Tag: News
Pokies lock-out
By Kath GannawayTHE owners of the Terminus Hotel and Sanctuary House Hotel in Healesville have accused Yarra Ranges Council of discrimination over proposed changes...
Reward for effort
RE: William Barak’s ‘Corroboree’. I was dismayed to read, in your excellent article (Mail, 28 July), that this beautiful drawing had been sold for...
Award for fire cops
By Kath GannawayEASTERN Ranges police and community members were last week recognised by Victoria Police for their response to the February bushfires.
Officers stationed at...
Victims’ critical time
By Kath GannawaySIX months on, as those directly affected by the flames of Black Saturday reach a critical stage in their journey of recovery,...
Ready for relief
By Kath GannawayNO ONE could have guessed that the former supermarket in Yarra Glen would be pressed back into service so soon for the...
No doctor for Yarra Glen
By Kath GannawayJust two months after signing on to provide a GP service at Cameron House Clinic in Yarra Glen, the Yarra Junction Medical...
Kinder praised for healthy choices
Upper Yarra Children’s Centre manager Jenny Hollinger, Early Childhood state co-ordinator for Kids — Go for your Life Creina Porter and Shire of Yarra...
Dance floor in a whirl
HURRICANE DUO, Frank Powell and Aimee Smith, return to the Healesville RSL later this month.
Hurricane Duo are regulars at the club where their repertoire...
Awards for fire heroes
Yarra Junction Sergeant Kevin Largue accepted the Bushfire Effort Recognition Award on behalf of the Yarra Junction police members. Yarra Glen Senior Sergeant Bob...
Monthly market off and racing
By Kath GannawayTHE relocation of Craft Markets Australia’s monthly market to Healesville has been hailed as an outstanding success.
Close to 300 stallholders catered for...
A smile and a quick wit
Tribute by friend and neighbour Margaret Monk
A SWEET nature and a happy disposition made Mary Lawrence a much-loved Yarra Glen identity.
She had a...
In the line of fire
By Kath GannawayPREPARE and prepare now, is the message Yarra Valley residents can take from a Department of Sustainability and Environment report on predictions...
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Vibrant retirement living
In the heart of Lilydale, where the lush Yarra Valley meets the Dandenong Ranges, stands Lilydale Valley Views – not just a retirement village,...
