Tag: News
Milestone of love
By JESSE GRAHAM
TWO Upper Yarra residents celebrated six decades of marriage and a life filled with love last week, with not even illness able...
Multicultural display of national pride
By JESSE GRAHAM
PRIDE in town and nation were both on display as hundreds of people flocked to Marysville for the latest instalment of its...
Friendship livewire
By JESSE GRAHAM
Phyllis Dixon wins Mayor's Lifetime Achievement Award
A RESIDENT with 62 years in the community and a group dedicated to helping over 600...
Giving his all
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE community member with a giving attitude was recognised for his generosity with a certificate in the annual Yarra Ranges Council...
Good cause has Reefton rockin’
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE serenity that usually surrounds the bushland setting of the Reefton Hotel was rocked on Sunday as locals and visitors celebrated Australia...
Mates dig deep
By KATH GANNAWAY
LUKE Quick loved Australia Day and he would have loved the way it was celebrated in his memory at Yarra Junction on...
Qualities that unite
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE grandson of an Italian immigrant with grassroots connection to the Silvan farming community provided an inspirational start to Australia’s National day...
Heritage to the rescue
By KATH GANNAWAY
A GROUP of Millgrove residents is hoping the heritage status of the Millgrove sawmill site will save it from a Telstra telecommunication...
Driver burnt in car fire
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A YARRA Junction man has suffered burns to his face and arms after his car caught fire on Wednesday.
Lilydale CIU Detective...
Wild ways to beat heat
By JESSE GRAHAM
LAST week’s heatwave saw residents across the valley scrambling to keep cool, so the Mail took a trip to the Healesville Sanctuary,...
Cruisin’ for charity
By JESSE GRAHAM
CAR loving and animal-loving went hand-in-hand earlier this month, when drivers took to the streets as part of a charity cruise for...
Funds boost fire and flooding plans
By JESSE GRAHAM
UPPER Yarra towns are set to improve their bushfire resilience and build stronger, emergency-ready communities following a $110,000 funding announcement last week.
The...