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Rising to the challenge in Nairobi
By Kath GannawayWESBURN athlete June Petrie has recently returned from representing Australia in the 2008 Nairobi Marathon in Kenya. Ms Petrie, a member of the…
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YVCA senior ladders
After round 6 D. J. Strachan Shield points Healesville 56.14 Mt Evelyn 52.34 Woori yallock 51.70 Silvan 51.49 Yarra junction 41.31 Wandin 39.40 Hoddles Creek…
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Deadline near on water submissions
YARRA Ranges residents have only days left to make submissions to a Parliamentary inquiry into the State Government’s major water projects in Victoria. The Liberal…
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Truckie wins
By Monique EbringtonThe part-time truck driver and farmer makes weekly visits to Yarra Glen Newsagency as part of his routine and he says that will…
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Peace of Santa action
BE CAREFUL what you wish for was a prominent sentiment over the weekend with rain driving Christmas celebrations on both sides of the valley indoors.…
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City tastes water row
By Kath GannawayPipeline opposition groups are to protest in Melbourne to put city water unsers under pressure. They want to make Melbourne residents of what…
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Mental health help
By Kath GannawayFEELINGS of loneliness and isolation can be heightened at Christmas, making it a stressful time for many people. In the lead-up to the…
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Orchids in fight back
By Kath Gannaway MARTY White has found himself with an orchid situation he couldn’t be happier about. The Shire of Yarra Ranges’ Biodiversity Conservation coordinator…
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Cowgirls caroling at Christmas
By Kath GannawayTHE Mountain Country Carol Singers have “geared up” for their annual round of performances to bring their special brand of Christmas cheer to…
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Have your say on bus services
By Kath GannawayYOU can have your say on bus services in the Yarra Ranges. A review of services in the Yarra Ranges is under way,…
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1939 blazes remembered
Now living in Yarra Junction, Millee Rickards, right, looks over newspaper reports of the devastating 1939 fires with historian Ellena Biggs. By Kath GannawayMILLEE Rickards…
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Market owners’ final checkout
The McBride family, Geoff, Elisa and Margaret (pictured) and son Brad, checked out of their Yarra Glen supermarket for the last time on Monday. By…
