Tag: Opinion
Say thanks to volunteers
AS the local Member for Eildon in the Victorian Parliament, I am always involved in supporting local volunteer organisations in the Yarra Ranges community...
Small towns need support
IT has been sad to see so many small businesses close in towns like Yarra Glen over the years.
It is also confusing to see...
Bushfire sign a must
WARBURTON has been declared one of the most at-risk townships and areas for bushfires, yet the township does not have a Fire Danger Rating...
Nothing could prepare soldiers for war
ONE hundred years ago today, soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - ANZACs were on Lemnos, a sun-bathed Greek island situated...
Chop and change
YARRA Glen residents are reported to have raised their eyebrows over the removal of 10 oak trees along Bell Street north, opposite Symons Street,...
Clarke for transport
I AM an independent candidate for the Lyster Ward by-election and I am standing for many improvements to our community.
I have found the big...
Cycling, not bickering
By JESSE GRAHAM
CYCLING is an exhilarating form of exercise. Riding down hills, through back streets and even through Healesville’s buzzing main street, it’s great...
Jupiter ascends to great heights
By SETH HYNES
JUPITER Ascending is unabashedly style over substance - and it’s awesome.
When lowly housecleaner Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) learns that she...
Knee-jerk reaction
TONY Abbott treads a thin line with his intention to remove ’the benefit of the doubt’, which is the basic tenet of our legal...
Flags a mark of respect
I commend this newspaper’s continuing coverage of many items related to the huge loss of property and 173 human lives on Black Saturday, 7...
Preventing falls that keep you down
By JEROME HIGGINS
DID you know that one third of people aged 65 years and over fall once or more annually?
The prevention of...
Support appreciated
I WOULD like to give special thanks to the professional support of Gary Lucas and Stuart Aldridge in real estate, Martine and Wilma from...
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Victorian politicians not aligned on forest future, FFMVic operations
The future of Victoria’s forest remains up for debate as discussions regarding its use and management remain a hot topic in the State Parliament.
The...
