Factory decision closer
By KATHGANNAWAY
A DECISION on the future of the former Sanitarium Factory at Warburton edged closer last week with a State Governmentappointed panel convening to...
Dam wave fear
By Dion Teasdale
HEALESVILLE and Yarra Glen residents could be wiped out by a 100-metre tsunami-like wave, a local businessman has warned.
The wave of water...
Warburton fights back
Strachan Shield
An extremely disappointing batting performance saw Warburton dismissed for 127 by Silvan. L. Barnard 29 and L. Darwall 38 were the only ones...
MP in trail fight
By Kath GannawayGEMBROOK MP Tammy Lobato has weighed in on the part of business and property owners in Warburton in a dispute over access...
Parents boost skills
By Dion Teasdale
A YOUNG mother’s near-death experience has prompted a group of parents and friends from Healesville’s Auskick program to learn life-saving CPR skills.
As...
War memories
By Dion TeasdaleA PHOTOGRAPH taken more than 60 years ago has triggered a flood of wartime memories for one Healesville resident.
As Anzac Day commemorations...
Cougars to hold footy promotion
WOMEN’S football will go on show at Brushy Park in Croydon North next week when the Yarra Valley Cougars hold a girl’s and women’s...
Marvellous Melba
By Kath Gannaway
THE last of 30,000 brochures have been delivered and the organisers of the inaugural Melba Festival are excitedly looking forward to a...
Bypass moves forward
By Dion TeasdalePLANS to construct a traffic bypass around Yarra Glen took another step forward last week.
Shire of Yarra Ranges councillors voted to endorse...
Burns to save towns
FUEL-REDUCTION burns were held in Wombat Reserve and Yarra State Forest near Gladysdale last week.
A 58-hectare area of land near Pioneer Road, Gladysdale, and...
One-stop shop for makeover
By Dion TeasdaleRAYVE Hair Body and Soul on Bell Street in Yarra Glen is the Yarra Valley’s one-stop makeover shop.
The salon offers the latest...
Exciting season lined up
By Keith Thompson
THE 2006-07 cricket season hits off in the Yarra Valley on Saturday, 7 October, with both junior and senior sections looking forward...
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Yarra Valley Racing filled with hundreds of trucks and cars
An annual truck show returned to Yarra Valley Racing, an ideal venue which can accommodate hundreds of cars and trucks.
Historic Commercial Vehicle Club...
