News
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Students lending a hand for service week
There’s nothing more rewarding than getting amongst your community and lending a helping hand, something local students have experienced earlier this month. As part of…
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Emerald locals in uproar
** waiting for comments from CSC ** Mind blowing, disappointing and unprofessional. Those are the words used to describe the erosion and treatment of a…
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Reaching out an olive branch
Lives are at stake if nothing is done. A concerned resident of Upwey has come forward about concerns of an overhanging tree causing risks to…
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Cardinia Arts Small Change Grants applications open
Cardinia Shire Council is encouraging artists and arts groups to apply for the 2023 Arts Small Change Grants program. Cardinia’s Arts Small Change Grants provide…
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Bringing mental health to top of mind
Mental health has been the forefront of conversation this month, as communities have come together to ask ‘R U OK?’ In the Hills, it was…
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A short story of a life well lived
A community flocked together at The Basin earlier this month to celebrate the life of a beloved local. Raymond “Ray” Brown, one of The Basin’s…
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Work together for the platypus
What lies on the horizon for the much-loved Australian platypus was chewed over by experts recently in a national conference held in Healesville from 29…
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Cockatoo bids farewell to beloved kinder teacher
A beloved community member bids her farewell to Cockatoo. Darlene Elder has celebrated her retirement from Cockatoo Kindergarten this month, as she steps back from…
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AEC calls for temporary workers to help their community vote locally
With the referendum confirmed for Saturday 14 October 2023, the AEC is looking for 28 people across the Casey region to work at the referendum,…
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Fatal Collision in Gembrook
A fatal collision has occurred in Gembrook on Sunday 17 September, with a motorcycle and van colliding mid-morning on Gembrook road. Emergency services were called…
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Don’t Forget this
A new initiative in Knox has been created with the intention to make life easier for locals. More than 3000 residents in the Knox municipality…
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‘Ribbiting’ frog talk for gardeners
Residents across the Yarra Ranges got the chance to learn about all things amphibian for their gardens in Lilydale on Thursday 14 September. David De…