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Sex shop charges
A 20-YEAR-OLD Lilydale man has been charged after an armed robbery at his local sex shop.
The man entered Exotic Nights in Main...
Seat looks for its history
By REBECCA BILLS
THE Mount Evelyn History group is calling on locals to share their memories of the Winged Lion Seat to find a home...
Youth art gives raw insight
By REBECCA BILLS
A GROUP of 56 students from 18 local schools will have their artwork simultaneously displayed as part of the VCE Creative Showcase.
Celebrating...
Cabinet question time
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A COMMUNITY forum, with the new State Government Cabinet, will be held in the Yarra Ranges on Monday 14 April.
Residents will...
Students roll up
By REBECCA BILLS
YEAR 11 and 12 Upwey High School students rolled up their sleeves to give blood last Wednesday to help save lives.
Initiated by...
Sick kids’ cash boost
By RUSSELL BENNETT
BROKEN bones and serious illnesses - the kids at the Angliss Hospital’s paediatric unit have been put through the ringer.
But their journey...
Case for courses
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Funding cuts stifle growing demand for alternative education
A SURGE in demand for alternative education has left Mountain District Learning Centre (MDLC)...
Underground cables
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Damaged power lines could ignite fires, hence push for...
FIRED up firefighter Bill Pizzey wants high voltage power
lines to go underground in Kallista...
Bailey unveils health strategy
By REBECCA BILLS
YARRA Ranges Council’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy was launched by world renowned wheelchair skater Christiaan Bailey last Thursday at the Mount Evelyn...
Cheap travel on board
By REBECCA BILLS
ZONE 1 and 2 daily commuters will save around $1200 a year following the Coalition Government’s recent announcement on price reduction.
Liberal Member...
Pool report delay slammed
THE Yarra Ranges Council is still waiting on an engineering report for the Olinda Pool, as council confirmed the pool would not reopen until...
Play space gathers pace
By REBECCA BILLS
YARRA Ranges Council met with students from Mount Dandenong Primary School to consult and brainstorm ideas for the new Kalorama play space.
In...