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Trackside dust-up
By Kath GannawaySPECTATORS are being encouraged to purchase tickets early to ensure they don’t miss out on the action when the NGK Rally of Melbourne…
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Bible plan for citizenship ceremony
THE Shire of Yarra Ranges will look into what might constitute a suitable memento for residents taking on Australian citizenship. The debate about what memento…
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Dame Nellie Melba — the legend lives on.
RIVALRIES between today’s superstars are daily fodder for women’s magazines, but they’re nothing new. The professional jealousies and artistic triumphs between two Melburnian superstars of…
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Labor pledges childcare for all
By Kath GannawayA FEDERAL Labor Government would give every four-year-old access to pre-school education, Federal Opposition families and community services spokeswoman Jenny Macklin has promised.…
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Vineyards pour over signs
By Melissa DonchiYARRA Valley winegrowers and tourism operators are calling on VicRoads to invest in road signs for new wineries. Stones of the Yarra Valley…
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Plan to stop hooligans
By Dion TeasdaleA RAFT of measures will be trialed over the coming month to tackle the anti-social behaviour of late-night hooligans in Healesville. The measures…
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Good neighbours
GETTING started is often the most difficult part of embarking on a new course of career. There are all sorts of reasons for sticking with…
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Piano man tickled pink about ivories
By Kath GannawaySEEING local musician Neville Turner tickling the ivories on a gleaming black piano was a dream come true for Warburton’s favourite senior citizen,…
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Stay alert says CFA
By Kath GannawaySTATISTICALLY, CFA captain Nic Rodway is well-advised to be preparing his Badger Creek volunteers for an eventful February. The Badger Creek captain is…
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The ‘POW’ factor
By Kath Gannaway THE ‘POW’ factor was huge on 17 August when more than 150 ‘older women’ were treated to all the hoopla and excitement…
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Burras lift premiership
WARBURTON-Millgrove are the 2006 Commodore Press Second Division premiers, after defeating Thornton-Eildon by 9 points in the Grand Final at Healesville on Saturday. In generally…
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Down by the station …
By Kath GannawayTHE new trainthemed playground at Healesville Railway Station has proved a boon for the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway. YVTR president Jan Oakley said…