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VCAT last chance
By Monique EbringtonYARRA Junction resident Stephen Wales has failed in an appeal to Planning Minister Justin Madden to help save his family business.
His...
Food drop a prop for needy
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE Chamber of Commerce member Michael Thompson believes a food drop at his Healesville IGA store provides a way in which everyone...
DVDsets out to
By Kath GannawayA JOINT project by indigenous and non-indigenous Healesville High School students will conclude this week.
A DVD made by the students will be...
A blessing on the animals
By Kath GannawayFOR more than 20 minutes last week the hustle and bustle of Healesville Sanctuary stopped as prayers were offered for the millions...
Tunnel heavy going
A major breakthrough … The $8 million tunnel boring machine completes the final section of the tunnel. 32770By Kath GannawayTHE completion of the 830-metre...
Pipe fears confirmed
By Kath GannawayENVIRONMENT group Friends of the Earth say a report on the ecological impacts of the North South Pipeline confirms their fears for...
Police action call
By Kath Gannaway
THE Healesville and Yarra Junction police stations should be turned into 24-hour stations, the Yarra Ranges Shire says, and it wants more...
Blenheim’s brilliant innings
obituary
James ‘Harry’ Blenheim
Born: 5 February, 1916
Died: 31 May, 2009
HE DIDN’T quite make the century, but James ‘Harry’ Blenheim put in an heroic innings to...
Movie plays for footy
By Kath Gannaway
MOVIE Entertainment Day at Healesville Junior Football Club rooms will help send four Healesville girls to the a national football competition.
Georgia...
School gains a $10,000 sporting boost
By Monique EbringtonUPPER Yarra Secondary College got a kick out of the $10,000 worth of new sporting equipment they received this month.
The school received...
P-plate speedster ‘a fool’
A P-PLATE driver from Healesville, who reached speeds of more than 160kph on Maroondah Highway in an unroadworthy car, has been labelled ‘a fool’...
President’s projects
Barbara Dickson is congratulated on her Rotary Club presidency by District By Kath GannawayYARRA Glen retiree Barbara Dickson will lead The Rotary Club of...
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Yarra Centre teams up to help Holy Fools
The Yarra Centre has teamed up to support local Yarra Ranges-based homelessness support service Holy Fools this festive season.
Visitors to the Yarra Centre can...
