Tag: News
Jack’s ready for the shave
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE boy will be shaving his head to raise money for blood cancer research, taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave...
Seville’s festival of fun
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE spectacular success of the inaugural Benvenuti Festival, held at Seville on Sunday, makes a repeat performance almost unavoidable.
The diverse cultural melting...
Cafe helpers clean up
By KATH GANNAWAY
A GROUP OF Upper Yarra Secondary College students have found a way to make washing dishes fun!
The students, mostly girls, but with...
The true story of Easter
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHEN the Easter long weekend comes around and the family are all together, it’s important to not lose sight of the holiday’s...
Building plans for moving on
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE’S Black Spur Nursery site could one day be the site of six houses, after an application was approved by Yarra Ranges...
Police blitz for weekend
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Ranges and Maroondah Highway Patrol officers are part of a concerted operation to keep the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges roads...
Sanctuary cheers a twin success
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE Sanctuary has marked its latest success in breeding platypuses, showing off their new four-month-old twin boys for the first time on...
Wonder machine for pool
By KATH GANNAWAY
THERE’S good evidence to say that the best outcome for victims of a sudden cardiac arrest is to have their attack close...
Roll play on track
By JESSE GRAHAM
PRIMARY school students in the Yarra Valley will be able to learn bike skills before hitting the road, with a new track...
A credit to their communities
By KATH GANNAWAY
FOUR students from the Upper Yarra area have received a great boost to their education through scholarships under the Warburton and Yarra...
Every dog had its day
By KATH GANNAWAY
IF THERE was a really difficult category for the judges in the inauguaral Rotary Club of Healesville Dog’s Day Out on Sunday,...
Lacuna in container law
By JESSE GRAHAM
A YARRA Glen man has called on Yarra Ranges to simplify laws about shipping containers, after being forced to remove one of...