Top tree care
MANY trees go unnoticed until lost or damaged by poor pruning, according to arborist Bruce Bennett, proprietor of The Green Connection.
With 13 years’ experience...
Rates rise probe
By Tania MartinYARRA Ranges councillors have called for an audit of shire activities and services in an effort to keep future rate rises low.
The...
Travelling gnome is back home
By Tania MartinA KALLISTA couple is celebrating the return of their errant garden gnome who left home for almost five years.
Noel the garden gnome...
Crime fighting edge
By Tania Martin
YARRA Ranges police are proving that fingerprinting and forensic evidence is vital in order to catch thieves.
Since 2004 the Yarra Ranges crime...
Long history of bargains
DANDENONG Market has been operating since 1866 and is famous for its great bargains.
With more than 300 stalls visitors will find good deals everywhere.
The...
Tapping cash flow
By Tania MartinAN EMERALD woman has pocketed some extra cash after a leaking tap led her to take part in a water audit.
Helen Ritt...
Words work for award winner
By Tania MartinLONG-TIME poet Wilma Birtles has been crowned the 2007 Woorilla Poet of the Dandenongs.
Mrs Birtles of Kallista says it is an honour...
Plea for habitat
By Paul Pickering
FERNTREE Gully environmental advocates have stepped up their campaign to save the Blind Creek Billabong, staging a passionate protest at the adjoining...
Upwey-Tecoma go down
By Ken WaltersAFTER finishing in the top eight of the 80 sides comprising the Victorian Metropolitan Division four bowls competition, Upwey-Tecoma took on the...
Town rallies against plan
By Tania MartinEMERALD residents are mounting a ‘say no’ campaign to a three-storey proposed development in the heart of town and have questioned the...
Ratepayer row
By Ed MerrisonA FURIOUS row has erupted between a ratepayers group and a councillor after it was revealed that he had registered the...
Tragic death ends new life overseas
By Tania MartinKALLISTA’S Anne Crowe always put others before herself.
She was doing just that when she was tragically killed in a car accident in...
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Wartime nurses to be immortalised in Montrose statue
The sacrifice and dedication of wartime nurses from the eastern suburbs will forever be immortalised in a bronze statue in Montrose.
Receiving a grant...
