening
By Kath Gannaway SEYMOUR MP Ben Hardman officially opened the new Yarra Valley Community Medical Service in Healesville last week. Mr Hardman congratulated Yarra Valley…
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Forced adoption
By Melissa MeehanJUNE Smith is weeping for a hidden part of Australian history. The Yarra Junction resident said the national apology to the stolen generation…
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Mother pleas to restrain son
By Melissa Donchi WATCHING her 30-year-old son’s latest court case, Mary Thomas found herself hoping the magistrate would just put him away. It’s not the…
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Case built for new station
By Kath GannawayTHE new Yarra Junction police station has been framed. And, according to Police Minister Bob Cameron, it’s perfectly legal. The Minister, Gembrook MP…
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Roller City is fun
ROLLER City in Bayswater has some great suggestions for parents struggling to come up with fun ideas for the school holidays. On Tuesday, 10 July,…
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Best of the bacon
By Dion TeasdaleA HEALESVILLE butcher has beaten the best small goods producers in the state to earn the title of the Best Bacon in Victoria.…
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