Tag: News
Protest knitters earns kudos
By JESSE GRAHAM
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have been given a pat on the back by Environment Victoria, taking out one of the group’s Environmental Recognition Awards.
The...
Click, clack for a cause
By JESSE GRAHAM
COMMUNITY members are being asked to pick up a needle and help to put a smile on a child’s face, as Rotary’s...
Relay a fight for lives
By JESSE GRAHAM AND KATH GANNAWAY
HUNDREDS of walkers, runners and passionate fund-raisers will be making their way to Healesville’s Don Road Sporting Complex this...
Anti-violence in a flash
By MELISSA MEEHAN
ONLOOKERS were shocked as Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay’s speech was cut short on Thursday as a flash mob broke out...
Secret party’s merry dance
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S taken social media by storm, but police are still trying to make contact with the organisers of the Yarra Valley Secret...
Campus shutdown leads to conviction
SWINBURNE University breached the Fair Work Act by failing to consult with staff and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) over its decision last...
Charity’s big bucks better record
By JESSE GRAHAM
FUND-RAISING levels reached new heights for an annual Yarra Ranges event, as the Pink Ribbon morning tea at Killara estate raised tens...
Historic tribe returns to roots
By KATH GANNAWAY
THERE was a lot to reminisce about when the Chandler 'tribe’ came together at Seville on 13 October.
The Chandler name has a...
Netballers play for mum
HUNDREDS of young netballers competed on Saturday in the second annual Janelle’s Miracle Junior Netball Classic at Mooroolbark.
Lilydale and Yarra Valley Netball Association hosted...
Sanctuary tops safety ratings
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE Sanctuary has been marked as safer than the rest, scooping the WorkSafe Award for Health and Safety Committee of the Year...
Celebrating final school days
By JESSE GRAHAM
STUDENTS across the Yarra Valley have celebrated the end of their stint in high school, as the rite-of-passage event, known as Muck...
Church opens doors to fashion
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE historic Union Church at Powelltown will open its doors to a wonderful display of wedding and christening gowns in November.
The display,...