Chaplains on the double
By Kath GannawayCHUM Creek, Healesville and Badger Creek primary schools will have a chaplain two days a week thanks to increased funding under the...
A backward step
ON behalf of the oldest staircase (1889) in the Shire of Yarra Ranges located within the Lillydale Museum (former Shire of Lillydale offices) and...
Hopes dashed
By Melissa DonchiSUPPORTERS of a major supermarket development in Seville have had their hopes dashed after the Shire of Yarra Ranges rejected an application...
Twilight aid for orphans
By Kath GannawayA NEW CD by Warburton musician Mick McIvor is helping build houses for Aids orphans in Africa.
Mr McIvor, a gospel artist who...
Historic gardens set for makeover
By Kath Gannaway
GULF Station’s heritage gardens are in line for a big dose of TLC under a Heritage Care project due to start soon.
Paige...
Drought bus calls in
THE Federal Government’s Drought Bus continues its tour of drought-affected regions with a brief stopover at Yarra Junction this week.
The bus will pull over...
Sanctuary set to release parrots
By Melissa DonchiHEALESVILLE Sanctuary will release more than 40 captive-bred orange-bellied parrots back into the Tasmanian wilderness to supplement the declining population.
The sanctuary has...
Farm inspections planned
FARMERS are being asked to get their tractors into gear with WorkSafe inspectors visiting the Yarra Valley in November as part of a statewide...
Field Days a dream
By Melissa MeehanTHE 38th annual Wandin-Silvan Field Days was held over the weekend at the Wandin East Recreation Reserve with organisers touting it as...
Dividing line
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE residents opposing a two-lot subdivision on Badger Creek Road say safety concerns and loss of privacy alone should have been enough...
History making!
By Kath Gannaway
CONCERNS about future heritage protection for the Warburton Hospital and Signs Hill sites will be put before an independent State Government panel.
Yarra...
Woori stuns Silvan
By Keith Thompson, YVCA Secretary
WOORI Yallock defeated Silvan in the D.J. Strachan Shield as the second round for one-day matches was completed on Saturday...
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