Tag: News
Victoria Cross presented to RSL
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE RSL’s walls received a new addition last week from a generous member, with a large piece contributing to the venue’s historical...
Frank account of history
By KATH GANNAWAY
FRANK Colverson’s book ‘Being Frank’, a personal perspective on a life-time in Yarra Junction released last year has sparked an even more...
Great Forest on horizon
By KATH GANNAWAY
A DISCUSSION on the proposal to create the Great Forest National Park across Central Highlands is the focus of an International Environment...
Banking on people power
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE residents are rumbling against the decision to close the local ANZ bank branch, with a public meeting called to vent customer...
Goldsmiths mark milestone
By KATH GANNAWAY
IVAN and Olive Goldsmith shared delightful, beautiful, romantic memories of a lifetime together when they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at Warburton...
Boost for concerts
By JESSE GRAHAM
ROCHFORD Wines’ A Day on the Green concerts will be allowed to have unlimited patron numbers, with restricted parking, following a planning...
Council says no to racism
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges councillors united against the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act in their recent meeting, saying the amendments...
Fair land deal
By JESSE GRAHAM
A SWEEPING change to the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) will bring a fairer system for landowners in the Yarra Ranges, with issues...
Assaults lead crime rise
By JESSE GRAHAM
FAMILY violence, assault, thefts and drug offences are all on the rise in the Yarra Ranges, but police have said they’re making...
Coupe change concerns
By JESSE GRAHAM
VICFORESTS has moved to calm concerns about a Toolangi coupe that was removed from its Timber Release Plan (TRP) - only to...
Dance with the devil
By REBECCA BILLS
“IT’S LIKE you are two different people - the devil and you.”
This is how former ice user Jason (not his real name)...
Pain up close
By JESSE GRAHAM
STORIES about the damage that ice can cause are often told by police, medical officers and paramedics, who have seen first-hand the...