Tag: News
President is never alone: Ash
By RUSSELL BENNETT
AT THE Emerald and District Rotary Club’s 34th presidential changeover dinner at Upper Beaconsfield’s Pine Grove Hotel recently, outgoing leader Kristine Ash...
Replanting delays
By JESSE GRAHAM
CARDINIA Shire Council has said that no decision has been made on replanting trees at Emerald’s Worrell Reserve, nine months after chopping...
Traders itch from vandals’ scratches
By JESSE GRAHAM
A TECOMA trader has expressed dismay and disappointment after several main street shops were vandalised.
Melissa Hentschel from Reptarium said she saw large...
Emerald remembers
By BEN CAMERON AND RUSSELL BENNETT
MORE than 30 fallen soldiers from WWI with links to the Emerald area will be officially heralded under a...
State steps in on Swinburne
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE GOVERNMENT will be stepping in to help find a future for Lilydale’s former Swinburne site, after a callout for a new...
Italy’s culture on show
By REBECCA BILLS
ON the first Saturday each month they come together to share in Mass.
And earlier this month, the Yarra Valley Italian Cultural Group...
County behind the name
By REBECCA BILLS
TIME and time again the Mount Evelyn History Group is asked the same question: “How was Mount Evelyn named?”
And despite initial reports...
Town of tension
By REBECCA BILLS
DOCUMENTS from Mount Evelyn community groups, leaked to the Mail last week, reveal growing tensions between the town's three main township groups....
Station’s arrested development
By JESSE GRAHAM
EMERALD will not see 24-hour services come into the new police station for the time being, despite the increased hours being the...
Still leading from the front
By JESSE GRAHAM
YOUNG leaders from around the Yarra Ranges gathered to celebrate their achievements and to hear special guest speakers at an annual alumni...
Cop shop hub
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Council drags feet on turning old police station into community cetre ...
A PETITION with more than 2000 signatures will be handed over...
Helping hand for green thumbs
CARDINIA residents are being encouraged to lend a hand and take part in a National Tree Day event in Emerald next weekend.
John Hills Landcare...