Tag: News
Hope for future
By KATH GANNAWAY
Church abuse inquiry report welcomed...
THE release last week of the Betrayal of Trust report has been described as historic and far-reaching by...
Council boils over Fluid costs
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Council has slammed a legal claim against it as “vexatious and unsubstantiated.”
Council lawyers have vowed to fight the cost...
Shining smiles a success
POWELLTOWN celebrated on Sunday with hundreds of people pouring into the small mill town for the Powelltown Tramway Centenary celebrations.
The event was organised by...
Diamond show impresses
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THE sun was shining as thousands made their way to the Lilydale Showgrounds over the weekend in its 60th year.
Crowds from...
On a winner with the local
WE’RE Proudly Local … are you?
Some of you would have seen our “Proudly Local” bumper stickers while you’ve been out about in the Yarra...
Generous and humble
William ‘Bill’ Stanley Barker
Born: 21 August 1929
Died: 15 October 2013
FORMER Yarra Ranges businessman, Lillydale shire president and community worker Bill Barker passed away on...
Changing face of retail
By KATH GANNAWAY
IF you had asked Bill Wheeler what the Yarra Junction Hardware building would look like in 70 years' time, who knows what...
Family rides to remember mum
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE'S Bryn Jones and daughters Kirsty and Kylie are holding fundraising events for Alzheimer’s Australia Vic in memory of their loving wife...
Relief team heeds call of the sirens
By JESSE GRAHAM
AS FIRES raged across New South Wales last month, Badger Creek’s Murray Ellis was one of many firefighters around the Yarra Valley...
Stay alert for slithery invaders
By JESSE GRAHAM
SUMMER is the season for slithery invaders to visit bushy backyards and an expert has offered some advice to reduce the chance...
Focus on Paradise Lost
By JESSE GRAHAM
A BOOK introducing the Yarra Valley through pre-European invasion Wurunderji eyes is being launched this weekend at TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA).
Coinciding...
Country racing delights
By MELISSA MEEHAN AND KATH GANNAWAY
SPRING CARNIVAL made its way to the Yarra Ranges last week as punters and fashionistas made their way to...
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Stokke YOYO 3 frame recalled
Certain models of Stokke YOYO 3 pram/stroller frame have been recalled as the affected pram/stroller’s brakes can fail when in use.
The affected models ...
