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Housing strategy survey
MORE than 6000 Yarra Ranges residents put pen to paper to share their views on local housing as part of a shire wide survey conducted…
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Postcard from Demons captain
By Dion Teasdale YARRA Glen Primary School students were treated to a visit from Melbourne Football Club captain David Neitz earlier this month. Mr Neitz…
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Traffic lights plea
By Kath GannawayLIBERAL candidate for Evelyn, Christine Fyffe, has called for traffic lights to be installed in Coldstream in a bid to improve safety for…
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Rail line project study
By DION TEASDALETHE Shire of Yarra Ranges and the State Government will fund a study to determine the value in developing tourism projects and recreation…
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Gorge gasps at shortfall
By Melissa DonchiTHE official opening of Sugarloaf Falls at Yering Gorge last week was overshadowed by the drought. As a result the ‘falls’ have been…
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Green award
SUSI Weber has planted an environmental seed in the minds of hundreds of primary school students. For seven years the Grade 3 teacher has taken…
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Climate change to fuel a revolution
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE restaurateur Antar Firak has been aware of the broader issue of climate change for more than 20 years. But he says Al…
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Good effort by Wesburn
Wesburn Junior Football Club U10: Wesburn started slowly and did not man up. As a result they found themselves behind in play. However, in the…
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Brilliant effort
THE Yarra Valley Under 12s put in a brilliant effort in the Country Week Carnival last week to get through to the semi final playing…
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Stink over hotel dump
LAUNCHING Place’s Home Hotel has been fined more than $5000 following an unlicensed discharge of partially treated sewage into the Yarra River. The Environmental Protection…
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Thieves steal trailers
By Dion Teasdale THIEVES took off with $4500 worth of trailers and equipment from a private residence in Don Road, Healesville, last week. Police Sergeant…
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Teams pitch in towards great cricke
HEALESVILLE Cricket Club’s Under 16 played Yarra Junction. Defending a rather poor total of 68 Healesville bowled and fielded well to dismiss Yarra Junction for…