Tag: News
Passion for the hills
By PETER DOUGLAS
ONE could argue a case of jumping from the fire into the frying pan for La Trobe incumbent, Jason Wood.
The one-time counter...
Tower commitment vague: Fifield
By PETER DOUGLAS
FEDERAL Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield, has weighed in on debate over mobile coverage in the Yarra Ranges, taking aim at claims from...
Fireys out in the cold
By PETER DOUGLAS and JESSE GRAHAM
DANDENONG Ranges firefighters are at risk of becoming disenfranchised over an ongoing industrial dispute.
The disagreement boiled over last week...
$490,000 victory
By PETER DOUGLAS
AFTER six years of advocacy, Yarra Valley Nursery Disability Manager, Karen Dettmann, will soon witness a major safety boost along a notorious...
Promise of CCTV cameras
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
CASEY MP Tony Smith has promised funding for new CCTV cameras in five Yarra Ranges communities including Mount Evelyn and Monbulk.
Mr...
Candidate raises the stakes
By PETER DOUGLAS
FEDERAL election time likely poses a win-win scenario for Monbulk sports-lovers - it’s just a matter of by how much.
Casey’s Labor candidate...
State lobbied for Tourist Road cash
By PETER DOUGLAS
YARRA Ranges Council and La Trobe MP Jason Wood are urging the Victorian Government to re-think its position on works to improve...
’Let’s talk road trauma’
By PETER DOUGLAS
IT’S the conversation all parents must have with teen children, according to Emerald Fire Brigade member Jody Yandle ... 'road trauma: how...
Ambulance vehicle in accident
By PETER DOUGLAS
A PATIENT in an Ambulance Victoria vehicle has escaped unscathed after a minor collision in Cockatoo on Tuesday 7 June.
A collision occurred,...
Leader mastheads cut
By PETER DOUGLAS
SEVEN Leader newspapers throughout Melbourne will soon publish their final editions, with News Corp this morning announcing cuts.
This will include the closure...
More charges laid against ‘gang rape’ accused brothers
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
NEW charges have been laid against three of the four brothers who are accused of gang raping a 14-year-old girl in Geelong...
Curtis ready to listen
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
LABOR candidate for La Trobe, Simon Curtis, has some big plans if he wins the seat in the upcoming federal election, and...