Tag: News
Land plan
By JESSE GRAHAM
COLDSTREAM residents face an uphill battle, according to an independent planner who outlined a way forward for the town’s expansion in a...
Course fee loans mooted
By KATH GANNAWAY
UPPER Yarra Community House has called on the Upper Yarra’s community banking sector to help keep education accessible to local students.
Faced with...
Polo for all ages
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE fourth annual Flowerfield Cup held at Coldstream over the weekend proved that polo in Australia is a sport that has no...
Tastes of the Yarra Valley
By MELISSA MEEHAN
NINE of Malaysia’s top chefs had a taste of the Yarra Valley yesterday as they visited Victoria as part of an effort...
Police target holiday toll
DRIVERS in the Yarra Ranges are warned to stay safe on the roads this weekend, with a new police operation targeting lawbreakers starting tomorrow.
Operation...
School’s super thankful for CFA
By KATH GANNAWAY
MILLWARRA Primary School said ‘thanks’ to their local superheroes last week with some hamper-pampering.
Students at the Millgrove and East Warburton campuses dressed...
Voice Mob pierces hills
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE singing group leaders Leah Marlow and Catherine Nolan were among more than 100 singers and dancers who ‘flash mobbed’ the Healesville...
Dip in crime
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHILE crime rates are rising across the state, the Yarra Ranges saw total crime drop in the past year, despite rising domestic...
Wee hours Fluid
By JESSE GRAHAM
A TWO-year dispute between Yarra Ranges Council and a Healesville businessman has ended, with the council acknowledging past faults and approving an...
Touching farewell to Chloe
By KATH GANNAWAY
CHLOE Blackney’s family were beside her every step of the way as she was farewelled last week with beautiful tributes, tears and...
Historic land protected
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Council is set to sell historic land in Yarra Glen’s main street, but cautious councilors said protecting the town from...
Sex offender pleads guilty
By KATH GANNAWAY
FORMER Healesville priest Paul Pavlou has pleaded guilty to four charges related to breaches of conditions imposed under the sex offenders' registry.
The...