Tony Smith announces he will be standing down
Federal member for Casey Tony Smith has just announced today 14 July he will be standing down at the end of this term after...
Home’s nine lives
After counting the 20th tree fall on the night of the storm, Mandy Williams gave up counting.
Sitting in her Monbulk loungeroom on the night...
Drive-thru testing hub in Mooroolbark
Mooroolbark is now home to the only drive-through Covid-19 testing facility in the Yarra Ranges.
DHHS announced on Wednesday 14 July that the all-new site...
‘Button Man’ horror to hit screens
Two Hills filmmakers have created a horror film based on a series of eyewitness encounters with a ghastly bushman said to roam the Victorian...
Baby dies, woman under police guard
A three-month-old child has tragically died after being hit by a train in Upwey on Sunday evening.
The infant and a woman were both struck...
Roads reopen one month after storms
All major arterial roads across the Mount Dandenong region have reopened one month after wild storms hit the state.
An estimated 7000 tonnes or...
Employers do their bit
Hours before the worst of the storm hit the Ranges, Emerald SES volunteer Louise Draper was already down at the unit raring to go....
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...
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To great heights: CFA train at Skyhigh
Recently, Kalorama-Mt Dandenong CFA invited their neighbouring brigades of Sassafras-Ferny Creek, Olinda and Montrose to join them on a combined training session at Skyhigh,...
