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Kinglake set for a red-hot go
By Tania Martin BLACKENED trees ringing the Kinglake football oval will provide a poignant backdrop to the inaugural Rise From The Ashes clash between the…
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Nursing home faces sanction
By Monique EbringtonA REVIEW that found residents at the Yarra Valley Nursing Home in Yarra Junction were at “serious risk” has resulted in the Federal…
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Controlled burns go on
THE Department of Sustainability and Environment planed burns have begun in the Yarra Ranges with 11 controlled burns scheduled for the area this autumn. DSE…
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Barnesy is the creek’s best chum
NO ONE would envy Chum Creek’s Pierrehumbert family their lives at the moment. But on Saturday night, there were thousands of Jimmy Barnes fans at…
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Film makers’ shorts on show
A BIT of creative film-making over the holidays could pay dividends in more ways than one. The Yarra Ranges Film Society is inviting young people…
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Praise for helping hand
Planning Minister Justin Madden thanked Yarra Glen residents George Miller and John Gilligan for their initiative on Black Saturday. They are calling for better protection…
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Shield after 30 years
By Keith Thompson,THE last day’s play in the YVCA Senior finals was completed in glorious cricket weather on Saturday. At the commencement of play, the…
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Morning tea to help healing
By Kath GannawaySWINBURNE TAFE in Healesville is inviting members of the local community for morning tea. “The recent fires have had a traumatic impact on…
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Day of note in Village
By Kath GannawayFIRST-TIME concert organisers Tom Connor and David Holton put on a great day for Healesville music-lovers and the Healesville CFA brigades. The 12-hour…
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Finalists stage a close one
IT WAS a tight clash between last year’s Youth League Men’s Division two grand finalists with Waverley snatching an 11-point victory. The Falcons showed more…
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Big first day for YVMDFL
By Stephen WalterTHE Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League’s 2009 season will kick off this Saturday with the Kinglake-Emerald match drawing world media attention after…
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Gateway opens
By Kath GannawayHEALESVILLE businesswoman Pauline Hansford is looking to revive the Gateway Festival for Healesville. The last festival was held in 2001 after 10 years…
