’Massive drawcard’
When Phillip Johnson received a personal call from Acting Premier James Merlino last week, he hung up the phone “over the moon”.
The Olinda landscape...
Teens arrested following Hills crime spree
A teenager from The Patch has been charged with various offences following a spate of aggravated burglaries and car thefts over the past month.
Officers...
Cockatoo raid reveals drugs, cash
Police have seized drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia after a raid on a Cockatoo home.
A 34-year-old man was intercepted riding his motorbike without registration...
Antarctic stamps leave their mark
A renowned Emerald photographer is being celebrated alongside three fellow artists in a set of new stamps by Australia Post, which will feature four...
Swimming to save lives
Rob Larson once felt like he was drowning in himself. Now, he is swimming to save lives.
The Cockatoo man is taking part in Laps...
’Skyscraper’ fears
A proposal for a multi-storey development in a Ferntree Gully residential street has left a group of residents “fuming”, with many believing the building...
Community digs deep amid grief
The Cockatoo and Upwey communities have swung their support behind the bereaved family of husband, father and small business owner Jamin Swaneveld who died...
Community steps up
A community volunteer project to restore the Telopea Road Steps entry to the Menzies Creek Tourist Track is currently in the works.
The project, led...
Ratepayers fury
The City of Knox is set to become the basketball capital of Australia following a recent funding announcement by state and local governments for...
Goodbye to the Hills
Mother-daughter duo Nikky Salgadoe and daughter Shabana Junaid will go down in the history books of the Dandenongs, having been the first people to...
Teen stalked before Montrose attack
A teenage girl was followed as she crossed the road before being sexually assaulted by a man in Montrose earlier this month.
The 19-year-old was...
Signal on the way
Construction is currently underway for a long-anticipated mobile phone tower for the Mount Evelyn township.
Workers have been at Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve over the...
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Twenty thousand more carpenters, electricians and plumbers
The Victorian Government is delivering the skilled workers Victoria needs to meet its housing targets, with more than 20,000 carpenters, electricians and plumbers getting...
