A wet winter for the Dandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges have experienced an above-average amount of rainfall this winter, which is set to continue throughout the week beginning Monday 5 September....
Trains resume on Belgrave Line after suspension
Trains have resumed on the Belgrave Line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations after crews cleared a fallen tree from the tracks near...
Temporary fix planned for roads in Kallista
The Department of Transport (DoT) said it has programmed routine cleaning of drains in Kallista, after a recent meeting with Yarra Ranges Council.
DoT...
Tributes flood for Georgia McDonald
Friends and family are remembering 30 year-old Georgia McDonald, after she tragically lost her life in a car accident on Friday 19 August.
On...
Passenger dies in Ferntree Gully collision
A passenger has died in a vehicle that police said attempted to evade highway patrol officers before running through a red light and colliding...
Monbulk Primary School community celebrates new upgrades
Monbulk Primary School celebrated the completion of campus upgrades with an official opening on Friday 19 August, after two and a half years of...
Rainbow trout introduced to lakes in Dandenong Ranges
Fishers in the Dandenong Ranges may be able to hook more onto their line with 1000 rainbow trout stocked across waters in Melbourne.
The...
Puffing Billy Railway wanting to attract culturally and linguistically diverse volunteers with new funding
Puffing Billy Railway, operated by the Emerald Tourist Railway Board, has received $47,510 excluding GST as part the Victorian Government’s Emerging Stronger grant program....
Two new childcare centres on the cards for Knox
Two new childcare centres in the Knox are may open in the near future, with planning permits being advertised for development in Boronia and...
Petition calls to cease all logging of native trees
A petition has been formed to present to the Victorian Parliament to cease all levels of logging of native and public forests.
The petitioners have...
Gembrook local 500km challenge to make prostate cancer history
Gembrook local Zoe Colman is honouring her late father by setting an incredible goal of running, walking, and riding 500km during the month of...
MP not to return
Pakenham-based Eastern Victoria MP Cathrine Burnett-Wake won't be standing for election this November after the Liberal Party voted to replace her last month.
Ms Burnett-Wake...