Tag: News
Con-men do their rounds
By PETER DOUGLAS
TRAVELLING con-men have been targeting the Emerald and Macclesfield regions in recent weeks, with police receiving numerous calls from distressed...
Torchlight shine
By JESSE GRAHAM
Firepower march is a spectacular parade ending in Amazing Grace...
FIREFIGHTERS from across the hills and beyond will hold their bi-annual...
Big gun icon
By JESSE GRAHAM
Vietnam War memorial M2A2 howitzer installed in time for Anzac centenary...
AN EXPLOSIVE new Vietnam War memorial was set up in...
Marching orders for move-on laws
By JESSE GRAHAM
CONTROVERSIAL laws to move-on protesters are being repealed by the State Government, with Tecoma’s anti-McDonald’s group praising the move as...
Service slashed
By JESSE GRAHAM
AN ORGANISATION that provides free legal advice for domestic violence victims in the Yarra Valley may be forced to shut down in...
Quilt backing for CFA
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
KAREN Martin knows first-hand the important work of the Monbulk CFA.
When they were called to her house to respond to...
Lenscape
THE sky lit up over Lilydale Lake last Thursday, when Mail journalist and photographer Jesse Graham took this photo on the lake’s pier. The...
Memorial stirs community spirit
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE community spirit present in the wake of the Ash Wednesday fires was again alive at a memorial over the...
Farming practices set for change
By PETER DOUGLAS
PROHIBITIONS around intensive agriculture operations in the Yarra Ranges may soon be relaxed.
To help address changing farming practices, Yarra Ranges council will...
House raided, jewellery stolen
BELGRAVE police attended the scene of a burglary on Grantulla Road, Kallista, on Tuesday 10 February. Residents of the property returned home to find...
Online shopping: caution the key
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
Online shopping has taken Australia by storm in recent years, and is proving particularly popular in rural areas, where shoppers...
Lyster Ward by-election
A MEETING for prospective candidates in the Lyster Ward by-election will be held this week.
Following Samantha Dunn’s move into state politics, the position of...
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Searching for a new neighbourhood house provider
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) is seeking funding submissions for a neighbourhood house provider to deliver services tailored to the community...
