Dandenong Ranges National Park debris clearing plan complete
The planning process to clear debris within two bushfire moderation zones in the Dandenong Ranges National Park is now complete, the Department of Energy,...
Marathon fundraiser for Emerald Rotary volunteers during Train of Lights spectacle
The Rotary Club of Emerald & District has teamed up with Puffing Billy Railway to hold a marathon BBQ fundraiser during the Train of...
Shaky start to the weekend in Victoria
Several Victorians were rudely awakened in the early hours of the morning by one of the biggest earthquakes in recent months.
Thousands of people...
Portaloo stolen from local wildlife group
A portable toilet on a trailer used by local wildlife organisation Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater's (FOHH) was taken sometime over the weekend between...
Woman rescued from mini-van after collision in Belgrave
Monbulk CFA Fire & Rescue Brigade crews were on the scene at a two-vehicle collision in Belgrave on the morning of Thursday 29 June....
Inflation rate slows for May
Inflation has sunk back to 5.6 per cent in May, coming in softer than expected from 6.8 per cent in April.
Markets were expecting the...
Knox City Council adopts 2023-24 budget
Knox City Council has confirmed its Annual Budget for 2023/24, with only minor changes expected for the municipality.
At the latest council meeting on...
Cardinia Shire Council adopts ‘responsible’ budget
On Monday 26 June. Cardinia Shire Council unanimously voted to adopt its council budget for 2023-24 at a special council meeting.
The budget features...
Monbulk retail store ‘gutted’ after early morning blaze
A retail store on Monbulk’s Main Road has been "totally gutted” after a fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday 28 June....
2022 State election non-voters to be fined
Infringement notices will be sent this week to over 220,000 Victorians who either didn’t respond to the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC’s) request for an...
Petition calls for better Hills Hub service
Hill’s residents are calling on Cardinia Shire Council to reconsider their management of Emerald’s Hills Hub as community complaints address the lack of access...
A path to making change for refugees and asylum seekers
With hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers waiting aimlessly in Australia’s visa system during Refugee Week, a local advocacy group came together to highlight...