Tag: News
The elephant in the room
By JESSE GRAHAM
WITH the opening of Emerald’s annual PAVE festival, a special addition to the community was unveiled - a sculpture symbolising sustainability in...
Facelift for Emerald RSL
By MELISSA MEEHAN
UPGRADED toilets, new carpets and curtains will give the Emerald RSL a much-needed facelift, thanks to almost $55,000 of Federal Government grants....
Footy salutes Anzac spirit
By JESSE GRAHAM
A TOWN-against-town rivalry is set to be forged this weekend as the first annual AnzacTribute Game kicks off between Emerald and Upwey’s...
Six nabbed in robbery arrests
A FERNTREE Gully man was one of six people arrested by the Greater Dandenong Embona Robbery Taskforce over three armed robberies.
The robberies occurred...
It’s time for calm
OPINION by editor Melissa Meehan
FRIGHTENED to leave their own homes.Threatened with rape and being burnt alive.
Some have been told to watch their backs, while...
Record collection for Good Friday
By EMMA SUN
DANDENONG Ranges firefighters have collected more coins than ever before, breaking their previous fund-raising record for the Good Friday Appeal.
The group, which...
Rotary ride rolls along
By RUSSELL BENNETT
A GROUP of local bike riders of all shapes and sizes, some young, and some not so young, banded together recently to...
Fast food fight goes viral
THE anti-McDonald's sentiment in Tecoma has gone viral, with social media going crazy after the towns fight with the fast food giant was aired...
Burns light up in hills
FIREFIGHTERS from Upper Ferntree Gully and Upwey conducted a planned burn near the Upper Ferntree Gully fire station last Sunday to reduce fuel in...
Minister relieves the pressure
By MELISSA MEEHAN
PENSIONERS in Emerald were treated to a morning tea on Friday as the Federal Government launched its pension boost in the town.
Minister...
Frontline fears
By EMMA SUN
A VETERAN firefighter is calling for more respect for firefighters following an incident where two of his members were threatened and attacked.
Two...
Drivers slams into tree
By EMMA SUN
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after her vehicle ran off Monbulk Road in Silvan and hit a tree at about 3pm...
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John’s resilient fight against blood cancer
Emerald resident John received a call from his doctor nearly two years ago urging him to come in for immediate testing, as his previous...
