Tag: News
Shop ’til you drop
By EMMA SUN
IT was all systems go for the newly expanded Lilydale Marketplace, which officially opened last Wednesday.
Early morning shoppers flooded to the centre...
Tree loppers on the loose
By REBECCA BILLS
CONSUMER Affairs Victoria (CAV) has warned residents after reports of dodgy tree loppers in Melbourne’s east.
Ferntree Gully was on the list as...
Graffiti arrests
By EMMA SUN
Community victory as tagging gang rounded up...
POLICE have arrested four teenagers believed to be responsible for a graffiti “epidemic” in Monbulk.
Graffiti in...
Classes for campus
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THERE’S still life in the old girl yet, Lilydale’s former Swinburne campus could be providing education within months.
With a combination of both...
Diorama dedicated to Kokoda campaign
By EMMA SUN
MEMBERS of the Upwey-Belgrave RSL and the veteran community witnessed the official dedication of a special Kokoda Track diorama last Friday.
The model,...
Maccas protest marches on
By MELISSA MEEHAN
FAILING to give up, anti-maccas protesters once again hit the streets on the weekend making their opposition to the fast food chain...
Drug lab closed down in morning raids
POLICE from the Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit conducted Operation Rivalries this morning, executing warrants in Ferntree Gully, Montrose, Bayswater, Balwyn and Altona to target...
Crash course
By EMMA SUN
A CUSTOMER and staff at Sheer Obsessions received a shock today when a car ploughed through the shop's front windows.
An elderly woman...
Breakthrough for Swinburne site
By MELISSA MEEHAN
TERTIARY education will remain at Lilydale, according to the State Government.
This morning in Lilydale, the Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall...
Memory lives on through garden
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THE memory of her loving husband is the reason Val Jackson keeps her garden beautiful.
But it’s the things she learnt from him...
Brigade thanks ‘unsung heroes’
By EMMA SUN
MONTROSE Fire Brigade is celebrating 75 years of serving the community this year.
The brigade’s extensive history stems as far back as the...
Road to nowhere
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Residents left feeling powerless after electricity works ruin their street...
A TURF war between the local council and VicRoads has one resident worried...