Tag: News
Learning the ropes
By EMMA SUNA HIGHER student dropout rate in the Yarra Ranges was addressed during Youth Affairs Minister Ryan Smith’s visit to Mount Evelyn last...
Support fight against cancer
By CASEY NEILLCANCER has touched almost every heart in the hills, with new statistics revealing startling diagnosis rates for the region.
Many locals last week...
Towns rise against budget
By RUSSELL BENNETTCARDINIA’S hills ratepayers have been dealt a bitter double blow with both a 6.4 per cent rate rise and just $200,000 allocated...
Firefighters put out the call
By CASEY NEILLKALLISTA-THE Patch Fire Brigade is looking for more volunteers to help it protect the community.
Peter Toender, 40, joined the crew two and...
More cash call to tackle fire safety
By CASEY NEILLHILLS residents are calling for more Federal Government funding to increase bushfire safety.
On the Ranges Trader Mail Facebook page, Dandenong Ranges Community...
Land sell out claim
By RUSSELL BENNETTEMERALD residents have hit out at Cardinia Shire Council, accusing it of selling valuable land meant for community use.
But the council has...
Plea for pool makes splash
By CASEY NEILLEMERALD residents are calling on Cardinia Shire Council to grant its wish for a pool in the town.
Suzanne Farr created Facebook group...
Service now has more in store
By EMMA SUNTHE Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service (DRERS) in Belgrave welcomed its new storage facilities last Thursday.
Yarra Ranges Council Lyster Ward councillor Samantha...
Flash clean-up effort
By CASEY NEILLTECOMA’S Flash Car Care site was looking a little neater last week following last month’s community call for a tidy-up.
On 24 April...
Face-to-face with PM
By CASEY NEILLPRIME Minister Julia Gillard stopped in at The Basin Community House ahead of her Berwick Community Cabinet last Wednesday.
The Mail was offered...
A shed of their own
By EMMA SUNMONBULK men looking to get involved in the community need to look no further – the Monbulk Men’s Shed is now here.
It...
A power of work
By EMMA SUNRESTORATION works on Mount Evelyn’s Owl Land have finally been completed.
The three-year Owl Land Project was a collaborating of the Mount Evelyn...