News
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Crime involves fewer killings, more drugs
By JESSE GRAHAM MURDER, theft and general crime incidents are down across the board in the Yarra Ranges, but drug offences and family violence are…
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Treatment for one angry customer
By JESSE GRAHAM A MAN has been taken to Maroondah Hospital for mental health treatment after abusing staff members and customers this morning at Healesville’s…
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Council defends ward funding
By JESSE GRAHAM WARD funds will be banned for councils across the state by next year’s local government elections, ending a quick, but exploitable, way…
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ALDI is coming
By JESSE GRAHAM ALDI has announced it is coming to Healesville, with an application for a new supermarket set to be submitted to the Yarra…
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Witness appeal after Yarra Glen ram-raid
UPDATE: Thursday, 1 October POLICE are appealing for witnesses after Tuesday morning’s ram-raid burglary of an ATM from a Yarra Glen service station. Before 4am on…
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A slip-up, but tip tags won’t be dumped
By JESSE GRAHAM THE MURRINDINDI Council has moved to reassure residents that misprinted Ratepayer ID tags will still be accepted at tips, despite having the…
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Police Briefs
Search for ute YARRA Glen police are searching for the driver of a black Holden ute, seen doing burn-outs in Dixons Creek earlier this month.…
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Stalwart worker farewelled
By JESSE GRAHAM A BELOVED Healesville Primary School member has bid her colleagues farewell, ending a 30-year career behind the counter at the school. Sandra…
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Jump into this one with Ed Sheeran
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS CROYDON Cinemas are offering two very lucky Mail Newspaper readers the chance to win two double passes to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Jumpers for…
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Vandals drawn to breaking glass
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS WARBURTON Police are searching for serial vandals who have been targeting a particular bus shelter in Millgrove. The bus shelter on the…
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Fresh wheels for hills
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE Yarra Valley will be host to a new cycling event this November, when the inaugural Giro Della Donna Gran Fondo comes…
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New batch of helmeted honeyeaters
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS ZOOS Victoria last week released a new batch of helmeted honeyeaters into the wild at a nature conservation reserve in Yellingbo. The…