News
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Thieves’ low act
HEARTLESS thieves have robbed a Belgrave Heights Op Shop over the weekend. Yarra Ranges CIU Detective Senior Constable Paul Edyvane said a number of bric-a-brac…
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Funds injection for ailing hospitals
EASTERN HEALTH cannot guarantee services will be saved despite the Federal Government’s redirection of funding. Last week, Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said Eastern Health…
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Get into the groove
THE Dancing Ground Festival at Gembrook’s Gilwell Park later this month is sure to get local residents up off their couches and moving to the…
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Burning house threatens bushland
A HOME was destroyed last week in Selby by an intense blaze that threatened to spread into nearby bushland and required quick thinking and seven…
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Day out for CFA calendar
THE search is on for 12 Little Angels to feature in the next Little Angels CFA Calendar 2014. Fran O’Conner has opened up her studio…
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Artists share ties that bind us
YOUTHS from the Yarra Ranges have been given an opportunity to express themselves and learn about safe and healthy relationships in a workshop and exhibition…
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Walkers kept out of harm’s way
A PATHWAY will be completed in the coming months, bridging together Belgrave and Kallista saving pedestrians unnecessary danger form cars and saving local vegetation. Works…
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Heads shine up for shave
FIREFIGHTERS from Macclesfield Fire Brigade will be sporting shiny bald heads when they lose their hair for the World’s Greatest Shave next month. Six blokes…
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Fuel leak road jam
A TWO car crash on Burwood Highway in Upwey caused traffic mayhem last Tuesday evening after firefighters were forced to close the road to mop…
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Burning off taboo
POLICE and CFA are urging residents to pay attention to fire warnings and know the rules about burning off before lighting fires. The call comes…
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Heat on for CFA
ABOUT 40 fire-fighters battled a house fire in Tecoma in blistering heat last Wednesday afternoon. Fire-fighters from Belgrave and Tecoma were called to the blaze…
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Day of planning
MOUNT EVELYN’s community has banded together for another year to help plan the future for the town in the annual Township Planning Day. The event,…