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Thrifty times are here
By REBECCA BILLS TECOMA residents will be “poppin’ tags” when the new Salvation Army Thrift Shop opens its doors later this month. PWP Op-Shop manager…
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RSL gifts iPads, rugs
THE Emerald RSL is continuing to raise its profile throughout the local community by donating two iPads and two crocheted rugs to Fernlea House. The…
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Belgrave carnival fund-raiser
By REBECCA BILLS From the idea of an Easter egg hunt for children from around the hills, a full blown Good Friday Carnival in Belgrave…
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Nothing silly about these skills
STUDENTS at Belgrave South Primary School have created artwork based on the Janeen Brian and Cheryll Johns’s book Silly Galah. In a collaborative project, students…
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Safety vibes via music
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S the sound of safety. With their $10,000 community safety grant, the Dandenong Ranges Music Council has produced a CD to raise…
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Grant aims at weapons display
By REBECCA BILLS THE Upwey-Belgrave RSL sub-branch will be installing security sensors and interpretive plaques at a display of deactivated rifles and swords thanks to…
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Regimental colours in the frame
By REBECCA BILLS TO COMMEMORATE the centenary of the 55th Australian Infantry Battalion (Collingwood Regiment), the Mount Evelyn RSL is putting a framed collage of…
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Tobacco sales stubbed
COCKATOO’S General Store has been banned from selling tobacco products for three months from 27 March after staff were caught illegally selling cigarettes to a…
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Taste of McVictory
By JESSE GRAHAM Protesters vow to never surrender THE controversial Tecoma McDonald’s opened its doors to the public yesterday, with protesters vowing to stay at…
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Tick for campus buy-back
By JESSE GRAHAM EDUCATION in the Yarra Ranges has been pushed into the spotlight for the upcoming state election, with Labor announcing it will revive…
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Fire danger still there
By REBECCA BILLS FIRE restrictions may have been lifted yesterday (Monday) however Mount Evelyn CFA Captain Jim Armstrong said residents still need to be cautious.…
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Playground nets support
By REBECCA BILLS THE Montrose Community Playground has a new wheelchair friendly spinning net and miniature Montrose Community Bank Branch ATM thanks to community support.…