Tag: News
Signs for wildlife
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE resident is calling for more wildlife warning signs, after a number of wombats were found to have been hit by...
No, no – it’s not the ATO
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
POLICE are urging everyone in the community to be weary of unsolicited phone calls after a phone scam pretending to be from...
Students step up
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
MILLWARRA Primary School has been studying how different people contribute to their community and held an expo to show what they had...
Young Lilian a top firey
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
LILIAN Pagles, 15, will be the first junior fire-fighter from District 13 to represent her CFA brigade in the Australian National Fire...
New animal play area
By JESSE GRAHAM
ABANDONED animals will have a new place to play at Animal Aid, with a new centre set-up at the Coldstream shelter -...
One dead in Coldstream crash
By Jesse Graham
UPDATE: 10AM Monday 21 September.
A COLDSTREAM woman was killed over the weekend in a head-on crash between a motorcycle and a car...
Mayor speaks out on media coverage
By Peter Douglas
YARRA Ranges Mayor, Cr Maria McCarthy, has hit out over recent media coverage related to council’s child-care reimbursement allowances.
The coverage...
Drug driver warning
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Highway Patrol’s sergeant has called on drivers to be more aware of the risks of driving under the influence of...
Over the limit
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
YARRA Ranges Highway Patrol caught a 26-year-old male from Coldstream traveling more than 70km/h over the speed limit, just after 6am this...
Sanctuary’s veteran of the skies
By JESSE GRAHAM
ONE OF Healesville Sanctuary’s most iconic residents celebrated his birthday today, with Jess the wedge-tailed eagle going strong at 44 years old.
Jess,...
Fran Bailey welcomes Turnbull’s ‘broad church’
By JESSE GRAHAM
AUSTRALIA has a new leader after a leadership spill at Parliament House last night brought forth Malcolm Turnbull as the 29th Prime...
Bogged with stolen segways
A MAN is expected to face charges after attempting to steal four segways from Rochford Winery in August - only to get bogged on...