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Power to cross

By EMMA SUNTHE pedestrian crossing at Wray Crescent is causing confusion among Mount Evelyn residents and motorists, with the lights still not on two...

Emergency award

FIRE Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley was awarded one of 35 Public Service Medal’s in Monday’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. He received the honour for “outstanding...

Koalas are back in town

UPWEY’S Glenfern Valley Bushlands have become a koala haven. Koalas are under threat in the wild and haven’t been seen in Upwey for some years,...

Dream on track

By RUSSELL BENNETTWILLIAM Arrowsmith’s wildest dream came true just before 10.30 on Sunday morning. The brave Gembrook seven-year-old has congenital heart disease and had his...

Residents push for more hills cash

By DANIELLE GALVINCARDINIA Shire Council should “go back to the basics” and spend more cash in rural areas, according to concerned Dandenongs residents. They recently...

Boat has bottle

By EMMA SUNEMERALD environmentalists have built a boat out of plastic bottles to set the sails for a can and bottle refund system in...

Footy fund-raiser

By EMMA SUNTHE Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club is looking for donations for its biggest fund-raiser this year. The committee is looking for about 100...

All in javelin

By CASEY NEILLFERNTREE Gully athlete Madeleine Hogan is on her way to London. The 23-year-old will compete in the F46 javelin event at the Paralympic...

NDIS on agenda for Abbott

By EMMA SUNFEDERAL Opposition leader Tony Abbott visited the Yarra Ranges last Thursday as part of a community forum to answer questions from residents...

Kinder choice

By EMMA SUNPRESCHOOLER parents will have another kindergarten to choose from when works on Mount Evelyn Christian School’s (MECS) new centre are complete next...

Made his Marke

By CASEY NEILLUPWEY Fire Brigade stalwart Peter Marke was “extremely honoured” to receive one of 34 Australian Fire Service Medals in yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday...

Drink mat scam

MONBULK Bowling Club is warning local businesses about a printing scam which claims to be raising money for the club. A Queensland company has called...

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Kalorama residents push for upgraded drainage

As the Hills prepare for the oncoming storm season, residents in Kalorama are petitioning the Yarra Ranges Council to provide improvements to drainage following...