News
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Cocky crisis
By MELISSA MEEHAN FOR 10 years sulphur crested cockatoos have been gnawing at her house. But that’s not the only gnawing Belgrave woman Kate Gustke…
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Hidden in plain sight
ARTWORK made from old and new things will be hidden around Monbulk’s main street as part of a community art project, and residents are encouraged…
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Legend draws racing heavyweights
By EMMA SUN RACING legend and Belgrave South resident Peter Moody will speak at a special Black Caviar themed fundraising event for the South Belgrave…
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Top ticks for course work
By JESSE GRAHAM SCHOOL kids from around the hills have made their mark and been recognised state-wide as five students were awarded accolades at the…
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Council considers Swinburne’s Lillydale site
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN YARRA Ranges Council has floated the idea of relocating the council offices to Swinburne’s Lilydale site as an anchor tenant in light…
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Platform for The Projects
By JESSE GRAHAM INTERACTIVE and contemporary art is the focus of Belgrave’s newest space, which combines local artistic talent with inner city style art to…
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Call for CFA skills
By EMMA SUN FOR those who want to know what it takes to be a firefighter, Mount Evelyn CFA has kicked off its recruitment drive…
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Stopping bullies
By JESSE GRAHAM PRIMARY and secondary schools from Mount Evelyn are banding together in an attempt to stamp out bullying as part of a new…
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Jumbo jab irks community
By EMMA SUN LESS than a month after arriving in Emerald, the town’s newest icon Mali the elephant statue has already been badly damaged. The…
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Wild deer in the headlights
By EMMA SUN DEER have been wreaking havoc on Basin-Olinda Road by causing near misses and unwanted close encounters with motorists and residents. The latest…
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Stepping up can refund bid
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN SUPPORT for cash for cans schemes in the Yarra Ranges is gathering momentum as Australian governments prepare to sit down this month…
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Flower power
By EMMA SUN TWO hills green thumbs who became the first Aussies to take out a prestigious award at the Chelsea Flower Show say they…