Tag: News
Bands are in the loop
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Junction Primary School students Cougar Cowan and Tahlia Thompson turned a looming fad into a successful fund-raiser to generate $765 to...
Deer hunters warned after arrests
TWO deer hunters face firearms charges after being found with loaded rifles in Yarra Ranges National Park on Saturday.
A 21-year-old Launching Place man and...
Pros and cons of cat curfew
By JESSE GRAHAM
OCTOBER will mark the beginning of the controversial cat curfew in the Yarra Ranges, which will see cats confined to their owner’s...
Watch this (election) space
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Yarra Valley will benefit from across the board funding announced in last week’s state 2014-15 budget, according to Seymour Liberal MP...
Stray cat ban starts October
By JESSE GRAHAM
OCTOBER will mark the beginning of the controversial cat curfew in the Yarra Ranges, which will see cats confined to their owner’s...
ABC protest sends clear message
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A PROTEST to protect the ABC was held out side local MP Tony Smith’s office this morning.
More than 20 people joined...
Two injured in highway smash
By JESSE GRAHAM
TWO drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries last night, after an intense collision on the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream.
The crash...
Time to slow the slide
By JESSE GRAHAM
POLICE have praised a decision to drop the speed limit on a dangerous stretch of road in Dixons Creek, which has been...
Police salute drivers
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol has commended the behaviour of drivers over the double-long weekend period, where only around one in a...
Bushfire impact on pregnancies
WOMEN who were pregnant during a bushfire are being asked to help with a study, to determine the impact of disasters such as Black...
Tip’s future in balance
By JESSE GRAHAM
SUBMISSIONS from the public regarding the proposed closure of Healesville’s Waste Transfer Station closed last week and the council will be making...
Sanctuary of Healing
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE Sanctuary program that connected rehabilitating birds with rehabilitating prisoners is set for the big screen this week, with the release...