Tag: News
Help for aid quake effort
By PETER DOUGLAS
MONBULK’S Donna Grundy has been busy thinking of ways to help the Nepalese basically since news of the earthquake spread.
To...
Call out for community grants
ARE you looking for one-off funding for your community project?
Yarra Ranges Shire is reminding residents that applications for Arts and Heritage, Community Development and...
Budget pleasure and pain
By JESSE GRAHAM
HELP for small businesses and a backdown from last year’s more intense measures are two notable standouts from last week’s Federal Budget,...
Toastmasters reaches milestone
DANDENONG Ranges Toastmasters is marking its 15th anniversary with a special meeting and is inviting past members and guests to celebrate.
Inaugural president and club...
Health hub and more
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE hills will benefit from over $5 million in new infrastructure under this year’s Federal Budget, with two hubs set...
Police briefs
Graffiti hunt
BELGRAVE Police are searching for vandals who graffitied the Menzies Creek Community Hall and a children’s centre last week, and asking anyone with...
Lower rate rise planned
By JESSE GRAHAM
RATEPAYERS appear to be the outright winners of the Yarra Ranges Council’s new draft budget, with lower than expected rate rises for...
Big ticket items top the list
By JESSE GRAHAM
FOR the Dandenong Ranges, this year’s council budget is all about big ticket infrastructure, footpaths and roads, with millions of dollars in...
Bowel health put to test
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT’S A little discomfort for potentially life-saving information.
The Rotary Club of Lilydale is urging Mount Evelyn residents to go to...
Top snaps at festival
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE photography and exhibition competition held during the Emerald PAVE festival was again a well-supported success.
Presented by the Emerald U3A,...
Lesson learned
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT WILL be plain sailing for pre-school educators, parents and kinder kids in Mount Evelyn, Montrose and Coldstream for the...
Flying doctors touch down
FERNY Creek Primary School enjoyed a special visitor last week, with the Royal Flying Doctors touching down.
The event featured an aero-medical simulator and a...
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Celebrating Venetia Barnard – nearly a century of impact in Kallista
A beloved Kallista member Venetia Barnard died a week before her 90th birthday, her community and loved ones are getting together to celebrate the...
