Tag: News
Arrest of wanted man
By KATH GANNAWAY
POLICE have arrested a 28-year-old man following an appeal to the public for information.
Joel Simons was arrested at Ringwood East on Wednesday...
Shadow Treasurer’s Casey door-stop
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
FEDERAL Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen visited Lilydale Marketplace on Wednesday, 18 May, to support Casey Labor candidate Hovig Melkonian.
During a meet-and-greet with...
Food and wine paired off
By JESSE GRAHAM
SMALLER wineries across the Yarra Valley will be opening their gates for two days of tastings and dining next month, with the...
Jess was great with words
By MIKAILA HANMAN SIEGERSMA
Jess Hanman Siegersma
Born: 25-11-1991
Died: 5-4-2016
WE’RE going to start this off with a few words of wisdom from Jess...
Pest bailed to avoid jail
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A HEALESVILLE “serial pest” who has been charged over multiple offences including petrol drive-offs, car theft, dangerous driving and excessive speeding has...
Miniatures meticulously made to scale
By JESSE GRAHAM
GETTING Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland under the same roof isn’t something that usually occurs in Healesville.
But for the next month,...
Keep an eye out for Joel
POLICE are asking Yarra Valley residents to keep an eye out for 28-year-old Joel Simons, who has warrants out for his arrest for theft...
Aldridges keep streets clean
By KATH GANNAWAY
PEOPLE actually stop in their cars and say, ‘thank you’ to Ben and Ruth Aldridge.
The daily task of walking their dog when...
Business by the (good) book
By JESSE GRAHAM
HEALESVILLE’S shoe repair shop has received one of the Rotary Club’s highest honours, being awarded for its ethical and moral standards...
Centurion lives ‘life to the full’
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT’S taken Warburton resident Rita Mentiplay a long time to get to 100, and she has made the most of every minute...
Three Bridges to host Enduro
BY RUSSELL COLVIN
SOME of Victoria’s best enduro motorcycle racers will battle it out in the Yamaha Victorian Off-Road Championship (VORC) at Sanders Apple Orchard...
Wet-road crashes abound
By JESSE GRAHAM AND VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A CAR flipped, another destroyed, and a motorbike rider slid off the road in the Healesville area last week.
Shortly...