Tag: News
Smoke detector
By KATH GANNAWAY
Strap: Life-saving kitty shares nine lives with owner
CRAIG Geeves has no doubt he owes his life to his cat, Sully.
“I’m pretty sure...
Vibrant voices
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT was a vibrant morning for Yarra Glen Preschool’s kids last week, when the Valley Voices community choir came to say -...
Shocking find
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Victorian Workcover Authority (VWA) is asking questions about how and why live electrical wires were left exposed at the base of...
Night games to light up
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA GLEN is set to light up for night-time games and training next year, with $160,000 in funding announced last week.
Minister for...
Riding against cancer
By JODIE SYMONDS
A SISTER and brother will cycle 200 kilometres in two days for cancer research in October.
Seville East resident Robyn Hall, 43, and...
Upper Yarra Police
Court sequel to crash
AN 18-year-old Hoddles Creek man will face court following a crash on the Gembrook-Launching Place Road in Hoddles Creek on Sunday,...
Car flips, narrow escape
By JESSE GRAHAM
A PREGNANT driver had a lucky escape after rolling her car in Yarra Glen last week.
The driver, a 25-year-old Kinglake woman, lost...
Speed slashed for safety
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE speed limit coming out of the Black Spur near Narbethong will be dropped next week, in an effort to make roads...
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Swift forest rescue
A SEARCH and rescue in Three Bridges last week took an odd turn when two men were found just 100 metres...
Bridge in troubled waters
By KATH GANNAWAY
WARBURTON residents Kathy Kearns and David Hoffman are calling for the immediate closure of the Redwood Bridge, saying the surface is slippery...
Round-the-clock ambulance coverage
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE and the surrounds now have emergency coverage 24 hours a day, after a service boost and a new ambulance branch was...
Kinder cash brings smiles
By KATH GANNAWAY
PRE-SCHOOL organisations and councils have welcomed an announcement last week that will ensure funding for 15 hours of kindergarten through to the...
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Elbow wrap recalled due to risk of burns
A heated elbow wrap was recalled from shelves on 13 May after users reported the wrap to overheat and cause burns.
The Australian Competition and...
