Tag: News
Motor-heads talk the torque
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Wandin Custom Car and Bike Show is revved up and on track for another hugely successful season.
The more than 500 cars...
History walk
HODDLES Creek Primary School will add to its history pathways next year as part of the school’s 125th anniversary.
An existing brick pathway which was...
Men’s energy goes into mutual support
By KATH GANNAWAY
A GROUP of Yarra Ranges men are encouraging others to take a punt over the Melbourne Cup weekend and join them at...
Joy held town close
By JESSE GRAHAM
Joy Tope
Born: 27 December 1920
Died: 31 March 2013
Joy Tope, of the historical Healesville Taber family, is remembered as an affectionate woman by...
Winds blow up fire risk
By JESSE GRAHAM
THREE volunteer fire brigade crews were called out to a burn off on an extremely windy day in Healesville, with firefighters working...
Missy moment
By JESSE GRAHAM
Mail captures the joy as missing horse is reunited with owner...
THIS was the moment, as captured by the Mail, when missing horse...
Safe race journey call
By JESSE GRAHAM
VISITORS to the upcoming spring race events are being encouraged to make their journey safely and to avoid getting behind the wheel...
Gales girls need a hand
By KATH GANNAWAY
A GROUP of Healesville people has embraced the concept that community is at the heart of finding solutions when gaps open up...
Fighting fires for 50 years
By JESSE GRAHAM
HALF a century of firefighting and protecting the community was celebrated earlier this month when the Coldstream Fire Brigade marked its 50th...
Family’s paddle with platypus
By JESSE GRAHAM
A FAMILY was reunited with the platypus that it saved two years ago, and even got to hop in the tank with...
Week of historical wealth
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Upper Yarra Museum at Yarra Junction was ‘History Central’ on Sunday as more than 20 organisations involved in the Yarra Ranges...
Natacha’s eyes are on the prize
By JESSE GRAHAM
AN APPRENTICE at TarraWarra Estate in Yarra Glen has scooped two wins in the last month, being named the best second-year apprentice...