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Step up against theft
FITNESS fanatics are being warned to leave their valuables at home when using the 1000 Steps.
Senior Constable Jamie Cummings from the Yarra Ranges...
Less hours for reading
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THE YARRA Ranges Council is still searching for a new operator for Morrisons Café - as the popular restaurant closed its doors...
Overnight raids target cars
FINGERPRINTS are being analysed after a surge of car break-ins in Upwey.
Police are investigating more than 13 thefts from cars in the areas between...
Step up on buses
By CASEY NEILL
USING taxis as a 'quasi bus service’ was one suggestion to beat the Yarra Ranges’ transport woes at a regional transport forum...
Plan backs sports
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FOUR netball courts, a playground and a community garden have been earmarked for Pepi’s Land as part of the revised Emerald Community...
Inspirational education pioneer
Miss Annie Beatrice (Bea) Boardman, a former principal of Dandenong Girls High School during the 1960s, passed away recently having reached the age of...
From bookkeeper to boss
After a short illness, local identity Joy Gilmour passed away on 24 February 2014, aged 90. Born in Tasmania in 1923, the only...
Thrifty times are here
By REBECCA BILLS
TECOMA residents will be “poppin’ tags” when the new Salvation Army Thrift Shop opens its doors later this month.
PWP Op-Shop manager Dawn...
RSL gifts iPads, rugs
THE Emerald RSL is continuing to raise its profile throughout the local community by donating two iPads and two crocheted rugs to Fernlea House.
The...
Safety vibes via music
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S the sound of safety.
With their $10,000 community safety grant, the Dandenong Ranges Music Council has produced a CD to raise...
Grant aims at weapons display
By REBECCA BILLS
THE Upwey-Belgrave RSL sub-branch will be installing security sensors and interpretive plaques at a display of deactivated rifles and swords thanks to...
Regimental colours in the frame
By REBECCA BILLS
TO COMMEMORATE the centenary of the 55th Australian Infantry Battalion (Collingwood Regiment), the Mount Evelyn RSL is putting a framed collage of...
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Kalorama residents push for upgraded drainage
As the Hills prepare for the oncoming storm season, residents in Kalorama are petitioning the Yarra Ranges Council to provide improvements to drainage following...
