Council rejects policy changes
By Ed MerrisonKNOX City Council has rejected an independent panel’s recommendation that it scrap a housing policy amendment designed to protect the Dandenong foothills.
A...
Call for fast-track camera
AN EMERALD woman has called for police to put a speed camera along Emerald-Monbulk Road in a bid to stop excessive speeding.
Nardia, who requested...
‘Kids’ lives are at risk’
By Ed MerrisonMOTORISTS’ contempt and the absence of a crossing supervisor may be putting children’s lives at risk in Ferntree Gully.
Residents Glynn and Bernadette...
View over the boardwalk
By Ed Merrison
VISITORS to the Tim Neville arboretum in Ferntree Gully will soon be given a new platform for admiring nature beneath the gaze...
Flipping to make the world a batter place
UPWEY Primary School students were given the double satisfaction of eating pancakes to benefit others last week.
Mothers from the Parents’ Association got together to...
Hunt for bushfire arsonists
By Tania Martin
POLICE are treating the fifth fire in three weeks in bushland near Sassafras as suspicious.
The fire, which started shortly after 11.45am...
Council slams VCAT a ‘joke’
By Ed MerrisonKNOX City Council has reissued a plea to Attorney General Rob Hulls for a review of a Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal described...
Three cheers for All Stars
DANCERS Edge and Cheerleading Victoria have united to present the All Star squad that will compete at the cheerleading world championships next year.
In April...
Unity set to bring tourism strength
By Tania MartinDANDENONG Ranges Tourism (DRT) has welcomed Puffing Billy Country Tourism (PBCT) back into the fold, saying it will provide strength and unity...
Fill up cartridges not landfill sites
RECYCLING used ink and laser cartridges makes good sense by helping the environment and helping people to save money.
“At Cartridge World Ferntree Gully we...
Sweet success for Sherbrooke sides
THE 2007 soccer season ended on the weekend with a number of Sherbrooke Rangers teams finishing with their hands on the silverware.
The men’s Forest...
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International voices shine at Woorilla Poetry Prize ceremony
A globally recognised competition, the Woorilla Poetry Prize celebrated another successful year in Emerald on Sunday 17 November.
Despite the challenging Melbourne weather, more than...
