Tag: News
All creatures great and small
Veterinary centres and wildlife carers were at the forefront of caring for pets and wildlife displaced and injured in the bushfires.By Kath GannawayANIMAL-LOVERS will...
Business shaves
PUTTING what is essentially a by-product of a valuable resource to good use is what Yarra Valley Sawdust is all about.
The company, which has...
Valley Anzac Day services
ANZAC Day marches, ceremonies and services will be held across the nation on Saturday 25 April. Following are details of Anzac Day services around...
Pair stumped by success
Rick Liston and Josh Ogilvie leave Mongrel Downs next week on a two-man cricket ambassadorship ending at Lords.By Kath Gannaway
A SPIRIT of adventure and...
Musos band together
By Kath GannawayYARRA Valley and Melbourne musicians banded together on Sunday for the RISE Bushfire Relief Benefit Concert at Healesville.
Perfect autumn weather and a...
Brand new arrival for native breed
Healesville Sanctuary staff are enjoying another world first breeding success with baby platypus Ember.By Monique EbringtonHEALESVILLE Sanctuary staff are enjoying another world-first breeding success...
Pride in place
By Kath GannawayDAVID and Jennifer Barton lost a lifetime of treasures when their Marysville home and antique shop burnt on Black Saturday.
Among the most...
Gifts of love
By Monique EbringtonHEALESVILLE’S Patchwork Collections Friendship Group members have been overwhelmed by the support of interstate and overseas quilters.
The group of 12 volunteers created...
Traffic lights make the cut
By Kath GannawayVICROADS has been given the green light to proceed with the installation of traffic lights at the Melba and Maroondah highways intersection...
Police praise motorists
A female driver escaped with just cuts and abrasions from this accident near Yarra Junction last Wednesday.By Monique EbringtonWARBURTON Emergency Services workers have been...
Theft ‘a low act’
By Kath GannawayPOLICE have described as “a low act” the theft of copper piping, a hot water service and farm gates from a burnt-out...
Spirit of survival
ANZAC Day in Marysville will have special significance this year. The memorial in the main street is among a few treasured landmarks which survived...
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Near month-long Telstra landline outage frustrates disconnected Upper Yarra resident
An Upper Yarra resident has been left frustrated and annoyed following an outage to his landline service through Telstra.
Three Bridges resident Peter Dunn, responding...
