Tag: News
Time to deliver pledges
By EMMA SUN
WITH the Federal Election wrapped up, Yarra Ranges residents can now look forward to seeing their elected MPs move on to fulfilling...
Aldi appeals council permit
By MELISSA MEEHAN
DISCOUNT supermarket chain Aldi’s move into Monbulk has been delayed after a planning permit matter was taken to VCAT.
Yarra Ranges Shire director...
Anti-Maccas fight goes global
AFTER so much support from the greater community, the No McDonalds in the Dandenong Ranges group took its message to Melbourne, inviting their city...
Saner counsel campus call
LILYDALE’S former Swinburne campus will be retained as an educational and community facility, if volunteer group Outer East Tertiary Education Strategy/ Lilydale Campus Advisory...
General practice to make perfect
By EMMA SUN
A MOUNT Evelyn medical clinic has given a group of Chinese doctors a glimpse into the way general practitioners work in Australia.
The...
Community rallies around
By MELISSA MEEHAN
WHEN diagnosed with terminal cancer, there’s not much to look forward to.
But for one mother of three battling the illness, the...
Hit-run probe
AN ELDERLY man has died after what police believe was a hit and run in Mount Evelyn on Sunday.
A passerby discovered the 82-year-old man’s...
Wood-burning project steams ahead
PUFFING Billy’s Climax Locomotive was launched on Sunday 8 September after 12 years of restoration by the Puffing Billy preservation Society.
Various works were done...
Warm welcome
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Improved access is something to sing about...
COOKING, karaoke and education - it’s not a bad checklist of things that the Emerald Community...
‘Plant Man’ calls it a day
By EMMA SUN
THE Upper Ferntree Gully Angliss Auxiliary’s ‘Plant Man’ has retired from the plant fair after more than 20 years on the job.
John...
Mary on a mission
By REBECCA BILLS
Mary Farrow travels to Bali more than most people would dream of, but it is not for the beaches or the shopping....
Across the US on foot
By MELISSA MEEHAN
MOST 24-year-olds who travel to America try their luck at Las Vegas casinos or visit as many adventure theme parks as they...
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Custom-made guitar adds beautiful sounds
A Healesville-based musician is looking forward to performing at The Basin Music Festival with his new guitar.
Robbie Greig won a songwriting contest held by...
