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World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer service for Emerald, Cockatoo and Gembrook will take place at St Joseph’s Church on Friday 5...
Hoons: ‘Give us a spot’
The recent talk of a police taskforce targeting hoon driving has prompted car enthusiasts to voice their opinions, calling on authorities to ‘give them...
Scouts tackle environmental crisis
Monbulk Scouts have been tackling the environmental crisis facing Port Phillip Bay as part of a two-year study on how local rubbish enters our...
Sweet community support
A pastry chef from foothills township of The Basin spent all night Thursday preparing cakes for a wedding planned to take place on Saturday...
Panic buying returns
Supermarkets across the Yarra Ranges have reinstated product limits, as customers flock to stores in the wake of Friday's snap lockdown announcement.
With reports of...
Vehicle flips, lands in house
A woman was airlifted to hospital after the car she was driving lost control before coming to a rest in the front window of...
Q&A with Puffing Billy CEO, Peter Abbott
What is something people don't know about you?
I had a movie character based on me – I managed the Middle Island Maremma Project in...
Sewer construction in the pipeline
Almost 1000 Monbulk residents should be able to connect to the new Monbulk pressure sewer system by the end of 2022.
Residents will soon be...
Covid-19 vaccine hubs announced
The first Victorians to receive the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine will be able to do so at nine Melbourne and regional Victorian hospitals, following a...
A very deer friend
When a deer comes across a human, it is likely to freeze. Maybe take a few steps backwards, frantically searching for an escape route,...
Hoons targeted
Concerned Mt Dandenong residents gathered at Burke’s Lookout last week as Yarra Ranges Council staff officially announced a range of new measures to combat...
Cyclist hit in Montrose
A male in his late teens was hit by a car while riding his bike in Montrose this afternoon.
The cyclist was taken to Box...
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Emerald builder suspended by VCAT over safety concerns
Emerald builder Andrew Donald Little, the applicant in this case, has had his request to lift a suspension imposed by the (respondent) Victorian Building...
