Tag: News
Courses ease the tragedy
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IN 1995, Anthony and Travis Hall were tragically killed in a road accident in Cockatoo.
At only 15 and 13 years of...
Soggy ground
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Little athletes stopped in their tracks over...
DEEP puddles and poor drainage means Cockatoo’s little athletes can’t use the whole track in the...
Parties vow to retain station
By MELISSA MEEHAN
RUMOURS questioning the future of the Monbulk police station have been quashed, with both candidates confirming their plans to keep it open....
Tough fire season ahead
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S going to be a bad fire season.
Upper Ferntree Gully CFA captain Peter Smith said local crews had been told that...
Change rooms Rush
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FEMALE umpires and netballers get changed in their cars before matches at Chandler Reserve in Avonsleigh.
The awkward situation isn’t their choice,...
TAFE tenant
By MELISSA MEEHAN
MELBA Support services will move their adult training support to the former Swinburne campus in Lilydale.
The not-for-profit organisation supporting people with...
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Meth lab busted
THREE men have been remanded in custody after police raided a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Mount Dandenong.
The men, aged 40, 43 and...
We want our pool back
By MARC MCGOWAN
THE Yarra Ranges Council survey designed to gather feedback on the dormant Olinda Pool drew multiple angry posts on council’s Facebook page...
Tree plea: charity overflows
By MARC MCGOWAN
ONE hug said it all.
Sassafras partners Ross Skiffington and Gordon Arney faced going into serious debt before Emerald business owner Matt Slockwitch...
Station bomb
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FORENSIC investigators are still investigating a petrol bomb attack on the Monbulk police station last week.
Monbulk Sergeant Mark Knight said the...
Bright future for apprentice
By MELISSA MEEHAN
MOUNT EVELYN hairdresser Mikayla Paulet is the winner of the 5th annual Casey Apprentice/Trainee of the Year awards.
Held in Yering last...
Bill’s organic growth
By MARC MCGOWAN
ASTUTE decisions about two decades ago - combined with high-quality produce and a friendly nature - helped a Belgrave butcher celebrate 30...