News
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High stakes action
FINALS action for Division Two begins this week in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Community Bank Football Netball League with games played at Healesville and…
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Drivers hit in clampdown
YARRA Ranges police have charged 65 people two month operation targeting disqualified, suspended and unlicensed drivers. Operation Enjoin has also led to five vehicles being…
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Campus set to resume
BY Melissa Meehan TERTIARY education will be available at Lilydale’s former Swinburne campus from the start of next year, according to Yarra Ranges Council mayor…
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Forum lacks education punch
By RUSSELL BENNETT IT’S clear the ABCs of improving education funding are not as easy as 1-2-3, following a La Trobe candidates’ forum at Emerald…
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Combat champion
By EMMA SUN Carmen Marton’s the first Australian to win a takwondo world title… UPPER Ferntree Gully’s super martial-artist Carmen Marton has kicked and punched…
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Archery club hit hard by theft
By EMMA SUN A YARRA Ranges archery club has “lost everything” after callous thieves broke in and stole almost $10,000 worth of equipment last month.…
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Chapel has a ring about it
ST CUTHBERT’s Wedding Chapel is opening its doors to new opportunities and events within the community. For more than 100 years the chapel has been…
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Lead against bullies
By REBECCA BILLS STUDENT leaders from Mount Evelyn schools gathered last week to tackle all things bullying. Leaders from Mount Evelyn Primary School, Birmingham Primary…
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Game’s on for soccer centre
WORKS for the Monbulk Soccer Centre are set to kick off with the official sod turning last Friday. Stage one for the $9.8 million project…
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Park tables a permanent fixture
By EMMA SUN TWO sets of stolen tables and chairs have been replaced at Monbulk’s Picnic Park, once again giving locals a place to hang…
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Dog safety fears
By EMMA SUN After four dogs were poisoned, breeder entertains… A MACCLESFIELD dog breeder has defended having 13 registered large dogs on his property after…
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Snow warms up mid-winter
By REBECCA BILLS EARLIER this month a real snow tube run was made at Mount Evelyn’s Discovery Church during a weekend long conference called Winterfest.…