Holding blasted over ‘sneak visit’
By Melissa Meehan
LOCAL federal member Fran Bailey is disappointed that state Water Minister Tim Holding did not use his visit to Healesville last week...
Rain hampers play in Yarra Valley competition
ROUND 10 of the YVCA season was played under a drizzle and overcast skies as many matches went ahead while others were either unable...
Students go green
By Dion TeasdaleWARBURTON Christian School students took part in National Tree Day last week.
Students and teachers from prep through to grade six spent the...
Pressure on pipeline plan
By Kath GannawayPRESSURE is mounting against the State Government’s proposed pipeline from the Goulburn River to Sugarloaf Reservoir.
Steels Creek farmers and environmentalists were among...
Poison playgrounds plan
By DION TEASDALESHIRE of Yarra Ranges councillors voted unanimously last week to accept recommendations for the management and replacement of potentially poisonous playground equipment...
Ready to go on the walk of life
- Kath GannawayFIFTEEN Healesville High School students will carry the baton for teenagers in the Cancer Council’s Relay For Life on the weekend.
Under the...
Kitten impaled by arrow
By Melissa Meehan
DESPITE being shot with an arrow, a kitten is looking to fully recover after staff at Healesville Veterinary Clinic performed surgery...
Wedding hitch
POPULAR Healesville butcher Len Chandler and his fiance Jenny Pattie had a few nervous moments the week before their wedding.
But, with a little help...
Charity gift from very special boy
By Ed MerrisonA LILYDALE boy who survived a battle with leukaemia has been rewarded for continuing his cancer crusade on behalf of others.
Thirteenyearold Adam...
Panthers prevail
By Keith Thompson
THE weather was delightful on Saturday as the Yarra Valley Cricket Association round 4 was completed, the last of the scheduled one...
Pokies are ‘a curse on society’
By Tania Martin
THE Shire of Yarra Ranges is calling for tighter controls on gaming machine regulations after its residents lost more than $17.5 million...
History making!
By Kath Gannaway
CONCERNS about future heritage protection for the Warburton Hospital and Signs Hill sites will be put before an independent State Government panel.
Yarra...
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Rubbish bins set on fire on Healesville main street
Rubbish bins on the main street of Healesville were set on fire overnight.
Healesville CFA was called to this incident around 12.20am on the Maroondah...
