News
-
Q&A with Healesville Sanctuary reptile keeper Michael Taylor
1. What is something people don’t know about you? That the third bedroom in my home houses my own reptile collection. I have two snakes…
-
Rivers and Ridges makes the cut
Yarra Ranges Council’s Rivers and Ridges project package is a step closer to gaining $10 million in federal funding. On Saturday 27 October in Kalorama,…
-
Christmas Hills not engaged yet
The recent announcement by State Minister for Water, Lisa Neville, about the Melbourne Water land in Christmas Hills highlighted the need for more community engagement.…
-
St. Pauls reaches 130th
St. Pauls Anglican Church in Yarra Glen will celebrate its 130th birthday on 11 November and has issued an open invitation to the community to…
-
Avoiding disasters is the secret.
Frank Secomb has a simple recipe for reaching 100 – “avoid disasters,” an apt motto for a man who spent World War II behind enemy…
-
Bears, bubbles for bubs
A teddy bears’ picnic and so much more brought dozens of children to Yarra Junction Recreation Reserve. Cire Services and Yarra Ranges Council presented the…
-
Valley gardens on-show
The Upper Yarra Valley Garden Club is holding its Annual Open Gardens weekend on 3-4 November. This year there are six gardens between East Warburton…
-
Taking Aussie wine to the world
Wine businesses building their exports will benefit from a federal funding boost. The Federal Government added $500,000 to its Wine Export Grants program, taking the…
-
Running for the young
Runners will pound the pavement in Lilydale to improve young lives. Bridge Builders Youth Organisation will host its fifth annual Run for the Young Marathon…
-
Sign of the times
Thieves stole miniature road traffic signs designed to help kids learn road rules from a Healesville park. Yarra Ranges Council installed the signs at the…
-
Poppies needed more than ever
This year marks one hundred years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front to end the Great War. Poppies were among the first…
-
Healesville boy charged
A Healesville boy was among two teens charged over an alleged assault outside Ringwood Railway Station. Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 17-year-old boy…
Digital Editions
