News
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Dying trade kept alive
By KATH GANNAWAY BLACKSMITHS from all over Australia were at Wandin on Sunday 12 October, as the annual Australian Blacksmith Convention fired up at Mont…
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‘Hospital’ in hustings fray
By JESSE GRAHAM EILDON’S candidates have weighed in on the debate around Healesville Hospital’s future, with all of the major parties pledging support for SHHAG’s…
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Road plan input sought
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges ratepayers will have an opportunity to make submissions on a revised Road Management Plan presented to council on 14 October.…
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Two storms wreck Winters’ home
By JESSE GRAHAM THE SUN has yet to come out for Lyndy Winter, whose home was extensively damaged by a falling tree during an intense…
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Beating the predators
By KATH GANNAWAY A NEW group aimed at educating the community on what to look for and how to deal with grooming and sexual abuse…
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Garlic smarting over ‘desecrating’ church
By JESSE GRAHAM A SALVATION Army volunteer has hit out at the organisation for its recent refurbishment of the Healesville Salvation Army Hall, and branded…
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Festive friday for primary
By JESSE GRAHAM STUDENTS young and old will be gathering at Badger Creek Primary School this Friday for its biannual celebration, filling the grounds with…
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Fair report plea
By KATH GANNAWAY ACCOUNTABILITY for inaccurate reports to council was raised as an issue when Yarra Ranges Council addressed meeting procedures last week. Council was…
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Real cash for Ben’s Shed
By KATH GANNAWAY A NEW kitchen area is in sight for Ben’s Shed at Yarra Junction, following the announcement last week of a $16,890 State…
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Sally steps aside
By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S hard to imagine Upper Yarra Community House without Sally Brennan. But, as the UYCH committee of management announced their CEO’s resignation…
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Spellbound by Encoded
THE 2014 live entertainment program at The Memo in Healesville will finish on a high with Encoded on Saturday 18 October. In a visually stunning…
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Something to bark about
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM A HEALESVILLE breeder has taken out first prize in the prestigious Royal Melbourne Show Rottweiler Minor Puppy competition. Michael Campbell, a registered…