Tag: News
Life saving brew
By KATH GANNAWAY
MOUNT EVELYN couple Bruce and Janette Watkinson know what it means when Cancer Council Victoria talks about life-saving research.
The former Healesville Primary...
Patchwork for autumn colours
THE beautiful Wallace Gardens in Coldstream will provide a magnificent autumn backdrop for the Patchwork Collections Friendship Group annual quilt show this weekend.
The group...
They’re on a mission from God
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
THE Yarra Ranges receives its fair share of motorcycle tourists, but this month the visitors on two wheels are on a mission...
Burn-off shortfall
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
THE Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges has been part of a coalition government milestone with more than 200,000 hectares of planned burning...
Son slams adoption law
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
A WARBURTON man who didn’t find out the truth about his forced adoption until recently says a new law fining mothers if...
Independent holds logging key
By KATH GANNAWAY
A BILL that proposes major changes to logging of native forests could rest in the hands of Independent Frankston MP Geoff Shaw...
Steel Creek’s blackened history
By KATH GANNAWAY
READING Dr Peter Stanley’s Black Saturday at Steels Creek was tough! Lots of tears shed.
I had the privilege of launching the book...
Defining moments
By KATH GANNAWAY
Black Saturday book captures essence of community
STEELS Creek Community Centre was packed on Saturday 11 May for the launch of a book...
Council cliffhanger on planning permit
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
A PLANNING permit to re-subdivide five lots in Yarra Junction down to three could be revoked if one councillor gets his way...
Thyme is right for Timorese
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
A UNIVERSITY project has developed into a passion to help East Timorese women who want to further their education.
Warburton resident Amy Stevenson...
Labor pushes NBN links
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
THE UPPER Yarra will soon have faster speed internet connections after Woori Yallock and Warburton were named as two of the newest...
Who’s really pulling the strings?
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
CHUCK Wood, the charming and witty 12-year-old puppet, is out to take over his master’s mind with plans of puppet mutiny.
The posters...
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Near month-long Telstra landline outage frustrates disconnected Upper Yarra resident
An Upper Yarra resident has been left frustrated and annoyed following an outage to his landline service through Telstra.
Three Bridges resident Peter Dunn, responding...
