Tag: News
Electronic waste gets the elbow
Put old electronics to good use by recycling them at the Cardinia Shire Council’s eWaste event this Saturday.
Unwanted electronic items such as computers, televisions,...
Final Maccas roof protester removed
By EMMA SUN
A MCDONALD’S protester was removed from the roof of a building at the site of the proposed restaurant in Tecoma earlier this...
Cuts deprive basic needs
By REBECCA BILLS
LOW unemployment benefits and cuts to single parent payments have meant thousands of locals around Belgrave are not able to afford basic...
Splashes of real joy
Monbulk Aquatic Centre manager Helen Hostettler and Yarra Ranges councillor Samantha Dunn got a sneak peek of the upgraded Monbulk Aquatic Centre last Thursday.
The...
Vote for lane cover
By MELISSA MEEHAN
SLIPPERY when wet.
Emerald’s Peter Siegman says the laneway connecting IGA to the shopping precinct is in desperate need for a roof to...
Police briefs
Tree fall splits house
A MAN had a lucky escape after a tree fell on his Kallista home last Saturday at 11pm, splitting it in...
Shop ’til you drop
By EMMA SUN
IT was all systems go for the newly expanded Lilydale Marketplace, which officially opened last Wednesday.
Early morning shoppers flooded to the centre...
Tree loppers on the loose
By REBECCA BILLS
CONSUMER Affairs Victoria (CAV) has warned residents after reports of dodgy tree loppers in Melbourne’s east.
Ferntree Gully was on the list as...
Graffiti arrests
By EMMA SUN
Community victory as tagging gang rounded up...
POLICE have arrested four teenagers believed to be responsible for a graffiti “epidemic” in Monbulk.
Graffiti in...
Classes for campus
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THERE’S still life in the old girl yet, Lilydale’s former Swinburne campus could be providing education within months.
With a combination of both...
Diorama dedicated to Kokoda campaign
By EMMA SUN
MEMBERS of the Upwey-Belgrave RSL and the veteran community witnessed the official dedication of a special Kokoda Track diorama last Friday.
The model,...
Maccas protest marches on
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FAILING to give up, anti-maccas protesters once again hit the streets on the weekend making their opposition to the fast food chain...