Recycling the plastic polluter in your bathroom
Think plastic bags are bad for the ocean? There's an equally bad offender in your bathroom.
Australia throws away an estimated 30 million toothbrushes every...
Zac’s in the House
A Lilydale boy is heading to Canberra to speak up for local diabetics.
The Mail reported in May that Zac Wall was intent on advocating...
Millions for Monbulk
Monbulk MP James Merlino and Liberal candidate for Monbulk John Schurink both pledged more than $5 million for projects in the township of Monbulk.
On...
CFA to go digital
CFA District 13 is one of the outer metropolitan districts that Is included in the transition from using analogue channels to using digital dispatch...
Shirley sure thing
Boundless energy, tireless commitment and a great passion for art, these are the traits that have seen Shirley Dougan, Ferntree Gully Arts Society president,...
Poppy tribute grows
A sea of 10,000 red poppies will cover Emerald and Puffing Billy this Remembrance Day.
The Emerald RSL is encouraging people to knit, felt or...
Deer hunters in police sights
Cardinia police are tracking illegal deer hunters.
They said people were illegally hunting in the Bunyip State Park, and some were trespassing on private property...
Hump day
When the starter pistol goes off at the Alice Springs Camel Cup, anything could happen.
As Gembrook resident and professional camel rider Rachael Woodham...
Videos fight youth suicide
A student video competition is tackling isolation and negativity.
Entries are open for the Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF) initiative.
Entrants can work individually or in...
Q&A with Dr Judi Inglis, President at Olinda Rabbit Run-Away Orphanage
What is something people don’t know about you?
I was a published writer and photographer and had many changes in my working life before...
Holiday transforms teen’s life
By Derek Schlennstedt
When Jett Farrar’s parents broke the ‘exciting news’ that he would be spending the school holidays on the Gold Coast,...
CFA: Cancel your burn-offs
CFA is warning all Victorians to reconsider any planned burn-offs following a severe weather warning for most of the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued...
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Alleged fatal stabbing in Bayswater over weekend
A woman has lost her life and been allegedly stabbed in Bayswater on Saturday 16 November.
A man has since been charged and will...
