Tag: News
Rickety bridge makes way
By KATH GANNAWAY
STAGE two of the dismantling of the historic Woori Yallock bridge is scheduled to begin later this month.
VicRoads Director of Operations, Michael...
Oh, what a wine!
By JESSE GRAHAM
GRUYERE'S Sarah Crowe is the first woman to be named wine critic James Halliday’s Winemaker of the Year, with the Yarra Yering...
Library goes to war
By JESSE GRAHAM
AUSTRALIAN military history will be on display at the Healesville Library until the end of the month, with a cabinet of Vietnam...
Scam targets seniors
By KATH GANNAWAY
A MILLGROVE man has escaped jail, but will do 300 hours of community work for his part in a scam...
Warburton aged care to close
By KATH GANNAWAY
AN ANNOUNCEMENT on Wednesday 3 August that the aged-care facility in Warburton will close, has shocked employees, residents and their families, and...
The gifts that keep on giving
By JESSE GRAHAM
COMMUNITY groups from Healesville and its surrounds will be able to fund new projects, following thousands of dollars in donations from the...
In it for the long run
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE runner will be taking on a mammoth marathon to raise money for cancer research and support later this month, running...
Community corrections order for drink driver
By JESSE GRAHAM
A WOORI Yallock will serve a community corrections order after a horrific rollover crash near Woori Yallock last year.
Matthew Beech, 22, fronted...
Boomerang bags made to go ’round
THE folk behind Plastic Bag Free Warburton want to see a little more bounce in their Boomerang Bags.
Hundreds of the hand-made cloth bags have...
Our Bob achieved a lot
By KATH GANNAWAY
“HE has achieved so much in his life”. That pivotal observation of Yarra Junction’s Bob Finch by CFA chaplain Harley Kitchen, was,...
River time running out
By JESSE GRAHAM
A YARRA Ranges councillor has criticised DELWP for its consultation on the Yarra River’s future, with a workshop to be held in...
Crash court sequel
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS, KATH GANNAWAY AND JESSE GRAHAM
A BADGER Creek man has been remanded to face court in November, after a head-on crash between...