Tag: News
Quiet achiever
By EMMA SUNFERNTREE Gully CFA volunteer Bill Watson is one of 34 recipients of an Australia Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday...
Number crunching
By CASEY NEILLTECOMA residents have taken to the streets in their fight against McDonald’s.
More than 30 volunteers braved wet and chilly conditions on 5...
Power to cross
By EMMA SUNTHE pedestrian crossing at Wray Crescent is causing confusion among Mount Evelyn residents and motorists, with the lights still not on two...
Emergency award
FIRE Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley was awarded one of 35 Public Service Medal’s in Monday’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
He received the honour for “outstanding...
Koalas are back in town
UPWEY’S Glenfern Valley Bushlands have become a koala haven.
Koalas are under threat in the wild and haven’t been seen in Upwey for some years,...
Dream on track
By RUSSELL BENNETTWILLIAM Arrowsmith’s wildest dream came true just before 10.30 on Sunday morning.
The brave Gembrook seven-year-old has congenital heart disease and had his...
Residents push for more hills cash
By DANIELLE GALVINCARDINIA Shire Council should “go back to the basics” and spend more cash in rural areas, according to concerned Dandenongs residents.
They recently...
Boat has bottle
By EMMA SUNEMERALD environmentalists have built a boat out of plastic bottles to set the sails for a can and bottle refund system in...
Footy fund-raiser
By EMMA SUNTHE Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club is looking for donations for its biggest fund-raiser this year.
The committee is looking for about 100...
All in javelin
By CASEY NEILLFERNTREE Gully athlete Madeleine Hogan is on her way to London.
The 23-year-old will compete in the F46 javelin event at the Paralympic...
NDIS on agenda for Abbott
By EMMA SUNFEDERAL Opposition leader Tony Abbott visited the Yarra Ranges last Thursday as part of a community forum to answer questions from residents...
Kinder choice
By EMMA SUNPRESCHOOLER parents will have another kindergarten to choose from when works on Mount Evelyn Christian School’s (MECS) new centre are complete next...
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Yamaha recalls almost 2500 motorbikes
The Yamaha Motor Company has issued recalls affecting 2451 motorbikes due to an issue with the clutch.
724 2022 to 2024 XTZ690/D - Tenere/Tenere World...
