Tag: News
Disco twist to races
By JESSE GRAHAM
RACE-GOERS will have an extra reason to visit Yarra Glen on Melbourne Cup Day, with the venue hosting a silent disco for...
One great man
By JESSE GRAHAM
Pop (Graham Hill) was many things to many different people...
PEOPLE are often measured by the impact they have had on others throughout...
Dying trade kept alive
By KATH GANNAWAY
BLACKSMITHS from all over Australia were at Wandin on Sunday 12 October, as the annual Australian Blacksmith Convention fired up at Mont...
‘Hospital’ in hustings fray
By JESSE GRAHAM
EILDON’S candidates have weighed in on the debate around Healesville Hospital’s future, with all of the major parties pledging support for SHHAG’s...
Road plan input sought
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Ranges ratepayers will have an opportunity to make submissions on a revised Road Management Plan presented to council on 14 October.
Yarra...
Two storms wreck Winters’ home
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE SUN has yet to come out for Lyndy Winter, whose home was extensively damaged by a falling tree during an intense...
Beating the predators
By KATH GANNAWAY
A NEW group aimed at educating the community on what to look for and how to deal with grooming and sexual abuse...
Garlic smarting over ‘desecrating’ church
By JESSE GRAHAM
A SALVATION Army volunteer has hit out at the organisation for its recent refurbishment of the Healesville Salvation Army Hall, and branded...
Festive friday for primary
By JESSE GRAHAM
STUDENTS young and old will be gathering at Badger Creek Primary School this Friday for its biannual celebration, filling the grounds with...
Fair report plea
By KATH GANNAWAY
ACCOUNTABILITY for inaccurate reports to council was raised as an issue when Yarra Ranges Council addressed meeting procedures last week.
Council was considering...
Real cash for Ben’s Shed
By KATH GANNAWAY
A NEW kitchen area is in sight for Ben’s Shed at Yarra Junction, following the announcement last week of a $16,890 State...
Sally steps aside
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT’S hard to imagine Upper Yarra Community House without Sally Brennan.
But, as the UYCH committee of management announced their CEO’s resignation last...