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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Storm warning issued as wet weather and wind threaten
A low-pressure trough is moving across Victoria today triggering showers and thunderstorms across the state in warm and humid airmass ahead of the trough.
Severe...
