Tag: News
Parkers notch up 70
By KATH GANNAWAY
LIKE many of their generation, the first spark of romance for Bill and Gwen Parker was at the local dance.
As they mark...
Dodge Driver realises dream
By KATH GANNAWAY
SOME dreams are worth the wait.
At 88, George Driver is living his boyhood dream - behind the wheel of a 1926 Dodge...
Director faces cut
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Council’s Planning, Building and Health department will be absorbed into other departments as of February next year, with a director’s...
Hope proves hollow
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE world's leading expert on the Leadbeater’s Possum has said artificial tree hollows are not a “failsafe” option for the critically-endangered animal...
Two injured in crash
By KATH GANNAWAY
TWO people have been taken to Maroondah Hospital with minor injuries following a crash at Coldstream this morning
(Friday).
The female driver of...
Drafted to fight killer blaze
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT WAS 11am on Thursday 26 November when Healesville SES volunteer Stephen Collins received the call to assist with an out-of-control fire...
Reprieve for at-risk students
By JESSE GRAHAM
SCHOOL programs for vulnerable students will continue for the next two years, after the Victorian Government announced a renewal of the School...
Name game for campus
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE VICTORIAN Government and Box Hill Institute are running a competition to re-name Lilydale’s former Swinburne campus, ahead of its re-opening next...
‘Interactive’ play space mooted
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT’S one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Yarra Ranges, and a playground residents and visitors have used in its various...
Healesville farewells Jim Crow
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE farewelled James ‘Jim’ Leonard Crow last week.
Jim passed away peacefully on Saturday, 21 November, 2015, at 87 years of...
Council to fight back
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges mayor Jason Callanan says the council will aim to appeal a VEC recommendation that will see the biggest change to...
Does it ring a bell?
POLICE are calling on witnesses to come forward, after a burglary from an East Warburton property last week, if the stolen item rings any...
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New research on teenage reading
In September 2023, we reported the findings of the Australia Reads Research Review to help readers understand contemporary reading trends.
A non-profit organisation, Australia...
