News
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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 drug…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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50 trees face axe
By DANIELLE GALVIN FIFTY Monterey cypress trees will be removed at the Worrell Reserve in Emerald to ensure the site is fire ready. Following a…
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French tour de force
By EMMA SUN SELBY’S cycling star Simon Clarke is still on cloud nine following a historical team win at the Tour de France (TdF) recently.…
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Saviour of species
By EMMA SUN HAMISH the furry wombat was the special guest at Emerald Primary School last month as zoologist Martin Cohen visited to talk about…
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Restaurant’s next course
By EMMA SUN A PURPOSE-built Ferny Creek restaurant that has been vacant for about 10 years might finally get the green light to open its…
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Breaking new ground
By RUSSELL BENNETT NEW Emerald and District Rotary president Kristine Ash is out to break some of the stereotypes associated with the Rotary movement. Along…
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Art deco diner
By MELISSA MEEHAN Aspro property headache set for yet another makeover… HISTORIC Sherbrooke property Burnham Beeches is set to be reborn with a culinary twist.…