Tag: News
Playing with the classics
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE Dandenong Ranges Music Council’s (DRMC) Attitude program will be giving the story of Snow White a new twist this...
Firies shake out footy funds
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
MEMBERS of CFA groups from across the Yarra Valley were at the MCG over the weekend fund-raising for their respective...
Gifting cars, sheltering youth
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
UPWEY resident Lorraine Marsh has decided to donate her unused car to youth homelessness prevention charity, Kids Under Cover.
Ms Marsh...
Myna capture mooted
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
YARRA Ranges Councillor Andrew Witlox has introduced a proposal for a capture and disposal program to control the Indian myna...
Store has community at heart
By PETER DOUGLAS
SELBY Community House is this month celebrating its 40th anniversary in style, thanks to a little support from new Selby...
Circus tops holiday program
By PETER DOUGLAS
SCHOOL holidays are always a challenging time for parents, but Burrinja Cultural Centre is trying to lend a hand.
Over the...
Emerald home an eye-catcher
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A BUILDING project in Emerald has been nominated for a Residential Design Award in this year’s Building Designers Association of...
Talk of the TOWN
MEMBERS of the TOWN (Take Off Weight Naturally) club, which meets in Mount Evelyn, were recently acknowledged for their efforts to maintain a sensible...
Tech-savvy burglar
A TECHED-UP burglar is being sought by police after a laptop, tablet computers and game consoles were stolen from an Upwey home last week.
Yarra...
Autumn firewood collection ends
THE Autumn 2015 Firewood Collection Season will today close across Victoria.
Jon Rofe, from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), said it...
School to build resilience
VICTORIAN Deputy Premier James Merlino last week announced Billanook Primary School has received funding to help measure and strengthen student resilience.
Mr Merlino said the...
At loggerheads over logging
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE head of Zoos Victoria has spoken out publicly against VicForests’ logging operations in the Central Highlands, saying a new national park...