Tag: News
Food appeal for farmers
By Jesse Graham
Yarra Glen residents are being called on to donate food for farmers, with the local brigade collecting for the Need for Feed...
Chainsaw champion
By Kath Gannaway
Wandin chainsaw sculptor Rob Bast has taken out his second consecutive Australian Chainsaw Carving Championship.
Bast competed against some of the best national...
Big clean-up continues
By Jesse Graham
Parks Victoria crews are continuing the clean-up from last year’s massive 9 October storm, with Badger Weir and Donnelley’s Weir still closed...
Culture is making tracks
By Jodie Symonds
It will be a year full of art, culture and music with this year’s ‘Culture Tracks’.
The event was launched at The Memo...
Big league dream
By Kath Gannaway
When Sarah D’Arcy pulled on her first football boots with the Healesville Auskick program, she thought that was it.
There was no way,...
Woman, 76, dies in crash
By Jesse Graham
Victoria Police has confirmed a 76-year-old Yarra Junction woman has died after a car accident this morning on the Healesville-Kooweerup Road, near...
School opens door for a little more help
By Jesse Graham
Healesville Primary School is seeking people with skills and time to pitch in, with a group of parents and community members to...
Critical seven minutes saved Dad’s life
By Jodie Symonds
Launching Place’s Bianca Kennedy has been recognised for saving her father’s life, receiving an Ambulance Victoria Bystander Commendation award on Thursday 9...
Legendary Lee’s top hits at silver
By Jodie Symonds
The boy from the bush is getting ready for a big show full of his top hits.
Country music legend Lee Kernaghan spoke...
Volunteers build great bridges
By Jodie Symonds
Yarra Valley Railway volunteers completed bridge works along the Tarrawarra Estate to Yarra Glen section on Tuesday 24 January.
Vice-president Brett Whelan said...
Jail term appeal
By Jesse Graham
A Healesville man is appealing a sentence of four months in jail and a year of community work after trafficking ice and...
Hospital revamped: services expanded
By Jesse Graham
AFTER 17 months of refurbishment works, the Healesville Hospital is servicing patients from around the valley, with Health Minister Jill Hennessy officially...