News
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Call for coupe consideration
By Kath GannawayTHE wife of a Kinglake logging contractor has called on anti-logging protesters to consider the impact they have on families involved in the…
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Outlaws offer fitting farewell for Ronald
Ruffy was farewelled with a guard of honour from the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. By Mara Pattison-SowdenRONALD “Ruffy” Doyle was farewelled last week with a guard…
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Disability workshop
By Kath GannawayDISABILITY rights campaigner Dr George Taleporos will lead workshops on advocacy and achieving change for Yarra Ranges residents with a disability in February…
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Zoned out
By Mara Pattison-SowdenA PLANNING debacle is threatening the livelihood of an elderly Hoddles Creek man. For almost 15 years, Peter Mauger, 74, has been using…
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Van rolls from
By Mara Sowden-PattisonA Ringwood man was travelling towards Healesville on the Kooweerup Road when he told Healesville police that he swerved to avoid an oncoming…
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Plan overturned
By Kath GannawayAN INDEPENDENT Panel, appointed by the Minister for Planning, has demolished Yarra Ranges Council’s proposed Planning Scheme Amendment C97. In a report released…
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Helmet blitz
By Mara Pattison-Sowden YARRA Glen police stepped up their enforcement of bicycle helmet offences during the holidays. Sergeant Richard Coulson said a number of youths…
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Splitting hairs over cancer
By Mara Pattison-SowdenTHE GAWLER Foundation has hit back at claims their methods are harmful to cancer sufferers after a report claimed Ian Gawler never had…
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Consequences recalled
The program aims to get young drivers to think about the consequences of their choices. By Mara Pattison-SowdenYOUNG drivers will be exposed to the consequences…
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Call of the wild
Sioux Dollman will lead the Ephemeral Art Sculpture workshop on Friday. By Kath GannawayA CREATIVE arts project is taking nine Yarra Valley artists, and their…
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Charity that does not pay
By Mara Pattison-SowdenVOLUNTEERS across the valley are doing it tough after Christmas, with much of their time spent cleaning dumped rubbish from their sites. Warburton’s…
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Custom trailers lead the way- Michael Halligan and Adrian Thiedeman are surrounded by every type of trailer at Michael’s Trailers. 75708
IT’S hard to believe that one of Healesville’s most successful businesses started out just three years ago as a back-yard business rebuilding and selling second-hand…