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The Gembrook Community Group Inc (GCG) has put a call out for interested community members to step up into executive roles to prevent the group…

The donation of four, high volume ceiling exhaust fans to a local fire brigade will make the station safer for firefighters by reducing their exposure…

With the official start to winter here, Victoria’s fire services are warning the community not to be complacent when heating the home as it is…

Plans by the Tecoma Centenary Committee (TCC) are moving along. The group is busy preparing for its first community event, the much-loved annual Lantern Parade…

The sounds of Hawaii could be heard through the halls of Emerald Primary School over the weekend, as part of the annual Hills Ukelele Festival.…

The spotlight continues to be placed on vacant housing with the Victorian government and individuals each taking action to free up homes to be lived…

Full-time workers on the minimum wage will take home an extra $33 a week as the industrial umpire addresses the cost-of-living sting. Financial stress has…

Victorians planning overseas travel this winter are being urged by the Department of Health to ensure their routine and travel vaccinations are up to date.…

An Emerald firefighter took an icy plunge over the weekend, all in the name of charity. Locals in the Dandenongs and surrounds came together with…

Big Freeze 10 made an icy splash for another year up in the hills with over $100,000 raised for Fight MND. Paradise Valley Hotel in…

The future of the Federal Government’s Mobile Blackspot Program (MBSp) remains unknown after no funding was announced in the 2024/25 Budget, despite an audit into…

GPs should be required by law to follow real-time prescription monitoring to ensure their patients are not “doctor shopping“ for medication, a coroner has recommended.…