News
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Budget for fauna
By KATH GANNAWAY VICTORIA’S two faunal emblems will benefit from a $3.2 million injection of funds in the 2014-’15 State Budget. Environment Minister Ryan Smith…
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Silver Friends plan for gold
By KATH GANNAWAY AS the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater (FoHH) approach 25 years in their ongoing efforts to save Victoria’s faunal (bird) emblem from…
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Services honour fallen heroes
By KATH GANNAWAY FROM dawn through to dusk, the sacrifice of men and women who bravely fought for their country over the past century was…
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Tribute tradition kept alive
By JESSE GRAHAM HUNDREDS of community members and war veterans gathered to pay their respects to soldiers past and present at a number of Anzac…
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Battery drive in top gear
By KATH GANNAWAY WANDIN Rotary Club is collecting old car batteries to light up the Wandin Football ground. That doesn’t mean the Bulldogs have given…
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Olivia’s making news
By JESSE GRAHAM HEALESVILLE Primary School student Olivia Marshall got to live a day as a reporter earlier this month, after she topped hundreds of…
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Bowel cancer: early detection
By JESSE GRAHAM RESIDENTS are being urged not to fall behind with regular bowel cancer screenings and to take advantage of a Rotary program running…
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Park hosts Easter fun
By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON Caravan Park was the epicentre of fun over Easter. Hundreds of visitors poured in from all around Victoria joining park residents…
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Hoons to the rescue
By MELISSA MEEHAN AN IDEA born in Lilydale could make the difference between life and death for someone injured in a car accident. Last week…
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Ward funds face chop
By JESSE GRAHAM WARD funds are set to be banned state-wide following a governmental report that praised Yarra Ranges Council, and community groups may feel…
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Hand-tiles help recovery
By JESSE GRAHAM A RECOVERY project that drew together more than 1000 helping hands was officially opened in an iconic Marysville location last week. The…
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Roo rescued from pool
By JESSE GRAHAM A KANGAROO was released into the wild on the weekend, after suffering minor injuries when it became trapped in a Healesville pool.…