Tag: News
Cultural exchange across continents
By Derek Schlennstedt
‘Buenos Dias,' the welcoming Spanish phrase greeted students, parents and teachers who gathered at the special assembly held at Mount Evelyn’s Birmingham...
Star goes out
By Peter Douglas and Kath Gannaway
‘I’ll look for you at night when the Gembrook stars are out’ posts grieving dad
The Gembrook community is in...
Sure shot into millions of homes
Ferntree Gully's Ashwant Gobinathan will be representing Australia at the Total BWF Sudirman Cup next week on the Gold Coast.
The event will be watched...
Ashwant’s love for the game
By Derek Schlennstedt
Bouncing back from missing out on the Rio Olympics, Ferntree Gully resident and number one ranked badminton player in Australia, Ashwant Gobinathan,...
Fun and games with table tennis
MONBULK TABLE TENNIS
Table tennis is a dynamic, exciting sport that is played socially every Friday night in Monbulk.
It is thought that upper-class Victorians in...
School’s buzz of pride
Students and families at Cockatoo Primary School on Friday 21 April celebrated the importance of mateship and caring about others.
The school held a ‘Buddy...
New leaders go live
By Derek Schlennstedt
Dynamic duo Toni Main and Justine Walsh have taken over from HillsceneLIVE festival director Gareth Hart.
The decision came late last month...
Blind runners lead the way
By Derek Schlennstedt
This year’s Great Train Race pitted man against machine.
In an incredible show of athleticism, vision-impaired runners from Achilles Melbourne took part in...
Budget wins for school projects
By Peter Douglas
Upwey High School and Monbulk College are the two major winners in this year’s budget, with both schools receiving multi-million-dollar funding for...
Rain unable to dampen spirits
Weather conditions could not hamper the spirit of Anzac Day, and residents in the Dandenong Ranges came out in droves to attend dawn services...
Kudos for nurses, midwives
By Peter Douglas
There will be plenty of well-earned acknowledgements at Angliss Hospital this month.
With the International Day of Midwife to be marked on 5...
Grant ahead of CFA centenary
By Derek Schlennstedt
A century is a long time by any standards, and the Upwey CFA is nearing the milestone.
Only a year away, the Upwey...
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CFA responds to hazmat fire on Monbulk Road
In the early hours of Monday, October 28, the Kallista-The Patch CFA and Belgrave Fire Brigade were called to a fire involving a spray...
