Tag: News
School teams leap into state finals
By Monique EbringtonLAUNCHING Place Primary School students were leaps and bounds ahead of the competition at the preliminary finals for School Aerobics on Saturday...
‘Fix fire levy’
Fire Services Levy reform campaigner Mario Galteri met with Coalition MP Peter Ryan last week to put the case for a restructure of the...
Shire under fire over fires
By Tania MartinTHE UPPER Yarra and Dandenongs Environment Council has slammed the Shire of Yarra Ranges for ignoring concerns over bushfires in its draft...
Crash victim mourned
Floral tributes mark the scene of another horror smash that took the life of a young Healesville man on the weekend. By Kath GannawayFAMILY...
Festival tops for young and old
By Kath GannawayTHERE was a heightened sense of community at the Yarra Glen Festival on Saturday as people came together to celebrate, give thanks...
Fruit hit by laws
By Monique EbringtonKookaberry Strawberry Farm in Wandin is a family-run business with a focus on strawberries, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries and raspberries.
Orchard owner Frances Caltieri...
Back and baking
By Kath GannawayPeter and Debbie have been baking fabulous food in the Yarra Valley since the early 1990s and now they have opened a...
Thankful for saving hands
By Kath Gannaway“WHEN good neighbours become good friends” is more than just a soapy jingle to residents of Hodges Road in Chum Creek.
Lorraine and...
Home-grown homes
By MoniqueSince the recent bushfires Mrs Rogers and her club of seamstresses have been making the influx of animals easier by sewing wildlife pouches...
Rates up 6.9%
By Tania Martin and
YARRA VALLEY residents face a 6.9 per cent rate hike, a stark jump from last year’s 4.25 per cent rise.
The...
Hopper’s top-class care
By Kath Gannaway“There’s quite a bit of grass in there,” he observed as he began an operation on patient Rosie who was suffering from...
Under the Big Top
Prepare to be amazed by the talented Rosita and her fabulous friends. 31537By Kath GannawayEXPECT the unexpected when you take a seat under the...