Elder Alice in history-making parliamentary address
By Derek Schlennstedt
Draped in traditional possum skin shawls and cloaks, Wurundjeri elders Alice Kolasa, Alan Wandin, Jacqui Wandin, Colin Hunter, Roy Jones and Gail...
Frosty start for athletes
By Jamie Strudley
YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS
The sub-zero temperatures didn’t deter the hardy athletes from Yarra Ranges Athletics as they gathered for the annual Cross Country...
Sports of all sorts grants
Non-profit organisations seeking to improve sport and recreation infrastructure in the Yarra Ranges are encouraged to consider new funding opportunities.
Through Yarra Ranges Council’s 2018...
Keeping kids safe
Yarra Ranges Council staff and volunteers are now better equipped to protect children in the event of abuse, according to mayor, Cr Noel Cliff.
At...
Badger Creek’s big day out
By Kath Gannaway
The Badger Creek community came out in force on Sunday, 18 June, celebrating its unique character and community, and looking to its...
Be aware of diabetes
By Derek Schlennstedt
In the lead-up to National Diabetes Week, Eastern Health is urging people with or at risk of developing diabetes to seek professional...
Roast with all the trimmings
By Kath Gannaway
There’s no downside to sitting down to a sumptuous roast dinner with family and friends on a cold winter’s day in July.
Make...
Wombat is a classic
By Derek Schlennstedt
It’s a timeless classic about a mischievous wombat that causes all sorts of havoc for a couple of humans after she discovers...
Exhibition looks to future
By Kendra Spencer
Artwork produced by 81-year-old Daphne Mitchell is the latest exhibition at Warburton’s Water Wheel Gallery.
The exhibition is Daphne’s first in her 25...
The sound of liberty
By Derek Schlennstedt
On Friday, the Liberty Family Church in Healesville will be filled with the voices of Ugandan children.
The 10-person children’s choir is part...
Crap cars take it to the limit
By Derek Schlennstedt
Like an episode of bush mechanics, The 2017 Shitbox Rally mixed cheap cars, isolated bumpy roads and of course various unorthodox techniques...
Emergency slow down rule slapped
By Wendy Williamson and Kath Gannaway
Local emergency services workers are eagerly anticipating the introduction of a new Victorian road rule aimed at keeping them...
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St Brigid’s students provided extra hands to help out community
St Brigid’s Primary School students had a busy day helping a local charity organisation prepare its Christmas hampers.
Grade 6 students visited Darron Honey...
