Finding beauty in darkness
A month on from the storm, as people try to get on with their lives, reminders of the devastation remain.
As a way of brightening...
Helping the hills
In the Hills, heroes don’t wear capes.
They wear fluro vests, accessorised only by safety goggles, muddy workboots and a trusty, well-oiled chainsaw - and...
Community guides recovery
Yarra Ranges Council are hosting a number of business forums to give local business owners and residents a voice towards the multifaceted and ongoing...
Turning the page
The trauma and the triumphs of the Dandenong Ranges community following the catastrophic storm will soon be compiled in the form of a book.
A...
Outages reignite calls for underground power
Parts of the Dandenong Ranges power network are set to be rebuilt underground as the storm clean-up continues.
Ausnet confirmed that “a small section...
Doing it for the kids
A new “kids zone” has been established at the Kalorama relief hub to give Hills children the chance to get crafty again after a...
Power-outage poet hits the heartstrings
A Cockatoo woman has turned her dark days into social media fame after a poem she wrote about power outages went viral.
Elise Turnedge has...
40-years of the DRMC
An Olinda woman has published a book detailing the long and colourful forty year history of the Dandenong Ranges Music Council (DRMC).
Drawing from annual...
Storm recovery takes hold on business
Business owners from ridge-top communities gathered for a business recovery meeting in Olinda last week as many remain closed due to road closures and...
Cooking for Kalorama
A Belgrave Indian restaurant has taken large pots of Indian cuisine to the streets of the Hills each week, vowing to feed the mountain...
Seat of Gembrook to go
Electoral boundaries in the Hills are set for a shake-up with the seats of Gembrook and Ferntree Gully proposed to be abolished entirely.
The Victorian...
Builders asbestos death a warning to others
Terry Wright was a builder by trade and a champion sportsman by leisure.
Above all - Terry was a gentleman, old-fashioned in his ways and...
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Introducing Twilight Trains on Thursdays at Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy Railway is thrilled to unveil a new timetable packed with plenty more adventure, running from 23 December 2024 to 26 June 2025...
