Tag: News
Centre bid on ice
By KATH GANNAWAY
YARRA Ranges Council has deferred its decision on whether to allow Narconon drug rehabilitation centre to move to Warburton until March, 2014.
The...
High-tech fire alert signs installed
UP-TO-DATE fire danger information will be available to Yarra Valley residents as part of the first launch of automated Fire Danger Rating signs around...
Event leaders drive stall sales
By KATH GANNAWAY
WANDIN Yallock Primary School’s grade five and six students get an A-plus for event management after organising a market that raised $226.45...
Dog laws unfair: aid agency
By JESSE GRAHAM
COLDSTREAM animal welfare workers have balked at law changes clamping down harder on residents suspected of owning restricted dog breeds.
An amendment to...
Action stations at festival
By KATH GANNAWAY
TRANSFORMING a car park into a festival takes a lot of work, but the organisers of the Wandin Sunset Festival were left...
Art museum open for celebrations
By JESSE GRAHAM
HUNDREDS of visitors flocked to TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA) last weekend for celebrations and activities to cap off a decade in...
Short life full of friends
By JESSE GRAHAM
HE WAS described by many as an inspirational and kind-hearted young man.
Last week, almost 1000 friends and family gathered at Discovery Church...
Town drives future forward
By JESSE GRAHAM
COLDSTREAM’S future will be discussed at a community meeting this Wednesday evening and residents are being urged to come along and put...
Alley act for comedy cats
By JESSE GRAHAM
A TWO-act comedy thriller will be taking the stage at Healesville’s Memo Hall over the coming week, with two characters matching wits...
Harvest bushfire alert
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE CFA is urging Yarra Valley farmers, contractors and landowners to take a warning from their peers in warmer and dryer parts...
Tax payers warned of scam
By JODIE SYMONDS
The Taxman is warning of a phone scam being played on Yarra Valley residents.
The alert has been issued after a Woori Yallock...
Land fund a vision splendid
By KATH GANNAWAY
THE LIVES of Pam Verhoeven and Alex Johns have moved in different directions since the women were neighbours in Steels Creek, but...