Tag: News
Labor’s back in the swing
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
AFTER one of the longest campaign and election periods in Australian history, this past weekend saw the Labor Party leader Bill Shorten...
Sexual assault incident probed
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
POLICE are asking the public around Lilydale to keep an eye out for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 50-year-old woman...
Plan for protection
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Valley residents will have a chance to have their say on future management options for the Yarra River.
State Government Planning Minister...
Give winter the boot
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
JULY can be a cold, muddy and miserable month but Wine Yarra Valley have come up with the perfect antidote to the...
Display’s tales from the trenches
By KATH GANNAWAY
A DISPLAY launched this week at Healesville Library commemorates the centenary of the 1916 Somme offensive in the second year of WWI.
Drawing...
Close-knit support for cystic fibrosis research
By KATH GANNAWAY
CYSTIC fibrosis is the most common life-threatening genetic condition for children in Australia.
“It is more common than people think, and it’s a...
Big plans for small towns
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT’S official - size really doesn’t matter.
Powelltown, Gilderoy and Three Bridges may have less than 500 people between them, but at the...
Held Ben’s Shed together
By KATH GANNAWAY
TRIBUTES have poured into the Ben’s Shed Facebook page saluting and mourning the death of president, Bob Finch.
Bob, or ‘Bobby’ as he...
A snag and a swing
By JESSE GRAHAM AND KATH GANNAWAY
COMMUNITY groups across Casey used the 2 July election as a chance to fund-raise for different projects, running sausage...
Smith looks safe
By JESSE GRAHAM
TONY Smith looks set to be re-elected to the seat of Casey, with the national result of the federal election still too...
Input for Black Saturday memorials sought
By JESSE GRAHAM
MURRINDINDI Shire residents are being asked to share their thoughts and help to design memorials for those killed in the 2009 Black...
Win-win for horse racing and locals
By JESSE GRAHAM
A HEALESVILLE Amateur Racing Club member has dismissed fears that winding up the club in the future would see half the money...
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Unlicensed bike rider caught
On Sunday 5 May, Healesville Police observed a 16year old male riding an electric motorcycle on the rear wheel only along Main Street, Maroondah...
