Vying for your vote
In ballot paper order, here are the candidates asking for your vote at the Saturday 24 November State Election.
Monbulk
Joshua James Norman
LABOUR DLP
John Schurink
LIBERAL
John is...
One dead, two injured in Ferntree Gully crash
A man died in a two-car crash in Ferntree Gully.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the Saturday 17 November fatal collision.
They believe a silver...
Rudd talks Rochford and Storm Boy
Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd will be joining Rodriquez, Busby Marou, Pierce Brothers and Alice Skye at Rochford's Day on the Green.
The...
Bring Bruno back
The family of Bruno, a four-year-old staffy/sharpei mix have appealed for his safe return after he was stolen from the Coldstream Animal Aid.
Bruno...
Meet Cardinia Shire’s new Mayor
Port Ward Councillor Graeme Moore was elected Mayor of Cardinia Shire at Council’s Annual Statutory Meeting on Monday 12 November.
Now in his third term...
Give a little, help alot
No child should go without a present this Christmas.
That’s the message from the Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service (DRERS) which launched the organisation’s annual...
Tank top season
Come along to the Sassafras village green works info session on Saturday 24 November, 11.00am – 2.00pm to learn about the Sassafras Creek Stormwater...
Halloween ends on a high note
The Halloween on the Green event, organised by the Philanthropic Collective at Ferny Creek has once again exceeded all expectations
This year’s event raised $15,000,...
Tony takes the top job
Tony Stevenson is the new Yarra Ranges Mayor.
The Chandler Ward representative was elected unopposed at a council meeting on Tuesday 13 November.
Cr Richard Higgins...
Wood wants it widened
VicRoads statistics show that since 2013 there have been four fatalities, 35 serious injuries and 14 crashes involving cyclists along Mount Dandenong Tourist Road.
La...
Lest we forget: Remembrance Day in the Dandenong Ranges
At 100 years on from the signing of the treaty that ended World War I, cenotaphs and memorials across the Dandenong Ranges, fell silent...
Lost for words
Upper Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade Captain Peter Smith was speechless after receiving his 45-year service medal – a rarity, anyone who’s met him would...
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A story of (in)voluntary solitude
This week Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon
If you enjoy Haruki Murakami's books – not just Norwegian Wood and...
