Towns rise against budget
By RUSSELL BENNETTCARDINIA’S hills ratepayers have been dealt a bitter double blow with both a 6.4 per cent rate rise and just $200,000 allocated...
Firefighters put out the call
By CASEY NEILLKALLISTA-THE Patch Fire Brigade is looking for more volunteers to help it protect the community.
Peter Toender, 40, joined the crew two and...
More cash call to tackle fire safety
By CASEY NEILLHILLS residents are calling for more Federal Government funding to increase bushfire safety.
On the Ranges Trader Mail Facebook page, Dandenong Ranges Community...
Land sell out claim
By RUSSELL BENNETTEMERALD residents have hit out at Cardinia Shire Council, accusing it of selling valuable land meant for community use.
But the council has...
Plea for pool makes splash
By CASEY NEILLEMERALD residents are calling on Cardinia Shire Council to grant its wish for a pool in the town.
Suzanne Farr created Facebook group...
Service now has more in store
By EMMA SUNTHE Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service (DRERS) in Belgrave welcomed its new storage facilities last Thursday.
Yarra Ranges Council Lyster Ward councillor Samantha...
Flash clean-up effort
By CASEY NEILLTECOMA’S Flash Car Care site was looking a little neater last week following last month’s community call for a tidy-up.
On 24 April...
Face-to-face with PM
By CASEY NEILLPRIME Minister Julia Gillard stopped in at The Basin Community House ahead of her Berwick Community Cabinet last Wednesday.
The Mail was offered...
A shed of their own
By EMMA SUNMONBULK men looking to get involved in the community need to look no further – the Monbulk Men’s Shed is now here.
It...
A power of work
By EMMA SUNRESTORATION works on Mount Evelyn’s Owl Land have finally been completed.
The three-year Owl Land Project was a collaborating of the Mount Evelyn...
Red tape fire risk
By CASEY NEILLNEW fire siren guidelines could see high-risk areas in the Dandenongs stay without access to the crucial bushfire warning tool.
The Mail last...
Tourism told to step up
By CASEY NEILLHILLS tourism operators need to capitalise on a new fitness track being built alongside the popular 1000 Steps.
That was the word from...
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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...
