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Fire victims set to build
By JESSE GRAHAM and DANIELLE GALVIN
A SWEEPING change to the Bushfire Management Overlay will bring a fairer system for landowners in the Yarra Ranges,...
‘Bung’ disappearance revisited
ON the third anniversary of the disappearance of 13-year-old Boronia girl Siriyakorn ‘Bung’ Siriboon, Homicide Squad detectives are appealing for information from the public...
Police probe sex attacks
KNOX Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Unit (SOCIT) detectives are investigating two attempted sexual assaults which occurred in Knoxfield and Ferntree Gully.
Police have...
Road message is clear
By REBECCA BILLS
AS WINTER creeps up, drivers are reminded to take extra care on the roads.
Poor visibility on the roads over winter due...
How now Picasso cow
By REBECCA BILLS
BELGRAVE South Primary School students have a new, rather large, edition to their school in the form of a life-size cow called...
Tip fees blamed for dumping
By JODIE SYMONDS
INCREASED tip fees could be to blame for a Mount Evelyn roadside being used as a dumping ground.
Angry resident Katie Barber,...
Visitors focus on exciting science
By REBECCA BILLS
IT’S all thing science at Upwey Primary School with staff and students celebrating Education Week through science activities.
As part of the week,...
Hopeless group helps raise hope
By REBECCA BILLS
A TOTAL of 150 residents came together last Thursday to raise funds for cancer research as part of the Cancer Council’s Australia’s...
Warm setting for morning tea
By REBECCA BILLS
IT WAS a location change at the Mount Evelyn Biggest Morning Tea that saw participants enjoy the morning even more.
After the...
Come along for strumming
By MONIQUE KUZEFF
THE hills will be thriving with the sound of ukuleles at the Emerald Ukulele Festival from 31 May to 1 June.
Local ukulele...
Mountain challenge
By REBECCA BILLS
SHE’S only 22, but determined to climb a mountain.
And not just any mountain, Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kalorama’s Rhiannon Thomas is embarking on a...
‘Avalanche’ of positive ideas
By REBECCA BILLS
PROJECT Upwey members are blown away by the community’s response to the Upwey Community Conversation and Workshop.
Last Monday, more than 140 community...
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Looking Back
There would only be a few locals now would remember that Lilydale once had the enjoyment of four Hotels.
In earlier times there was...
