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Ten large oak trees were mistakenly ringbarked and poisoned by Cardinia Shire Council, in a move that has angered residents.

Council poisons trees

EMERALD residents were left devastated after discovering that 10 oak trees, each 100 years old, had been mistakenly ringbarked and poisoned by Cardinia Shire...
Mount Evelyn RSL president Roger Boness, Dot Ervine, secretary Anthony McAleer, Dianne Webb and Jim Hurley proudly received an award for the RSL. 93169 Picture: EMMA SUN

Mt Evelyn tops awards

MOUNT Evelyn residents took out three of four certificates of recognition in the Yarra Ranges Australia Day awards. Friends of Warburton Trail and Friends of...
Jenine Lancashire and grandson Kyle in front of the PWP Op Shop, which was broken into. 93171 Picture: EMMA SUN

Thieves hit op shop

VOLUNTEERS at the PWP Op Shop in Upper Ferntree Gully have slammed the thieves who broke into their store last week, labelling the act...

Off with those locks

A MOUNT Evelyn girl is taking the plunge to go bald in support of leukaemia sufferers, raising thousands of dollars for a cause close...

Crowds warm up to market

DESPITE 40-plus degrees Celsius temperatures last Thursday, residents flocked to the Mount Evelyn Twilight Market to check out the latest wares and entertainment. There were...

Slammed for not slashing

A GROUP of Kalorama residents have accused Yarra Ranges Council of putting lives at risk, after failing to slash dry grass in time for...

Sirens to give first alert

THE Dandenong Ranges will be among the first to have emergency sirens in place to warn residents about potentially life-threatening incidents and nearby dangers. Twenty...

Root of tree problem

AN OLINDA resident has slammed Yarra Ranges Council for not taking down a “problem” tree two years ago that last week fell across the...

Tassie fire fight

A GROUP of hills firefighters recently returned after lending a helping hand to those battling the bushfires in Tasmania. Six firefighters from Belgrave South, Emerald,...

Month old fire reignites

FIREFIGHTERS fought one of the hills’ first major fires on a total fire ban day last week, attending a re-ignited out of control burn-off...

Awards are action for environment

TWO local schools have been rewarded for their environmental efforts in a series of awards by Yarra Ranges Council. The Patch School, Belgrave Heights Christian...

Jewell in Mail’s eye

LOCAL identity David Jewell is a strong advocate for all things Tecoma and the hills, and he led the charge against one of the...

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VicHealth and Kitchen Garden Foundation team up for kids’ health

Victorian health promotion foundation VicHealth and the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation are thrilled to announce a transformative $2.7 million partnership aimed at giving...