Tag: News
Common memorial
By Kath Gannaway
There’s a big difference between the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and the memorial that the Seville War memorial Committee is planning...
Eagled-eyed effort is not in vain
By Derek Schlennstedt
A curious young wedge-tailed eagle has been caught admiring its own reflection from a camera placed in the Yarra Ranges.
The timestamps on...
Adoptees clamour to be heard
By Kath Gannaway
An adoption Think Tank in Warburton in June aims to give a national voice to adoptees.
Attended by adult adoptees from around Australia,...
Gender respect to end sad saga
By Derek Schlennstedt
Well-known parent educator and author, Steve Biddulph, presented a sold-out crowd at Memo Hall in Healesville over the weekend on Saturday 24...
CoRE has a great future
By Kath Gannaway
Healesville has voted resoundingly for a renewable energy future with over 225 people packing The Memo hall on Thursday, 29 June, to...
Home and hearth
By Derek Schlennstedt and Kath Gannaway
Your home is often your sanctuary, a place with cherished memories and precious items; a place often built by...
Launching students at aerobics Nationals
By Derek Schlennstedt
Launching Place Primary School has had a long and illustrious history of aerobics, and has on several occasions made it to the...
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...
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...