News
-
National park report comes under fire
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Council’s report into the Great Forest National Park (GFNP) proposal has raised questions about its impact on the region, following…
-
Planned burns for Warburton
By KATH GANNAWAY PLANNED burns in Warburton today will result in minor road and rail trail disruptions. Smoke will also be visible in and around…
-
Altitude shift for foster care
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Jeremy Shub will abseil more than 100 metres next month, climbing down 27 storeys to raise money for children in foster…
-
Tributes from dawn ’til dusk
By KATH GANNAWAY FROM the first light of dawn, to the going down of the sun, they were remembered. At Yarra Junction, Millgrove and Warburton,…
-
Toast to Opp Shop milestone
By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S quite unusual for an op shop to have 50 years of history behind it as the Yarra Junction Community Opportunity Shop…
-
Best ever Ecotopia Festival
By KATH GANNAWAY ‘BEST ever’ is the verdict on the 2016 Ecotopia Festival. The Yarra Junction Parklands, including the Upper Yarra Museum, came alive on…
-
Standing in remembrance
By KATH GANNAWAY RUGGED up against the chill, Jacob Tomlinson and his young family stood in remembrance alongside hundreds of people, young and old, at…
-
Dawn of memories
By JESSE GRAHAM HUNDREDS of Healesvillians braved the cold weather for this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service, massing at the RSL while stars were still…
-
Teen pleads guilty to crash death of mate
A HEALESVILLE teenager has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death, following the 2015 crash that killed Yarra Glen’s Cooper Ratten. Media outlets have reported…
-
A shed for the mates
By JESSE GRAHAM YEARS of work paid off for the men at the Badger Creek Men’s Shed, when residents, politicians and local identities gathered to…
-
Play boat sets sail
By KATH GANNAWAY THE iconic boat that has been part of All Saints Pre-School in Yarra Junction for almost 25 years has sailed off into…
-
Puppies need a helping paw
SEEING Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA) urgently requires puppy carers, with 40 young pups that are searching for loving homes. Mark Jackman from Yarra Glen with…