News
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The taste of purity
By Jesse Graham VISITORS to Marysville will be able to taste the second-best tap water in the world when they bring a re-fillable water bottle…
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Firies welcome uphill battle
By Jesse Graham RUNNING up 88 levels of stairs is a feat on its own – doing it wearing more than 25 kilograms of firefighting…
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Fund-raiser is wonderfully ‘hit and miss’
By Jesse Graham HEALESVILLE High School students will be using their passion to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation next month, organising a…
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Race-goers urged to plan ahead
THE TAC will be trackside at the Yarra Valley Cox Plate on Saturday 22 October to remind racegoers that the safest bet is to separate…
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Rooftop siege ends after three hours
By Jodie Symonds A HEALESVILLE man was safely brought down off the roof of a house after a three-hour siege on Tuesday 18 September. Police…
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Thieves take ATM
By Jesse Graham YARRA Glen Police are on the hunt for thieves who stole an ATM from the Yarra Glen Newsagency on Sunday night, after…
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Music that can’t be beat
By Derek Schlennstedt PRIMARY school students across the country are busy practicing for the Music: Count Us In initiative. Created in 2006 by Music Australia,…
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Tech school is underway
By Peter Douglas WORK on the new Yarra Ranges Tech School began in earnest on Friday, 14 October. Minister for Education, James Merlino, and Member…
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Hydrotherapy pool petition ahead of elections
By Jesse Graham UPPER Yarra residents are calling for a hydrotherapy pool to be built in Yarra Junction, putting forward a petition with hundreds of…
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Finalist in four green areas
By Jesse Graham BADGER Creek Primary School is poised to sweep an awards night next month, receiving four nominations for the 2016 ResourceSmart School Awards.…
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Long mobile wait
By Jesse Graham EAST Warburton’s mobile base station won’t be constructed until 2018, leaving residents without mobile phone coverage through two coming bushfire seasons. Dixons…
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Their bit to save platypus
By Jodie Symonds MILLWARRA Primary School students were excited to be involved in a day full of platypus education. Belgrave-based Platypus Education Group attended the…