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It’s a slam dunk
Pictures: Luke Plummer
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Worming way into waste disposal
By Kath GannawayA single chamber non-mechanical system, it uses Mother Nature’s ingenuity to achieve the ultimate environmentally-friendly outcome. “We use worms to process all the…
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Thirties for disco fever
Patrons can kick up their heels at a new over 30s nightclub in Healesville. TWO Healesville businesswomen are behind a new Healesville nightclub aimed at…
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Trek is on track to ease arthritis
By Kath Gannaway“THERE are more children with juvenile arthritis than with diabetes,” Garry Fletcher says. “You’ll have one fund-raiser for arthritis for every 10 or…
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Driver training call
By Dion Teasdale THE coronial inquest into the deaths of two Healesville paramedics has found that driver error was the cause of the collision that…
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Danger drop-off
By Kath GannawayRESIDENTS of McMahon’s Creek are calling for a change to the school bus drop-off on McMahon’s Creek Road at Leith Road, which they…
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Place for young actors
By Dion Teasdale THE Healesville branch of Yarra Valley Youth Theatre, known as H’ARTS, will stage its latest theatrical production next week. The play, An…
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Teacher and school share anniversary
– Dion TeasdaleLAUNCHING Place Preschool is celebrating two important anniversaries this week. The preschool is celebrating its 20th birthday, and teacher Mary Williams, who has…
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Screwball comedy is story of rapid fire wit
THE rapid-fire wit and superb staging of The Philadelphia Story is a great start to Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company’s 2006 season. Written by Phillip Barry,…
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Builder looks ahead to 101st year
By Kath GannawayWHEN Mick Vaughan, a Bayswater builder, came to Healesville in 1930 to build a house in Westmount Road, it was the start of…
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Games fever reaches high pitch
By Kath GannawayCOMMONWEALTH Games fever will be well and truly at a pitch by the time school holidays start on Friday, and even if you…
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Young people kick off
NATIONAL Youth Week is set to kick off again with more than 20 activities planned for young people across the Shire of Yarra Ranges from…