Death rocks police
Police members in the Dandenongs are mourning the loss of a close friend and colleague from the Belgrave Police Station.
Police are investigating and...
Bagpipers unite
Mount Evelyn piper Iain Townsley joined hundreds of others around the world to play the same song at the same time on Remembrance Day.
He...
Melba declared ‘it’s peace’
A donkey joined Mount Evelyn RSL’s early Remembrance Day service for local schools.
Kim Fawkes dressed in a World War I uniform and led a...
Poppies for peace
A poppy-adorned Puffing Billy was the star of the show at Emerald’s Remembrance Day service.
Thousands of people gathered at the Memorial Avenue cenotaph on...
Lotto winners come forward
A Blackburn couple is planning their dream wedding after winning more than $460,000 from a ticket bought at Mooroolbark Lotto Centre.
They were among nine...
Students stand up for friends
Four inspirational students from St Thomas Mores Primary School have shown tremendous initiative raising money to support two of their class mates.
Grade 5 students...
Fun fair goes ahead
The Selby fire station may be closed for construction but that doesn’t meant the fair won’t go ahead.
This year’s Selby fire brigade fair...
Film festival attracts interest
Expressions of interest are now being accepted from schools for the Rapa Lantern and Light Children's Film Festival.
RAPA is a not-for-profit organisation that runs...
The legend of Les
When Les Fenwick visited Puffing Billy on 9 November he was all cheer and chatters and could barely move without being greeted by other...
Arrest following speed checks in Sassafras
Mooroolbark police have arrested a man after conducting laser speed checks in Sassafras this morning .
Police arrested the 69-year-old male from Costerfield on 9...
Bugs on drugs
Ecologists have found over 60 different types of medications in water-dwelling animals and invertebrates at creeks near Melbourne, including the Dandenong Ranges.
The study, by...
Ready to remember
This Sunday 11 November marks 100 years since World War I ended.
The Emerald RSL will hold its Remembrance Day service at Anzac Place for...
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Road to safety
Over two decades have passed since Peter Hall’s two teenage sons; Anthony and Travis were tragically killed in a Cockatoo car accident.
From that tragedy...
