Tag: Entertainment
Vibes of fine wine
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
LOVERS of Cuban percussion and the fine wines of the Yarra Valley will not have to wait for the annual Cuban Jazz...
Salvaging hospital
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE Healesville Hospital campaign is nearing its next stage, and community members are being urged to help give the group a leg-up...
Cinema declares war on ticket prices
WHY spend $20 on a movie ticket when you can spend as little as $12?
There has been much fanfare about the major cinema chains...
Love forged in nature
By JESSE GRAHAM
DO you plant here often?
Singles are being invited to pitch in for the local environment and perhaps find love along the way,...
Harmony do’s inspiring
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT’S only natural that the Warburton Harmony Festival is run over four days.
The festival, held every second year, has a huge...
Gillies exposes political foibles
By KATH GANNAWAY
POLITICIANS such as Bob Hawke and Andrew Peacock couldn’t escape the razor wit of Max Gillies in the 80s, and there’s no...
Women’s war service glorified
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE residents have less than a week to view a special display at the local library, which focuses on women’s involvement in...
Community diary
Mini Market
A MINI market fund-raising event will be held at the Healesville Uniting Church on Saturday 26 April from 9am to 2pm. Plants, books,...
Car show ‘dog friendly’
By KATH GANNAWAY
WHEN car enthusiast Bruce Frazer says his next car rally, the Piston Steel Shakedown is ‘dog friendly’, he means it.
The charity car...
Sanctuary hosts campfire concert
By JESSE GRAHAM
AWARD-winning musician Archie Roach will be bringing dreamtime tunes to Healesville Sanctuary this weekend, for an evening of music at Campfire Corroboree.
Mr...
Quilting talents join showcase
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE Australasian Quilting Convention will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Melbourne this year, and quilting guru, Marilyn Barker, is flying the flag...
Forest artists seek fresh tales
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHAT do you love about the Yarra Ranges’ environment?
That will be the question put to residents as part of a storytelling session...
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TAFE budget focus welcomed by trades industry
A total of $555 million has been allocated in the Victorian Budget for the TAFE education system, training and workforce pipeline, a welcome investment...
