Tag: News
Carriage journey’s end
IT’S full steam ahead for work on the latest edition to the Upper Yarra Museum.
The Upper Yarra Museum, formerly the Yarra Junction Railway Station,...
Car team never tires
Say ‘hello’ to Tyrepower pro Paul Meyer.By Kath GannawayDEREK Crittenden and Tyrepower are back in Woori Yallock, right on top of the hill where...
Have you got Gurranargooyong?
There’s Mt Riddell, but where is, or was, Gurranargooyong?By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE resident Shane Sawyer’s great grandmother was fastidious when it came to keeping track...
Pipe challenge
By Kath GannawayTHE BARRISTER for anti-Sugarloaf Pipeline farmers refusing to allow Melbourne Water staff on their properties has challenged Premier John Brumby and Water...
Sound help gets top marks
Testing out the new ‘sound system’ at Gladysdale Primary are Rick Mitchell, Hayden Mock and Deegan Jones.STUDENTS at Gladysdale Primary School will no longer...
Up and around
Riders on Rotary’s Great Australian Bike Ride left Healesville with a $1000 donation from the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Pictured from left are Gonny...
Fire thaws gun laws
POLICE have announced an amnesty on laws relating to firearms, private security and weapons for people affected by the bushfires.
The amnesty will relate to...
Police seek
POLICE say they need to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Wilhelmina Falls Road at Murrindindi on Black Saturday.
Announcing last week...
Off the fence
By Kath GannawayTAKING on the job of getting fences erected in the bushfire-affected areas of the Yarra Valley is no mean feat.
The Department of...
Arson attack
By Kath GannawayAN EXCAVATOR owned by Healesville timber harvester Rob McKinnell was among three machines destroyed by arsonists near Woods Point.
The machines were torched...
Free training for recovery works
By Kath GannawayTHE UNION covering the construction industry is offering free training to help local excavation operators gain the tickets they need to work...
Town cool over fest
By Monique EbringtonHOPE has almost frozen over for the 2009 Warburton Winterfest, that has no organising committee and little money.
The organising committee backed out...
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Under the surface of temporary Warburton laneway closure
A long-time dispute over the function of a laneway in Warburton has led to it being temporarily closed to vehicles.
After a street sweeper struck...
