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Candlelit vigil – Jo Tenner, Yarra Ranges Young Citizen of the Year Fiona Bilton and GetUp’s Madeline Lawrence and Marcus Deuchar joined about 40 others for the mental health candlelight vigil in Belg
By Casey NeillMENTAL Health funding is heating up as an election issue in the hills as the race to the polls nears the finish line.…
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We’re left stranded
By Casey NeillPUBLIC transport is a crucial link for many of the Yarra Ranges’ most vulnerable residents, but inadequate services are leaving them stranded. Belgrave…
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Lights on hold
By Casey NeillMOUNT Evelyn’s long awaited York Road-Wray Crescent lights could be delayed by more than six months following an eleventh-hour VCAT appeal. Billanook Ward…
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Storm tragedy
By Jade LawtonFRIENDS and family of Gembrook man Chris Williams have been left reeling by his untimely death on Thursday. The 19-year-old was driving south…
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Chalky’s 25 years
Annette Haworth has been stimulating young minds for quarter of a century. 50701 By Russell BennettMs Haworth, a Bayswater resident and veteran ‘chalky’, said her…
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Woes of students
Sherbrooke Community School students Sarah, 13, Monique, 13, Jaxom, 11, Tarik, 11, James, 12, Jake, 15, Samuel, 15 and Caleb, 13, would benefit from improved…
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Final straw for youth
By Casey NeillPOOR public transport is prompting many hills youths to throw in the towel. Young people in the Dandenongs often struggle to access employment…
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Blind date to Belgrave
By Russell BennettBELGRAVE couple James ‘Jim’ Miller and his wife Margaret have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a ‘marvellous’ family holiday. They met on…
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Reddin, set, go
JENNY Reddin’s paintings are deceptive and intriguing – and now they are on display at Burrinja Café Gallery. Viewers will rarely, if ever, spy brush…
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Couple make their mark
Emerald’s Bill and Robyn Kuys have been recognised for their passion and dedication to the town’s senior football club. 51454 By Tania MartinBILL and Robyn…
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Pressure on refuges
Dandenong Ranges Community Bushfire Group’s Jo Hirst and Melanie Gajdek talk to Liberal Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu about the need to allocate fire refuges in…
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Don’t jail me
By Mara Pattison-SowdenJamie Alex Tabone pleaded guilty to drink-driving, dangerous driving, reckless conduct endangering life, two charges of evading police and three charges of driving…