Tag: News
Fire danger period draws to a close
THE Fire Danger Period for the Yarra Ranges Shire (those areas not included in the Metropolitan Fire District) is set to finish at 1am...
Vintage rally to fight on
By PETER DOUGLAS
ON the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Kalorama Vintage Car Rally, event organisers were shocked as Yarra Ranges Council advised...
Down to a fine art
NOW is the time to pencil in your schedule for the upcoming Dandenong Ranges Open Studios weekend. Art enthusiasts from around the region will...
Bank baton passed on
INAUGURAL chairman of the Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Peter Marke is retiring after 18 years of leading the community banking enterprise.
The company started in...
Barney over bus shelter
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
TENSIONS between Cardinia Shire Council and Emerald Community House continue over a bus shelter used as a public art space and noticeboard.
Following...
Service recognised at Silvan
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A NEW War Memorial in Silvan dedicated to returned servicemen from World War I will be unveiled later this month.
The memorial is...
Shake it like you mean it
DANCE like nobody’s watching.
In a nutshell, that’s the concept of a new community event recently established in Upper Ferntree Gully, called No Lights, No...
Big reward on burglary
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A REWARD of $350,000 has been announced for any information regarding an aggravated burglary at the Mount Dandenong hotel in 2014.
Two staff...
Stadium ‘underwhelming’
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE new 150-seat grandstand being constructed at Morrison Reserve is just a shadow of the original vision, according to former Yarra Ranges...
Two-for-one funds deal for Town Centre
By PETER DOUGLAS
MONTROSE will be soon better equipped to face challenges around a predicted population growth within the township.
In a case of two becoming...
Petrol wait
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A PROPOSED petrol station for Monbulk has gone back to the drawing board after a community consultation meeting saw issues raised with...
Future stars are sought
By PETER DOUGLAS
MONBULK and surrounds Auskick will kick off the 2016 football season on Friday 8 April.
With Auskick last year moving to a 4.30pm...