News
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Sawmill site to be rezoned
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S controversial sawmill site could be rezoned by council for housing developments, according to the Draft Healesville Structure Plan. The structure plan,…
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Jack’s ready for the shave
By JESSE GRAHAM A HEALESVILLE boy will be shaving his head to raise money for blood cancer research, taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave…
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Seville’s festival of fun
By KATH GANNAWAY THE spectacular success of the inaugural Benvenuti Festival, held at Seville on Sunday, makes a repeat performance almost unavoidable. The diverse cultural…
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Cafe helpers clean up
By KATH GANNAWAY A GROUP OF Upper Yarra Secondary College students have found a way to make washing dishes fun! The students, mostly girls, but…
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The true story of Easter
By JESSE GRAHAM WHEN the Easter long weekend comes around and the family are all together, it’s important to not lose sight of the holiday’s…
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Building plans for moving on
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE’S Black Spur Nursery site could one day be the site of six houses, after an application was approved by Yarra Ranges…
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Police blitz for weekend
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges and Maroondah Highway Patrol officers are part of a concerted operation to keep the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges roads…
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Sanctuary cheers a twin success
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Sanctuary has marked its latest success in breeding platypuses, showing off their new four-month-old twin boys for the first time on…
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Wonder machine for pool
By KATH GANNAWAY THERE’S good evidence to say that the best outcome for victims of a sudden cardiac arrest is to have their attack close…
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Roll play on track
By JESSE GRAHAM PRIMARY school students in the Yarra Valley will be able to learn bike skills before hitting the road, with a new track…
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A credit to their communities
By KATH GANNAWAY FOUR students from the Upper Yarra area have received a great boost to their education through scholarships under the Warburton and Yarra…
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Every dog had its day
By KATH GANNAWAY IF THERE was a really difficult category for the judges in the inauguaral Rotary Club of Healesville Dog’s Day Out on Sunday,…