On track for a window seat return
The iconic, decades old tradition of passengers dangling their legs off the side of Puffing Billy could become a regular feature again, almost three...
The Round-Up
Bow and arrested
Olinda Police arrested a 24-year old male for shooting a bow and arrow in Dandenong Ranges National Park over the weekend.
The man...
Store Manager of the Year
2020 was the year of panic buying, store limits and crowds busting through the door at opening time, reaching for the toilet paper before...
Stranded in Santiago
Belgrave’s Sarah Clark boarded a plane headed for Chile, South America, in February this year with dreams of snapping breathtaking photographs and broadening her...
Testing site moves out
The EACH Covid-19 testing site in Emerald has moved out of the Hills Hub to a new location, leaving community groups that gather inside...
Grandmothers demand action
With Human Rights Day falling on Thursday 10 December, a group of protestors gathered outside Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge’s office calling for...
Lighting up Montrose for Corey
A breathtaking Christmas display in a Montrose family’s front garden is just the beginning of ways in which the compassionate family are lighting up...
Novel is a labour of love
Monbulk resident Liz Markham put her lengthy time in lockdown to good use, occupying herself by revisiting her novel Surprise Packet.
Drafted over a three...
Getting fire ready
The CFA and Council are encouraging community members to prepare their properties for the fire season by clearing excess vegetation ahead of and during...
Snippets
Artists wanted
Healesville Community Garden is seeking expressions of interest from emerging and established artists to create works that celebrate life at the garden and...
Brush-tailed rock wallabies call Mt Evelyn home
The Yarra Valley Nocturnal Zoo has some exciting new arrivals, with five southern brush-tail rock wallabies now calling Mount Evelyn home.
Zookeeper at Yarra Valley...
Our CFA heroes
A group of CFA volunteers from District 13 have been hailed heroes for saving the life of a NSW firefighter who collapsed on the...
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Chestnut Fest success, despite sour note
Kalorama Chestnut Festival goers attended in record numbers this year as the humble community event hit its 40th anniversary running.
Shortly after all the...
