Tag: News
Stop being stupid on roads
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENONE… is one death too many.
That was the message at last week’s Teenage Road Information Program.
The statistics show that young people, particularly...
Forests at war
POLICE are investigating allegations of assault at the Leo’s Foot logging coupe and at the Central Highlands Action Group (CHAG) camp in Toolangi on...
CFA’s new home
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYELLINGBO CFA captain Paul Spinks’ ear to ear grin while standing alongside his 34 volunteers was enough to show the pride the...
Blue Light reborn
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENAFTER a 30-year hiatus, young people are arriving in droves for the area’s biggest youth dance.
Young people from all over the Yarra...
Thieves target bikes, trailers
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENBRAZEN thieves have been rolling away across the valley on stolen motorbikes.
People are being told to keep a watchful eye on their...
Shire backs house push
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYARRA Ranges Council has added its advocacy to the fight for low-income housing for its residents.
It has backed a push by seven...
Mums want apology
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN and MELISSA MEEHANJUNE Smith says an unequivocal apology will be the first step down the road of acknowledging a hidden part...
Deadline win for victims
By KATH GANNAWAYTHE father of a victim of Healesville paedophile priest David Daniel has welcomed news last week that the deadline for submissions to...
Crash attention on road’s dangers
By KATH GANNAWAYLILYDALE police are calling for witnesses to a crash on Maroondah Highway on Friday afternoon 27 July.
The circumstances around the crash about...
Poverty pen pal
By KATH GANNAWAYMOST teenagers return from holidays abroad with suitcases full of souvenirs and memories of golden beaches, snorkelling or shopping.
Mikhaela Shafran came back...
Grannies protest as loggers unite
By KATH GANNAWAYAS FOUR Toolangi grandmothers locked themselves onto machinery at the Leo’s Foot logging coupe last week, the local forest industry has mounted...
Crushed from on high
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENA WARBURTON mother who warned the Shire hours before a dangerous tree smashed her son’s car is disgusted the council continues to...
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Neighbourhood watch launches new vehicle security quiz to combat rising theft
In response to growing concerns about vehicle theft and items being stolen from vehicles across Victoria, Neighbourhood Watch, supported by RACV, has launched How...
