It’s no contest for veteran councillor
By Kath Gannaway
O’SHANNASSY Ward councillor Monika Keane admits she is relieved she doesn’t have to fight for her seat at the upcoming Shire of...
Chill out in winter
By Dion TeasdaleSHIRE of Yarra Ranges Youth Services is hosting an exciting and varied program of events for the June/July school holidays.
The program of...
Emma follows in fine footsteps
By Kath GannawayEMMA Beverley has been awarded the Tricia O’Reilly Scholarship for 2006.
The scholarship is presented in memory of 12-year-old Healesville High School student,...
Sewerage upgrade
By Dion Teasdale
YARRA Valley water has moved to improve sewerage capacity and better protect the local environment from sewerage spills by installing a massive...
Residents have say on supermarket bid
RESIDENTS of Yarra Glen will soon have an opportunity to have an official say on the proposed Yarra Glen supermarket and associated parkland development.
Yarra...
‘Jack of all trades’ dies
– Dion TeasdaleOBITUARY
Jack Hort
Born:1929
Died:12 May 2006
LIFELONG Healesville resident Jack Hort OAM, who died on Friday, 12 May, is remembered fondly as ‘a master of...
Branch danger
By Kath GannawayA WARBURTON mother of three, and also a foster carer, has accused the Shire of Yarra Ranges of playing Russian roulette with...
Olinda bury tired Bulldogs
By Ben O’Brien,WANDIN confirmed their status as the hardest side to catch in the YVMDFL when they went down to an impressive Olinda-Ferny Creek,...
Doctor to carry baton
FOUNDER of the Gawler Foundation at Yarra Junction, Dr Ian Gawler, will carry the Queen’s Baton in Cardinia on Thursday, 2 March.
Dr Gawler was...
Swinging with opposite sex
THE Yarra Valley Youth Theatre Group’s next production, The Opposite Sex, is a bit of a departure from the group’s previous works.
The group,...
Arson fears
FIRE destroyed a shed and damaged the exterior of a Healesville child care centre over the weekend.
The blaze destroyed the child care centre without...