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Puffing Billy Running Festival to bring two-day celebration to the Hills
A new look Puffing Billy Running Festival is emerging from hibernation this spring, shaking off the remnants of Covid-19 with an adrenaline-fuelled running event for…
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Belgrave CFA lends a hand as Monbulk shop ‘gutted’ by fire
A retail store on Monbulk’s Main Road has been “totally gutted” after a fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday 28 June. A…
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Inflation surprise as rate of growth slows for May
Inflation has come in softer than expected and sunk back to 5.6 per cent in May from 6.8 per cent in April. Markets were expecting…
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Petition calls for better Hills Hub service
Hill’s residents are calling on Cardinia Shire Council to reconsider their management of Emerald’s Hills Hub as community complaints address the lack of access and…
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Slam dunk for local school sports
Ferntree Gully is being put on the map, as two locals are set to represent Victoria at the upcoming School Sports tournament for 2023. Wattle…
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Wellington Road potholes perilous for motorists
Motorists are facing costly repair bills as they bear the brunt of road conditions in the Dandenong Ranges. Hills local Michelle Bosua’s wheel was ripped…
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Knox man returned from Queensland on sexual offences charges
A joint investigation with Victoria Police and Queensland Police Service has led to the arrest of a man wanted for historical child sex offences. The…
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Yarra Ranges Council battle phone concerns on Monday morning
Yarra Ranges Council was attempting to resolve issues with their main phone line (1300 368 333) on the morning of Monday 26 June. The council…
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Lighting up the longest night
Victorians flocked to Belgrave to celebrate the longest night of the year, and experience the arts culture of The Hills. Every nook and cranny of…
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Gordon Chapman AM farewelled
Long-standing community member and advocate for our strong local horticulture industry, Gordon Chapman AM, has been farewelled. Gordon died at age 91 on 7 June…
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Local traders grant success to put them on the map
Business and Trader Groups are leading community resilience and reconnection efforts with the support of the Yarra Ranges Council Business and Trader Group Led Recovery…
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St Matthew’s celebrates 120 years
Olinda’s St Matthew’s Anglican Church will mark 120 years since its dedication on Sunday 9 July. Parish councillor Peter Adams said the church was erected…
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