Tag: News
House of learning
Rediscover the joy of learning at the Upper Yarra Community House. By Monique EbringtonTHE Upper Yarra Community House, like TAFE or university, also offers...
Threat hits home
By Kath GannawayUPPER YARRA residents were given a blunt reality check on Thursday night.
At an emotion-charged meeting at Warburton, CFA and police gave graphic...
Grim journey through ashes
By Jade LawtonAS THE white four-wheel-drive drove through the main street of Marysville last Monday, its occupants fell silent.
The town, just weeks ago a...
Wineries take a hit
By Louise PreeceWINERIES and vineyard managers are still assessing damage from the bushfires that ravaged Victoria over the weekend and continue to burn across...
Just the clothes on her back
By Melissa MeehanISSUES like the Yarra Glen doctor and the bypass couldn’t be any further from community crusader Dorothy Barber’s mind right now....
Shire in the thick of it
YARRA Range Shire council last week turned its chambers into a bushfire control centre.
A Metropolitan Emergency Co-ordination Centre was set up for police, the...
Many hands for warm work
By Kath GannawayIT’S hard to believe right now, but winter will come.
In Warburton a group of craftspeople have called themselves “Winter Warmers” and their...
Got the message
By Melissa MeehanYarra Glen has always been a close-knit town, but a couple of text messages to friends and family have shown the true...
Brumby gets the message
By Kath GannawayCHUM Creek teenager Kelly Winter is just one of many young people who had their first terrifying exposure to bushfire on Black...
Resilience
By Kath Gannaway“WE are the second chimney on the left up Old Kinglake Road.” Rob Fallon had just come off the tennis court at...
Healesville alert easing
By Melissa MeehanAS THE smoke clears over the town of Healesville many tired eyes look to the blue sky above.
For the past week...
‘Utter devastation’
By Melissa Meehan“WORSE than I could ever imagine.”
Marysville’s Jenny Pullen struggles to find words to describe the town she calls home.
“Absolutely horrific,” she...
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Yarra Valley Water grant to support the Edible Warburton community garden
Edible Warburton has received a Yarra Valley Water Community Grant for the purchase and installation of rainwater tanks that will keep the garden flourishing...
