Tag: News
Teen road deaths up
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE 30 JUNE tragic triple-fatality in Avonsleigh has blown out teen road death statistics across Cardinia Shire.
Cardinia recorded the highest number of...
Chook limit in play
CHICKEN and bird owners will need to apply for a permit to keep more than five poultry or large birds on a single acre.
Cardinia...
Power project ‘on track’
By PETER DOUGLAS
A $40 MILLION project to upgrade powerlines in the Dandenong Ranges is on track to be completed in April next year.
After relocating...
Grant for youth work
EMERALD-based organisation, Echo Youth and Family Services, has been awarded a $9900 Westpac Foundation Community Grant in support of their remarkable work in helping...
Illegal crossing: fines doubled
By JESSE GRAHAM
FINES for crossing train tracks when boom gates are down have doubled with the beginning of the new financial year, according to...
Community House sets precedent
EVERY year, Victorians face the challenge of living with fire, whether it is the threat of bushfire, a house fire or dealing with the...
Good riddance of bad rabbits
By KATH GANNAWAY
AGRIBUSINESS Yarra Valley is calling for a united approach to getting rid of rabbits around the Silvan and Wandin districts.
A meeting tomorrow...
Pop-up town around the corner
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE Mount Evelyn Township Improvement Committee (METIC) has devised a plan for a pop-up town square during the Mount Evelyn...
Same-sex survey
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
Electorate pulse on changing marriage act...
VOTERS in the federal electorate of La Trobe will have the chance to directly influence...
War declared on ivy
A CHILLY, wet day wasn’t enough to keep volunteers away from the ivy blitz at the headwaters of Ferny Creek on 4 July.
Families from...
Safety call after crash
EMERALD police Senior Sergeant has asked drivers to stay safe on the roads, following last week’s triple fatality in Avonsleigh.
On Tuesday 30 June, three...
Kudos for care program
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
FRIDAY was onesie day at the Mount Evelyn Primary School July vacation care program, with children and teachers donning their...