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Occupant hit, cash removed
AN aggravated burglary in Lilydale last week is being investigated by police.
Two males wearing balaclavas entered a property in Winnetka Drive...
Petrol bomb attack on police station
EXCLUSIVE
By MELISSA MEEHAN
UPDATE 12.36pm
THE Patch General Store owner Andrew Collins believes thieves ransacked his store last night looking for money and cigarettes.
"Our alarm went...
Vintage chrome set to sparkle
CLASSIC cars and bikes will brighten Monbulk’s main street for the second straight year on Sunday as part of an event to showcase what...
Increase in most crimes
By JESSE GRAHAM
FAMILY violence, drug offences and road fatalities have all soared in the Yarra Ranges, though police say robberies and burglaries are sharply...
Pledge for health
By KATH GANNAWAY
ANGLISS Hospital at Upper Ferntree Gully will get a $20 million Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a Short Stay Unit (SSU) if...
65 years a firey
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
MONTROSE Fire Brigade was proud to grant its first 65-year service award to valued member Jack Verity.
Mr Verity joined the brigade in...
In the swim for 24 hours
By MARC MCGOWAN
MONBULK’S redeveloped aquatic centre will host an MS 24-Hour Mega Swim event for the first time next month in a bid to...
Care to show compassion
By CAITLIN MCARTHUR
WITH demand for foster care in Victoria at an all-time high one Mount Evelyn couple are doing their best to make a...
Asbestos clean-up relief
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
CONCERNED residents in Emerald can breathe a little easier because clean-up crews have begun clearing the remains of an asbestos-filled home which...
Pillars taking shape
By RUSSELL BENNETT
EMERALD’S exciting Anzac Walk project has taken another step forward with the release of the plan’s drawings and a mock-up of how...
School is full of heart
By MARC MCGOWAN
SASSAFRAS’S little school that could is gearing up to celebrate its 120th anniversary in November.
Sassafras Primary School, the educational home for 60...
MP smooths road to re-election
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ONE of the hills' busiest roads will be resurfaced under Labor’s plan to improve road safety in the coming election.
Labor Monbulk MP...