Tag: News
P-platers can be high risk
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
IT IS well-known that P-platers are at a higher risk of having a car accident in the first six to...
Kicking goals for youngsters
By PETER DOUGLAS
HEALESVILLE go-getter Emily McKie has been rewarded with a $10,000 scholarship for her work with junior female footballers.
In an incredible...
Man charged over theft
A LAUNCHING Place man will face court this week after being arrested by Yarra Ranges police officers last week.
The 23-year-old man was arrested and...
Progressive move into politics
By JESSE GRAHAM
FOR Jason Ball, a move into politics was a natural progression.
In recent years, the 27-year-old has been a passionate advocate for mental...
Torch jogs Olympic memory
By KATH GANNAWAY
IF YOU were in Healesville on 10 and 11 August 2000, you were very likely among the thousands who cheered on the...
Crash victims trapped in car
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
EMERGENCY services faced a difficult situation in East Warburton on Friday afternoon when a car hit a tree. The grey Mitsubishi wagon...
Focus on homeless youth
By KATH GANNAWAY
CHANGES to planning laws in Yarra Ranges could go a long way in helping get homeless young people off the street, off...
Helping out in Cambodia
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Valley women banded together to raise thousands for disadvantaged families in Cambodia last month, as part of a 10-day retreat.
The 12...
Bollards take a walk
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE WARBURTON community remains mystified as to why four steel bollards were stolen earlier this year, and people with information are being...
Jumping school goes places
ATHLETES from Launching Place Primary School will head off to Queensland on Friday to represent the school in the National Schoolaerobics Championships.
The school has...
Eagles lap up spotlight
By PETER DOUGLAS
YARRA Junction Football Netball Club took centre stage over the weekend as Worksafe Victoria launched its latest advertising campaign at the club’s...
HICCI appoints new chief
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
ALISON Gommers, a Healesville local for the last 13 years, is the new leader of Healesville Interchurch Community Care Incorporated (HICCI).
Ms Gommers,...