Recent research from RMIT professors have found houses in Australia can be extremely cold due to an inadequate insulation and because houses here are typically bigger compared houses in other countries – which makes heaters ineffective and costly to run.
Saturday Pennant round 11 In what was to be the hottest conditions of the season was to also produce the most heartbreaking of days for…
Upwey horticulturist Paul Jonathon Birch has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the community through a range of roles.…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 148496 The community are shaken after a horrific and tragic accident in Ferntree Gully over the weekend saw two young lives lost on Victorian…
Macclesfield conservationist Alan David Clayton has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to conservation, the environment, and to the community.…
Ferny Creek resident, Coen Pearson has already established himself as a leader in environmental conservation, earning Yarra Ranges Council’s Young Environmental Achiever of the Year award. The 13 year-old has…
CFA crews responded to a structure fire in Macclesfield on Wednesday 21 January. The house was already fully involved in fire upon arrival of CFA units and crews worked quickly…
All banks across Australia will be closed on Monday, 26 January, in observance of Australia Day. Customers are encouraged to plan ahead, as in-branch services will be unavailable for the…
Wildlife rescuers are demanding the State Government put a halt to the commercial killing of kangaroos as countless animals lie burned and suffering in blackened smoldering forests. This year’s catastrophic…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 316738 Police are urging motorists to prepare for a busy period on Victorian roads as a statewide road policing operation effort kicks off for…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 153243 Ambulance Victoria is urging people to take extra care in and around water this long weekend, as a spate of tragic drownings continue…
Caught with an empty drink bottle while you’re out in town? Thanks to Yarra Valley Water’s new Refiller Cafes map, you’ll always know where the closest spot is to stock…
