Tag: News
Turnaround, bright idea
A new turnaround area will boost safety on Margaret Road, Mount Evelyn.
Yarra Ranges Council made the space in August following consultation with residents.
Mayor Len...
Planned burns ahead
Forest Fire Management Victoria and the CFA have started planned burning across Victoria to reduce bushfire risk before summer.
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic)...
Drink-driving impound
Police impounded a Croydon man’s car after allegedly catching him driving at three times the blood alcohol limit.
Lilydale police intercepted the 41-year-old on Manchester...
Sheep’s muzzle bound with tape
The RSPCA rescued a sheep with electrical tape wound around its muzzle on a Macclesfield property.
Inspectors are appealing for information after responding to a...
New rail, on the double
The Eastern Transport Coalition is asking Yarra Ranges residents to support a push for a second rail line.
The ETC is advocating for better Belgrave...
Roger speaks to seniors
Mount Evelyn’s Roger Boness is encouraging seniors across the state to get active.
He won the Veteran Community Award at last year’s Victorian Senior of...
Search for missing 70-year-old
Police are appealing for public help to find 70-year-old Isabel Barlow.
She was last seen at a hospital on Albert Street, Upper Ferntree Gully about...
The Round-up
Thieves stole their cake - and ate it, too
Hungry thieves ate their takings from a Belgrave Heights burglary.
Yarra Ranges CIU is investigating the 27...
Jean’s a gem
Tecoma great-great grandmother Jean Speedie celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday 4 September.
She puts her longevity down to walking.
“I'm lucky that I can walk...
Top drop from students
Mount Lilydale Mercy College students have launched their 2017 vintage.
The secondary students produced the cabernet sauvignon reserve and unveiled the drop in the school’s...
Colourful fun for footy club
Kids and the young at heart doused themselves in colourful powder on a run around Montrose Recreation Reserve.
Up to 400 people took part in...
Arrests over East Melbourne attack
Police arrested three men following an alleged assault in East Melbourne that left a Mount Evelyn man in hospital.
They said the 45-year-old and his...