An Easter message from The Salvation Army
Dear Editor,
There are times when it feels as though the world moves from one tragic event to another. It’s certainly felt that way recently....
CARTOON: The end of fire danger so they say
The fire danger period in the Yarra Ranges came to an end on Monday 4 April.
But cartoonist Danny Zemp questions in this week's...
A marvelous performance at the Bakery
The Bakery@1812 theatre in Ferntree Gully presented 'Mr Bailey’s Minder' as its first production for 2022.
A story about Leo Bailey, one of Australia’s greatest...
CARTOON: Bus bike racks
Taking a bus from Lilydale to Healesville or Warburton has been made easier for Yarra Ranges residents with the addition of bike racks on...
A terrible railway accident
This year marks 110 years since the worst-ever accident along the Warburton Railway.
On 18 April 1912, sixteen workmen left their camp at Evelyn...
CARTOON: forest friends fear firewood
With the autumn firewood collection season open, cartoonist Danny Zemp has urged Yarra Ranges residents to do the right thing by our forest friends....
On a brighter note…
THE TIME I WENT RAFTING, FOR THE LAST TIME EVER!
The raft was literally going in circles. Ok “raft” may be a bit of an...
Responding to elder abuse at ECLC
Everybody has the right to feel safe, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to make their own decisions. Some older people however...
CARTOON: Wading through permits
With one popular Yarra Valley restaurant struggling to gain a permit to increase its seating capacity, cartoonist Danny Zemp has this week depicted the...
On a brighter note
The harness cuts painfully into the skin on my legs. Nervously I adjust it. The instructors voice cuts through my thoughts.
“Next one up!”
With shaking,...
An update on the Lilydale Historical Society and Heritage Network
After two years of uncertainty, Lilydale & District Historical Society is back to normal…… well the Covid version of it.
Our first meeting in February...
CARTOON: Bad news all round
With the unfolding situations of flooding in Queensland and war in Ukraine, cartoonist Danny Zemp this week attempted to keep the bad news at...
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Victorian Government ramps up illicit tobacco regulation measures
Just a week after the Star Mail delved into the issue of the illicit tobacco trade, the Victorian Government has announced its measures to...
