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Team shows it’s tough – and muddy!
EMERALD’S Team Intensity was once again the biggest team in Victoria for the Tough Mudder challenge last month.
The team of 67 members fought their...
Fund rescues birds in crisis
IN FRONT of Mandy Browning’s Cockatoo home sits a beautiful family of three cockatiels.
Upon first glance, they look just like every other bustling mummy,...
A living heritage
FEDERAL Liberal MPs Greg Hunt and Senator Mitch Fifield went on a forest tour during a visit to the Grants Picnic Ground in Sherbrooke...
Council poisons trees
EMERALD residents were left devastated after discovering that 10 oak trees, each 100 years old, had been mistakenly ringbarked and poisoned by Cardinia Shire...
Mt Evelyn tops awards
MOUNT Evelyn residents took out three of four certificates of recognition in the Yarra Ranges Australia Day awards.
Friends of Warburton Trail and Friends of...
Thieves hit op shop
VOLUNTEERS at the PWP Op Shop in Upper Ferntree Gully have slammed the thieves who broke into their store last week, labelling the act...
Off with those locks
A MOUNT Evelyn girl is taking the plunge to go bald in support of leukaemia sufferers, raising thousands of dollars for a cause close...
Crowds warm up to market
DESPITE 40-plus degrees Celsius temperatures last Thursday, residents flocked to the Mount Evelyn Twilight Market to check out the latest wares and entertainment.
There were...
Slammed for not slashing
A GROUP of Kalorama residents have accused Yarra Ranges Council of putting lives at risk, after failing to slash dry grass in time for...
Sirens to give first alert
THE Dandenong Ranges will be among the first to have emergency sirens in place to warn residents about potentially life-threatening incidents and nearby dangers.
Twenty...
Root of tree problem
AN OLINDA resident has slammed Yarra Ranges Council for not taking down a “problem” tree two years ago that last week fell across the...
Tassie fire fight
A GROUP of hills firefighters recently returned after lending a helping hand to those battling the bushfires in Tasmania.
Six firefighters from Belgrave South, Emerald,...
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Festive self-care important for those with a disability and their carers
The holiday season is a wonderful time of the year to relax, spend time with friends and family, and look forward to the year...
