Residents fight loss of trail to development
Upper Ferntree Gully residents are fighting a Knox City Council decision that will see a double-storey medical clinic built next to the Ferny Creek...
Telstra “rewards” employees for jab
Telstra last week announced a “reward” for all employees who get the Covid-19 jab.
CEO Andy Penn sent an email to staff on...
Afghanistan veteran “disappointed” by Taliban takeover
A decade after returning from Afghanistan, army veteran Chris May said he was left feeling horrified and disappointed as he watched the fall of...
A probe into the mysterious Pine Gap: A review of Peace Crimes by Kieran...
It's purely coincidental that this reviewer was reading Peace Crimes: Pine Gap, National Security and Dissent by Alice Springs-based journalist Kieran Finnane (2020) when...
‘We are forgotten’ – sole traders at wit’s end
Sole traders across the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges feel they are at breaking point, with the state government’s most recent round of grants...
Yarra Ranges job board now live
Residents of the Yarra Ranges now have access to a job board advertising positions vacant close to home.
The all new website has been...
Men helping men
Mum’s have mother’s clubs. Veterans often find themselves getting involved at the RSL down the road. Retirees and craftsmen hang out at the local...
Surprise at deer numbers
An aerial survey conducted to assess numbers of wild deer in Cardinia shire has delivered “very surprising” results.
The Cardinia Deer Management Coalition conducted the...
Hills fury at ‘metro’ lockdown label
LOCKED-DOWN villages on Melbourne's outer fringe are frustrated at being labelled “metro” despite being surrounded by rolling green Hills that see them fall under...
Kick in guts at storm approaches
Heartless theives have targeted the Emerald SES unit as volunteers braced for damaging winds expected to hit the area on Wednesday 11 August.
A generator...
Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Emerald.
Paramedics were called to the collision on Lawsons Road at around 4.05pm...
Learner rider dies in FTG
A learner rider has tragically died while riding a motorcycle in Ferntree Gully over the weekend.
Police were called to the incident on Burwood Highway...
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IWD in the Yarra Ranges
Yarra Ranges Council, along with Inspiro, hosted a special International Women’s Day event featuring a screening of the Trailblazers documentary, alongside the launch of...
