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...
Men build homes for displaced possums
With thousands of trees down across the Dandenongs, a number of loved local wildlife species have had to find makeshift homes.
At Upwey Primary School,...
11-year-old sends socks to storm-battered Ranges
Bengy Orwin can’t recall ever visiting the Dandenong Ranges, but when he heard about people suffering after the storm, he immediately wanted to help....
DRERS digs deep
Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service (DRERS) has “never been so busy”, with displaced mountain residents in need of help now more than ever following...
Let there be lights
The mammoth task of rebuilding the Dandenong Ranges power network is running ahead of schedule.
After a crew of around 500 Ausnet workers took to...
Bringing arts and community together
After four days without power following the storm, the moment light was restored to Burrinja Cultural Centre was a lightbulb moment. Eager to help,...
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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,...
