Tag: News
Top ticks for course work
By JESSE GRAHAM
SCHOOL kids from around the hills have made their mark and been recognised state-wide as five students were awarded accolades at the...
Council considers Swinburne’s Lillydale site
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
YARRA Ranges Council has floated the idea of relocating the council offices to Swinburne’s Lilydale site as an anchor tenant in light...
Platform for The Projects
By JESSE GRAHAM
INTERACTIVE and contemporary art is the focus of Belgrave’s newest space, which combines local artistic talent with inner city style art to...
Call for CFA skills
By EMMA SUN
FOR those who want to know what it takes to be a firefighter, Mount Evelyn CFA has kicked off its recruitment drive...
Stopping bullies
By JESSE GRAHAM
PRIMARY and secondary schools from Mount Evelyn are banding together in an attempt to stamp out bullying as part of a new...
Jumbo jab irks community
By EMMA SUN
LESS than a month after arriving in Emerald, the town’s newest icon Mali the elephant statue has already been badly damaged.
The work...
Wild deer in the headlights
By EMMA SUN
DEER have been wreaking havoc on Basin-Olinda Road by causing near misses and unwanted close encounters with motorists and residents.
The latest victim,...
Stepping up can refund bid
By MARA PATTISON-SOWDEN
SUPPORT for cash for cans schemes in the Yarra Ranges is gathering momentum as Australian governments prepare to sit down this month...
Flower power
By EMMA SUN
TWO hills green thumbs who became the first Aussies to take out a prestigious award at the Chelsea Flower Show say they...
Education focus on P-plate debate
By JESSE GRAHAM
THE HILLS community has given mixed responses to Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill’s call for young drivers to remain on probationary licences until...
Program aims for a safer Trip
By EMMA SUN
DANIEL van der Hoek knows the consequences of drink driving all too well.
At 18 he ploughed his car into a 14-tonne truck...
Murder reward
By EMMA SUN
THE brother of a Belgrave man who was shot dead 30 years ago is urging members of the public to think back...