Tag: News
New-look cultural space
More than 200 Yarra Ranges residents and visitors were welcomed to the new library, cultural space and maternal and child health services at the...
Distraught over first love stolen
By Derek Schlennstedt
You always remember it, your first car, whether you bought it, inherited it, or took over the car payments from your older...
School’s pride of place
A group of Emerald Secondary College students are promoting equality and inclusiveness, as part of their participation in the competition, Future Problem Solving Australia.
The...
Help preserve local history
The Nobelius Heritage Park and Emerald Museum Committee of Management is seeking new volunteers to help run the Emerald Museum and contribute to the...
RSL treasurer’s theft a ‘breach of trust’
By Peter Douglas
Bayswater woman Marion Myra Mills, 62, had suffered a stroke and was enduring financial hardship when she stole more than $28,000 from...
Tom the vet takes shot at TV fame
By Derek Schlennstedt
Forget the white sands and blue beaches of Bondi, instead Mt Dandenong’s rolling hills could play host to the next Bondi Vet...
Garden status boost, name change
The National Rhododendron Garden in Olinda is set to become Australia’s newest botanical garden.
Member for Monbulk James Merlino on Friday 19 May announced the...
Cash for bright sparks
Mount Evelyn student Nicholas Schliefert has been selected for a Young Technologist Scholarship valued at up to $25,000. The undergraduate computer science student at...
Split draws fire
By Victoria Stone-Meadows and Derek Schlennstedt
The Victorian Government has vowed to separate volunteer and paid firefighters into two different authorities.
State Emergency Services Minister, James...
Himalayan challenge for nine students
By Derek Schlennstedt
As part of an expedition run by World Challenge, nine Upwey High School students will spend an entire month living in remote...
Winning Tonic creating tracks
By Derek Schlennstedt
KAGE, a multi-award winning dance company has been selected by Burrinja and Yarra Ranges Council as the successful candidate for their inaugural...
Double blunder: Battin hit wicket
By Bonny Burrows
Pressure is mounting for Gembrook MP Brad Battin to resign from his shadow emergency services portfolio, after an apology for his parliamentary...