News
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Metal to the mettle
By Kath Gannaway The Wandin Custom Car and Bike Show has once again punched above its weight, donating $20,000 to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good…
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Netballers courting the cash
By Derek Schlennstedt Seville netballers will be able to enjoy a safer and resurfaced court, with works at the netball courts at Seville having come…
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Myra made 100
A Family Tribute One of Wesburn’s most colourful residents, Myra Healey, has passed away just a few months after celebrating her 100th birthday. Myra was…
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Anzac Day in the Yarra Ranges 2017
Despite the wet weather and early start, community members braved the conditions across the Yarra Ranges and turned out in droves to pay tribute to…
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Preschool marks its gold
By Derek Schlennstedt On Sunday 23 April Warburton Preschool celebrated its 50th birthday with past and present students and teachers coming together to mark the…
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NAB branch shuts its doors
By Kath Gannaway The National Australia Bank will close its doors in Yarra Junction on Friday, 23 June citing the rise of digital banking as…
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Missing shoes mystery solved
By Kath Gannaway The conundrum of the missing/found shoes around St Leonard’s Road in Healesville has been revealed as not so much a Healesville mystery…
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Funds pledged for legal aid
By Peter Douglas The Yarra Ranges’ Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) will remain open for the foreseeable future, with the Federal Government announcing it will…
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A win-win van
By Kath Gannaway It’s the little white van that rocked ‘n’ rolled and just kept on going. Now, Healesville musician Jeff Jenkins’ beloved 1992 Toyota…
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Splurge of colour at walkathon
By Kath Gannaway Runners and walkers in the annual HICCI Walkathon are in for a colourful event with the change of venue from Maroondah Dam…
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Superheroes not required
By Kath Gannaway GOOD news from Wandin CFA captain Tim Michelson. You don’t have to be super-human to be a CFA volunteer. “That myth that…
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Crash sentence reduced on appeal
By Kath Gannaway Wesburn man, 22-year-old James Brian Lennon, will return to prison with a reduced sentence following an appeal in the Supreme Court of…