News
-
Second ‘last resort’
By KATH GANNAWAY THE Upper Yarra has a second ‘last resort’ Community Fire Refuge, and Wesburn-Millgrove Fire Brigade has a modern, functional fire station, with…
-
Market fee waiver plea
By KATH GANNAWAY THE committee that runs the Yarra Junction community markets have been told they can make a case at council as to why…
-
Hospital report is in
By JESSE GRAHAM THE culmination of a three-year campaign was presented to almost 100 residents last night, with the Save Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG)…
-
Prizes worth thousands
YARRA Ranges residents have shared in thousands of dollars in prizes, with winners drawn for the Mail’s All I Want for Christmas competition. The competition…
-
Walter’s touch with the daffodils
By KATH GANNAWAY WALTER Lawrence wore many hats in his work for others, but one of his most colourful was yellow. Walter’s home-grown bunches of…
-
Jim, a man of honour
By KATH GANNAWAY JIM Crow arrived in Healesville two days before Christmas, 1959, and joined the ranks of “the local coppers” as a senior constable.…
-
Donation beats burglars
By JESSE GRAHAM A DONATION has helped the Yarra Glen and District Men’s Shed recover from two burglaries earlier this year, in the fifth donation…
-
Pride praise rolls on
By Peter Douglas THE Pride Cup initiative has continued to win widespread acclaim, this time through taking out a prestigious 2015 VicHealth Award. The awards…
-
Help shape our future
By Peter Douglas WHAT is your vision for the future of Healesville and nearby surrounds?Now is the time to put forward your ideas, as the…
-
Help shape our future
By Peter Douglas WHAT is your vision for the future of Healesville and nearby surrounds?Now is the time to put forward your ideas, as the…
-
Meeting to discuss hospital health
By JESSE GRAHAM RESIDENTS are expected to pack into Healesville’s Memo Hall tonight, to discuss the future of the Healesville and District Hospital. From 7pm on Thursday…
-
Faulty power line caused deadly Murrindindi fire: Coroner
By JESSE GRAHAM THE DEVASTATING Murrindindi bushfire that destroyed Marysville and its surrounds on Black Saturday was caused by a fallen power line whose failure…