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Gentle Jim loved sports
OBITUARY James Henry Grassby Born: 3 February 1915 Died: 27 March 2011 JIM Grassby was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, to parents George…
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Wet winter kicks in
DESPITE a wet end to the month, rainfall in Healesville was down from previous years recording 85.4mm over 21 days of the month compared with…
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Ways to alleviate housing stress
WE OFTEN hear the term “housing stress” being bandied about, what exactly is housing stress and what can be done to alleviate it? It is…
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Animal bonds
By Emma SunAS PART of National Volunteer Week, Animal Aid is paying homage to its many volunteers at its shelters and opportunity shops. When Yvonne…
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Council crumbles
By MaraPattison-SowdenSTAFF at Yarra Ranges Council are working in such “deplorable” conditions that councillors have approved a $5.6 million increase to fund the redevelopment of…
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Boy hurt by toppling TV
A THREE-year-old boy from Millgrove was injured after a television fell on him last Wednesday. Healesville paramedic Stuart Upjohn said the boy’s mother heard a…
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Focus on good health
By Emma Sun EASTERN Health’s new Health Promotion Team, Michelle Fleming and Julia Blackburn, will be working to improve overall health and well-being in the…
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Sport cash flows
By Mara Pattison-SowdenMONEY is being injected into improving sporting grounds and the Warburton Rail Trail throughout the Upper Yarra in the council budget for 2011/12.…
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Big projects boost
By Mara Pattison-SowdenBUSHFIRE affected areas of the shire will get no major funding in the Yarra Ranges Council’s 2011/12 budget, while Healesville grows with the…
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Exploring flora – Dr Graeme Lorimer points out flora and fauna species to map. 64327
FRIENDS of Hoddles Creek are conducting a public field day on Sunday 15 May, to explore the plants of a fern gully in the upper…
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Club shines under lights
By Mara Pattison-Sowden WOORI Yallock Sports Club has enshrined itself in the history books after holding the first night game in the Yarra Valley under…
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Anzacs honoured
THE Billanook College term began in the most appropriate way – with the school’s annual Anzac Day Service in the Billanook Peace Sanctuary. The serene…
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