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By Tania MartinA LOCAL tourism operator has labelled a campaign to get visitors back to the area as the region’s great hope. Dandenong Ranges Tourism…

By Tania MartinTHREE towns could be filled with smoke this week as the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) starts its autumn burning-off. Olinda, Ferny…

By Casey NeillHILLS teens are speaking out against violence and bullying in Upwey through a new photo exhibition. Five 13 and 14-year-olds created the National…

Jemma and Michael Epstein last week foiled an armed bandit’s raid on their shop. 28342 Picture: Stewart Chambers By Tania Martin and Melissa GrantA COCKATOO…

Learn the art of cake making and decorating from knowledgeable people in a friendly and intimate atmosphere at The Cake Connection at Mt Evelyn. By…

Emerald Primary School’s Buddy Bear ambassadors Courtney and Ririn collect bears to hand out to other students. By Tania MartinEMERALD Primary School students are again…

Cathy Hammond, left, and Louise Anderson want an autism-specific secondary school Knox for their sons Ben and Dean. 28129 By Casey NeillPARENTS in the outer…

The bistro at the Ferntree Gully Bowling Club welcomes seniors groups. FERNTREE Gully Bowling Club, nestled in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, has much…

A FERNTREE Gully man stopped trains last Thursday morning with an abseiling attempt gone wrong. Boronia Sergeant Alan Cook said the 42-year-old was under the…

By Tania MartinA GROUP of hills women last week described shaving their hair off as ‘liberating’. They have collected in excess of $9,000 as a…

By Tania MartinTECOMA residents are gearing up for the next round in a David and Goliath battle to stop a $7 million supermarket development. This…