News
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Wray of hope
By REBECCA BILLS Input sought for putting empty building to good use MOUNT Evelyn residents will have a chance to speak up on the future…
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Best foot forward
By ANEEKA SIMONIS HAVING taken her first solo steps just a few weeks ago, five-year-old Mount Evelyn resident Amy Dunbar has set out to prove…
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A gift to mums everywhere
By REBECCA BILLS MOUNT Evelyn Christian School (MECS) is using its annual Mother’s Day stall to give back. With the theme ‘Think Global and Local,’…
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Too close for comfort
By JODIE SYMONDS A MOUNT Evelyn resident wants the Education Department to see things from her side of the fence. Four months down the track,…
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Joel’s a champion
By REBECCA BILLS Representing Australia in pole vault at Commonwealth Games… FOR the majority of Joel Pocklington’s life, he has had one goal – to…
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Sewer in pipeline
By MELISSA MEEHAN SEPTIC systems failing to meet treatment standards in Monbulk could be replaced with a sewerage scheme expected to be rolled out over…
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Teacher’s lesson in perseverence
By JESSE GRAHAM AN EMERALD school teacher who placed second in last year’s Puffing Billy Great Train Race has taken out top honours this year,…
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Limerence up for grabs
By MELISSA MEEHAN THEY’RE letting go of an important piece of their lives, but CJ and Brent Dakis are looking forward to the future. The…
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Gnomes stand to be counted
By JESSE GRAHAM HUNDREDS of gnomes descended on Tecoma over the weekend, in an attempt to topple the world record for gathering of gnomes and…
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Smelly job for CFA
By REBECCA BILLS CFA crews have the extra stinky job of cleaning up a large amount of rubbish, after it caught fire inside a rubbish…
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House slip gas leak
By REBECCA BILLS WORKSAFE is investigating after a jacked-up Mount Evelyn house slipped, creating a hazardous gas leak. A gas warning was issued by the…
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Out in force to puff against Billy
By JESSE GRAHAM THE GREAT Train Race is coming to the hills again this weekend and thousands of eager runners are set to take on…