Tag: News
This milestone is growing
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE Environment Watch Inc (HEWI) marked a growing milestone on 20 June, celebrating 25 years of revegetation work on Healesville waterways.
The...
Countdown to roll off
By KATH GANNAWAY
WARBURTON skaters are counting the days to when they will be rolling on their own skatepark.
Work begun on the long-awaited skate park...
Telstra tower challenge
YARRA Ranges Council’s decision to grant a planning permit to Telstra for a 40 metre communications tower in Millgrove is being challenged at VCAT.
Millgrove...
Franchise not yet extinct
By SETH HYNES
Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer
Rated M
It took four attempts but director Michael Bay has finally...
Simple, clever wombat mange cure
By KATH GANNAWAY
CURING wild wombats of the painful scourge of mange involves an unlikely combination of ice-cream lids, high-tech motion-sensitive cameras and dedicated volunteers.
The...
Cycle laws get a new view
By JESSE GRAHAM
CYCLING laws are being reviewed by the government and all road users and residents are being asked to take part in a...
Driving demand for new safety
SEATBELTS became compulsory in Victoria in 1970.
It was revolutionary then but for decades it’s been a standard, live-saving feature in cars.
The Transport Accident Commission’s...
School pets killed
By JODIE SYMONDS
POLICE are investigating a Lilydale school fire that saw more than 15 reptiles perish and some missing in the blaze.
A portable building...
Ride’s hefty penalty
By JESSE GRAHAM
A MAGISTRATE issued a firm warning to those flouting road laws last week, with a man fined for riding through Toolangi with...
Two injured in crash
By JESSE GRAHAM
TWO people were hospitalised after a crash that occurred on the Maroondah Highway in Healesville late last week.
The crash, which involved two...
Bid fails to cut rates
By JESSE GRAHAM
TWO Yarra Ranges councillors have failed in an 11th hour bid to lower rate rises to bring them in line with inflation.
The...
Mask twist to ball
By JESSE GRAHAM
MORE than100 Healesvillians descended on the Memo Hall in their best ball-gear and masks for a special midwinter masquerade ball.
The ball was...
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Candidates debate strategy, funding, and long-term responsibility
Strategy, funding, sustainability, long term maintenance and who exactly is responsible? Week four of the Star Mail campaign continues to explore and determine the...
