Tag: News
Sod turned on future
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
DEPUTY Premier and MP for Monbulk James Merlino visited the work site of the new Montrose Town Centre with Yarra Ranges Councillor...
Eyes on the skies
By ALANA MITCHELSON
THE Mount Burnett Observatory (MBO) tourist attraction is seeking community donations towards its installation of a new telescope to improve access, increase...
Olympic dream shock
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE Olympic dreams of Upwey running star Melissa Duncan are in tatters.
With just three weeks to go until the Rio Olympic Games...
Hose stolen from store
By PETER DOUGLAS
POLICE are keen to speak to a man in relation to the theft of hosing from the AutoPlus store in Emerald on...
House destroyed as winds hit
By PETER DOUGLAS
A WOMAN who was 37 weeks pregnant has been left homeless after her property was destroyed in storms on Tuesday morning.
The incident...
Hub’s high hopes
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE Belgrave Community Hub has taken another giant leap forward, with Yarra Ranges Council and Inspiro Community Health Service last week formally...
Festival of fun
THE Montrose community turned out in force for the town’s eagerly anticipated community festival on Satruday 9 July at the Montrose Reserve Football Ground.
There...
Rate rise to meet government cap
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
YARRA Ranges Council voted to unanimously to adopt its 2016-’17 budget at a regular council meeting on Tuesday 28 June.
It will...
Campaign ‘stupid’: Wood
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS and PETER DOUGLAS
LA TROBE sitting MP, Jason Wood, who is likely to narrowly win his seat, has dumped on the Coalition’s...
Staff run for their health
EASTERN Health staff will give fellow colleagues a run for their money when they take part in this year’s Run Melbourne fundraiser event.
More than...
Cash for Landcare
APPLICATIONS are now open to fund projects proposed by local Landcare networks and community-based natural resource management groups.
Grants of up to $30,000 per project...
‘Help save our shop’
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Shop in Monbulk is used to providing great service for the community.
Now, its operators are asking for a...