Tag: News
Police hunt predator
By Jodie Symonds
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to identify a man who approached a 10-year-old boy in Olinda on Thursday 6 October.
Knox Sexual...
You will be rocked
By Kath Gannaway
FANS of The Sunny Cowgirls can expect some classic ‘Cowgirls’, and more, when the popular duo make their way back to the...
Pelican takes flight
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
MOUNT Evelyn chainsaw carving artist Brandon Kroon has transformed an old cypress tree on the Tooradin foreshore.
The City of Casey last year...
Big bucks for SES truck
By Jodie Symonds
IN RECOGNITION of the hard work the Emerald SES does for the community, the Emerald Lions Club presented a $20,000 cheque to...
School makes a fine drop
MOUNT Lilydale Mercy College is proud to have launched the release of its 2015 Mount Lilydale Mercy College McAuley Park Cabernet.
To help mark the...
Focus on bushfire plan
By Jodie Symonds
MEMBERS of Monbulk Emergency Group are inviting Monbulk residents to attend a discussion on the Monbulk Bushfire Management Plan on Tuesday 15...
Tim’s back with new perspective
By Jesse Graham
MONDAY, 31 October was a huge day for Billanook Ward councillor Tim Heenan, marking his official return to the council chambers after...
Social connection with long-lost brother
By Jodie Symonds
USING the power of Facebook, Upwey’s Sarah Wilson believes she has found the half-brother she has never met.
When Miss Wilson was eight,...
MP hits back at online abuse
By Peter Douglas
GEMBROOK MP Brad Battin has said that online abuse in a political environment is becoming a major problem in the community, with...
Missing dog found dead
A LIVER-SPOTTED Dalmatian that has been missing for more than a month has been found dead in a mine shaft in Monbulk.
Jenny Clark-Pearman, the...
Learn Burnham history
By Peter Douglas
THE Burnham Beeches Preservation Group is encouraging residents to learn more about the historic site’s redevelopment at a public meeting on Thursday,...
Job-seekers go to work
By Jodie Symonds
A GROUP of job-seekers has been busy creating a garden area at the Mountain District Learning Centre in Ferntree Gully for youth...