Tag: News
Breeding up at-risk species
Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings with orphaned koala Georgia and wildlife carer Liz Gibbons. ...
Dream offer brings course of change
Jason Coombes celebrates receiving his first round offer of a Bachelor of Nursing and hopes to work in the Indigenous community after his studies....
Hey Babe, they’re winners
Young Citizen of the Year Award recipients Melissa Macpherson and Sarah Smith with children Chloe, Natalia and Jordan.By Monique EbringtonHEALESVILLE’S Melissa Macpherson and Sarah...
Well versed for country awards
Dave Walker, right, and the Blue Moon Lodge, from left, Mark McNeilly, David Ricciuti, Greg Hunt and Louch Evangelista.By Kath GannawayDAVE Walker and the...
Care, then cruelty
Kelly Duncan says staff and parents are still confused as to why nothing was done to save their Yarra Glen childcare centre. ...
Shed combines talk and tools
Alan Jones is recruiting for the new Healesville Men’s Shed project set to open soon.By Kath GannawayALAN Jones has a shed and he’s looking...
Works to start
Contractors Chris Moore and Tom Bergin look over plans for the new BMX track with 3777’s Graeme Chester and Karen Kisala.By Kath GannawayTHE earth...
This one’s for the kids, too
Karen Garth is Yarra Ranges’ 2009 Environmental Achiever of the Year. Picture: Kath GannawayBy...
Hallelujah: Cohen rules
Above: Leonard Cohen played to a near-capacity 7000 crowd at Rochford Winery. The audience just couldn’t get enough of him. Right: Among many from...
Workshop for project input
By Kath GannawayThe Upper Yarra Community Environment Park is entering its next phase with a community consultation workshop on Monday 9 February.
The UYCEP committee...
Kitchen is in the mix
By Monique EbringtonHEALESVILLE Living and Learning Centre (HLLC) is cooking up a storm of ideas with the proposal of a community kitchen for the...
Police involved in highway crash
By Monique EbringtonTWO HEALESVILLE police officers and two women from the Upper Yarra area were injured in a collision at the Warburton/Maroondah highways intersection...