Old detectors an alarming danger
Smoke alarms that are more than a decade old could be better off in a museum than on a ceiling.
That’s the warning from CFA...
Rock royalty heading for the hills
By Casey Neill
Greedy Smith is looking forward to bringing Mental as Anything back to Belgrave.
He said the band had played at Sooki...
Crash too close to home
By Derek Schlennstedt
A driver crashed his car into the side of his own home on Poets Lane, Sherbrooke.
CFA reported that a man...
From the ashes
By Peter Douglas
A group of old school friends are hoping to mark in style an historic occasion for the Yarra Ranges –...
Bomber turns Blue legend
By Peter Douglas, Russell Bennett
Emerald favourite son and Carlton legend Kade Simpson achieved a major milestone on Saturday 30 June, reaching the...
A coot discovery
In a rare find, a long-nosed bandicoot has been spotted foraging at a small reserve in Mount Evelyn.
The nocturnal mammal was captured by one...
Community centre
By Derek Schlennstedt
For many residents in Belgrave South and the surrounding suburbs, the Belgrave Community House is a second home.
Now, that...
Power’s out in Emerald
About 1200 Emerald businesses and homes are without power due to a planned outage.
An AusNet spokeswoman said that the 1245 affected properties were advised...
Festival of lanterns and laughter
The rain couldn't dampen the spirit of the Belgrave Lantern Festival, with thousands of residents from the Dandenong Ranges and surrounds taking to the...
Hair stylists help spot signs of domestic violence
By Derek Schlennstedt
An increase in this year’s sexual offences statistics for the Yarra Ranges has prompted the Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS)...
$55m in unpaid fines
By Derek Schlennstedt
Yarra Ranges fine dodgers owe the Victorian Government more than $55 million in unpaid Sheriff’s Office fines.
Victorian Sheriff Warwick...
Let them eat cake
By Derek Schlennstedt
Cakes, cocktails and castles.
That’s what’s on offer these school holidays at Mary Eats Cake in Montrose, which is holding...
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$10k reward offered for kangaroo killer
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information regarding the illegal shooting of several kangaroos at Cardinia Reservoir Park two weeks ago.
Victoria Police responded...
