Tag: News
Erratic driver nabbed
BELGRAVE police have arrested a 20-year-old Cockatoo man after numerous dangerous driving incidents were reported through the Dandenongs earlier this month.
At 6.40am on Sunday...
Railway historian in hot water
By JESSE GRAHAM
FORMER Puffing Billy volunteer Robert Whitehead will face court in April to answer child sexual abuse charges.
Mr Whitehead, 83, faced...
Poets – pen a winner
THE PAVE Festival (Performing And Visual arts in Emerald) is proud to work in collaboration with Woorilla Magazine to restore the prestigious Woorilla Poetry...
Fatal car crash starts fire
By JESSE GRAHAM
UPDATE: 10 February.
POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a horrific crash in Mount Evelyn on Friday 6 February that claimed the life...
Here’s cheers for gold
WHEN Selby’s Jade Johnson jets off to Dallas this month, it’ll be with gold in her sights.
The 17-year-old cheerleader will be heading to the...
Top tourism forum on accommodation
By KATH GANNAWAY
ACCOMMODATION providers are the lynchpin of the local tourism industry, according to Yarra Valley Regional Tourism Association which says working co-operatively is...
Eager to start on right foot
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE many primary schools in the region last week sprang to life with the sounds of excited children.
But among the enthusiasm was...
Three cheers to Jade
By JESSE GRAHAM
SELBY’s Jade Johnson will compete on an international stage in less than a month, jetting off to Dallas, Texas, with...
Rate cap may not fit
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Council will be forced to strip back rate rises next year under a government plan to reduce “unnecessary”...
Farm women flock in
By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE has been chosen for the 26th Women on Farms Gathering in March this year, and the plan is that it will...
Ambo station protest
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE property on the site of the new Tecoma ambulance station has been demolished, amid talk that construction is about...
Experts on trail of tree killer
TREE experts will make their way to the hills in the next two months to hunt down a pine-tree killing bug that has been...
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Searching for a new neighbourhood house provider
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) is seeking funding submissions for a neighbourhood house provider to deliver services tailored to the community...
