News
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Grants to establish Men’s Shed
DANDENONG Ranges communities are encouraged to apply for grants to help build a new Men’s Shed. The Victorian Government has made available $750,000 in funds…
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Shire calls on kinder funds
YARRA Ranges Council is calling on the Federal Government to commit to funding 15 hours of kindergarten in its May budget. Council funds about $250,000…
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Happily sharing the road
By LARISSA KUZEFF MOTORCYCLISTS are encouraged to ‘travel happy’ as part of a new awareness campaign to address road rage. The new VicRoads awareness campaign…
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Quiet achiever farewelled
By KATH GANNAWAY BRUCE Oliver was the epitome of the quiet achiever. Described by his Gruyere CFA colleagues as a man from that special generation…
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Search for thieves
In brief POLICE are searching for thieves who broke into Macclesfield Primary School earlier this month, making off with a tablet computer. At 2.45am on…
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Exchange the chance of a lifetime
THE Rotary Club of Healesville is encouraging enthusiastic students to consider applying for its youth exchange program, which closes on Thursday, 30 April. The Rotary…
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Don’t be a fool with your waste
CARDINIA Shire Council is encouraging residents to think of the environment and make use of council’s waste and recycling services. E-waste, Detox your Home, drumMUSTER…
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Light shed on foreign investment
GUEST speaker Dr Mona Chung will this week visit the region to talk about the potential benefits of foreign investment for business and farmers. Many…
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Service station thieves target cigarettes
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are on the hunt for thieves who made off with tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes, after a number…
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Woman killed in Knoxfield crash
By JESSE GRAHAM A FERNTREE Gully woman was killed and another injured after a crash in Knoxfield this afternoon. Police investigators believe a Nissan sedan…
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Cash fuels appeal
By KATH GANNAWAY PEOPLE power and petrol power are the driving force behind a massive $23,643 donation made to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday…
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Clarke opens his account
By JESSE GRAHAM HE WAS last week’s election winner and, as of tonight, he will be the official Lyster Ward councillor. The Mail sat down…