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On a winner with the local
WE’RE Proudly Local … are you?
Some of you would have seen our “Proudly Local” bumper stickers while you’ve been out about in the Yarra...
Generous and humble
William ‘Bill’ Stanley Barker
Born: 21 August 1929
Died: 15 October 2013
FORMER Yarra Ranges businessman, Lillydale shire president and community worker Bill Barker passed away on...
Changing face of retail
By KATH GANNAWAY
IF you had asked Bill Wheeler what the Yarra Junction Hardware building would look like in 70 years' time, who knows what...
Family rides to remember mum
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE'S Bryn Jones and daughters Kirsty and Kylie are holding fundraising events for Alzheimer’s Australia Vic in memory of their loving wife...
Relief team heeds call of the sirens
By JESSE GRAHAM
AS FIRES raged across New South Wales last month, Badger Creek’s Murray Ellis was one of many firefighters around the Yarra Valley...
Stay alert for slithery invaders
By JESSE GRAHAM
SUMMER is the season for slithery invaders to visit bushy backyards and an expert has offered some advice to reduce the chance...
Focus on Paradise Lost
By JESSE GRAHAM
A BOOK introducing the Yarra Valley through pre-European invasion Wurunderji eyes is being launched this weekend at TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA).
Coinciding...
Country racing delights
By MELISSA MEEHAN AND KATH GANNAWAY
SPRING CARNIVAL made its way to the Yarra Ranges last week as punters and fashionistas made their way to...
Ceiling smashed
By JESSE GRAHAM
Top jobs for women make council history...
FOR the first time in the shire’s history, two women have been elected to the top...
Tramway’s rich history recalled
By KATH GANNAWAY
THERE were hundreds of timber tramways throughout Victoria in the early part of the 20th century, but the Powelltown tramway was unique.
Built...
Rear hit pushes car into traffic
By JESSE GRAHAM
A THREE-car collision in Coldstream last weekend has left two men in hospital with serious injuries and police looking for witnesses to...
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By KATH GANNAWAY
GIRLS from around the Yarra Valley showed they are just as keen as the boys when it comes to cricket, defying the...
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Echidnas dive into hot weather
A reminder to put water out for wildlife during the extreme heat wave Victoria is currently experiencing.
Humans can retreat to the air con...
