News
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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 Committee…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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.…
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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.…
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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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Kill concern
By EMMA SUN Vets worried over dramatic rise in wildlife deaths… SEVEN wallabies and two wombats have been killed by high speed traffic while crossing…
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Friends call to rally around
WHEN diagnosed with terminal cancer, there’s not much to look forward to. But for one mother of three battling the illness, the Lilydale community has…
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Drugs seized, four charged
FOUR people will face court after a successful drug operation conducted by members from the Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit. Search warrants were executed yesterday in…