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Council calls the shots
By MARC MCGOWAN COUNCILLORS Noel Cliff and Samantha Dunn are set to meet with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett this week to get a clearer picture…
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Tourism feast
By MARC MCGOWAN RESIDENTS will get a chance to air their views on celebrity chef Shannon Bennett’s Burnham Beeches redevelopment, despite community confusion suggesting otherwise.…
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Hub is back up
THE reading room is stocked, the cafe is reopened and Mount Evelyn is abuzz with excitement. After months of uncertainty following the Morrisons closure, the…
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Bombers eat humble pie
By RUSSELL BENNETT EMERALD’S last game for at least 12 months in the top tier of the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League ended in…
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Left dangling
By CASEY NEILL A COCKATOO man cornered a vandal who’d trashed the town centre – but police were nowhere to be seen. Peter Lee was…
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Heritage by foot
By ANEEKA SIMONIS WALKING along the main street in Monbulk is now an educational experience, with a new heritage trail etched along the pathways. The…
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Water dreams come true
By MARC MCGOWAN MACCLESFIELD paddler Amanda Reynolds’ bronze medal from last month’s ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships is an ever-present reminder of her dream year…
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Finals taking shape
YVMDFNL FINALS kicked off in style for Division 2 last weekend in the Yarra Valley Mountain District “Community Bank” Football and Netball League with wins…
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Sisters bag silver
By MARC MCGOWAN DONNA Banks simply wanted to instil confidence in her two daughters when she enrolled them at Kakushinkan Shukokai Karate as four year…
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Chain gang show the way
A DEDICATION to customers has been rewarded for Lilydale’s Glenmac Sales and Service, with the group receiving an award after just two years in town.…
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Peter perfect
By Dennis Fuller THE birds were singing, the sun was shining and all was well at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday when the member trundled…
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Briefly
Burglaries arrest A WOORI Yallock man will front court after being arrested for a series of burglaries in Yarra Junction and Gembrook. The 22-year-old man…