Tag: News
Cabinet question time
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A COMMUNITY forum, with the new State Government Cabinet, will be held in the Yarra Ranges on Monday 14 April.
Residents will...
Students roll up
By REBECCA BILLS
YEAR 11 and 12 Upwey High School students rolled up their sleeves to give blood last Wednesday to help save lives.
Initiated by...
Sick kids’ cash boost
By RUSSELL BENNETT
BROKEN bones and serious illnesses - the kids at the Angliss Hospital’s paediatric unit have been put through the ringer.
But their journey...
Case for courses
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Funding cuts stifle growing demand for alternative education
A SURGE in demand for alternative education has left Mountain District Learning Centre (MDLC)...
Underground cables
By MELISSA MEEHAN
Damaged power lines could ignite fires, hence push for...
FIRED up firefighter Bill Pizzey wants high voltage power
lines to go underground in Kallista...
Bailey unveils health strategy
By REBECCA BILLS
YARRA Ranges Council’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy was launched by world renowned wheelchair skater Christiaan Bailey last Thursday at the Mount Evelyn...
Cheap travel on board
By REBECCA BILLS
ZONE 1 and 2 daily commuters will save around $1200 a year following the Coalition Government’s recent announcement on price reduction.
Liberal Member...
Pool report delay slammed
THE Yarra Ranges Council is still waiting on an engineering report for the Olinda Pool, as council confirmed the pool would not reopen until...
Play space gathers pace
By REBECCA BILLS
YARRA Ranges Council met with students from Mount Dandenong Primary School to consult and brainstorm ideas for the new Kalorama play space.
In...
Red light moment for ‘golden arches’
By MELISSA MEEHAN
McDONALDS says all signage will meet requirements, despite anti McDonalds protestors claiming that the developers were caught “red handed”, installing signage 25 per...
Sheer effort for Olympics silver
By REBECCA BILLS
GRADE 6 students at Monbulk Primary School met with silver medallist David Morris on Friday.
Morris snapped up Australia’s third medal at the...
Big boots to beat fire
By REBECCA BILLS
THE children at Olinda Rural Fire Brigade are excited with new boots and equipment following a $1200 grant from Telstra’s Kids Fund.
The...
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Under a summer sun: music fest heads to Valley to support...
There’s nothing quite like seeing iconic Australian music artists perform under an open sky in summer especially when it’s for a good cause.
Summer...
