News
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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…
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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…
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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 post-storm…
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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…
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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 of…
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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 month…
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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…
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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…
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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 loss…
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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 community…
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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…
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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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