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Water praise flows
By Tania MartinMOUNT Evelyn residents are doing their bit to maintain Melbourne’s water storage levels. They are definitely not wallies with water after recording a…
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Message sent out
EMERALD beauty therapist Tahla Dale offers affordable relaxation and great service at Save Our Skin (SOS). Tahla started the business a year ago. “I am…
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Old skills look for the future
By Tania MartinA GROUP of Emerald residents is stepping back in time in the name of sustainability. Emerald for Sustainability (EmFSust) has joined the Transition…
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Ready to take responsibility
FIRE Ready is a one-stop shop for bushfire preparation. Owner Ambrose von Erkel said the Warranwood store’s concept developed from a real community need. He…
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Council all cut up over the weeds
YARRA Ranges Council has slammed VicRoads for its continued failure to reduce weeds along the shire’s road sides. At a meeting last month (27 January)…
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Police probe $10,000 jewellery robbery
By Casey NeillPOLICE are searching for a white Nissan Silvia over a $10,000 jewellery heist and early morning robbery spree. Leading Senior Constable Sandra Maddern…
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Arson charges
By Tania MartinA 36-YEAR-OLD Mount Evelyn man was remanded in custody last week on 46 bushfire related charges. Hills residents had a lucky escape as…
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Arson arrest
By Tania MartinFOLLOWING a spate of blazes in Mount Evelyn, a suspected arsonist has been remanded in custody on 46 bushfire-related charges. Residents were on…
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Phone black out
Mount Evelyn’s Clare Worsnop was left without any communications while a fire smouldered at the end of her street. 43365 By Tania MartinGLENHOLME Avenue residents…
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Angliss Hospital to hit top gear
UPPER Ferntree Gully’s Angliss Hospital will welcome the best in new equipment, following a $664,600 boost. The cash was part of a $2.9 million State…
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Disabled trained up for opportunity
By Tania MartinHILLS residents living with disabilities will now have more opportunities to give back to their communities, following a State Government cash boost. This…
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Push for last resorts
By Tania MartinA YARRA RANGES councillor has welcomed a campaign reinforcing that neighbourhood safer places (NSPs) should not be considered a part of a fire…