Tag: News
Call for recruits
UPWEY Fire Brigade is launching a major recruitment campaign to prepare for the coming fire season and keep Upwey and surrounds safe.
Brigade captain Paul...
He’s a good Scout
By EMMA SUNWHEN it comes to Scouting, few people know it better than Barry Kennedy.
And his recent 40-year leadership award for his time at...
Crime clampdown
YARRA Ranges police vowed to focus on reducing property crimes and serious road collisions after Victoria Police statistics last week showed increases in those...
Firies fight wild winds
By CASEY NEILLA CFA strike team was established in the Dandenongs last Wednesday to support SES volunteers inundated with calls for assistance following wild...
Trial by timber
By CASEY NEILLPAUL Gilligan and his family are “devastated” and lucky to have escaped injury after a tree tore through the back of their...
Salute to the spirit
BELGRAVE South Primary School has won a national award for teaching its students about the Anzac spirit.
Teachers Meagan Street and Julie Price were the...
Rough message on homelessness
By EMMA SUNMOUNT Evelyn resident and Yarra Ranges councillor Tim Heenan will be sleeping rough for 30 nights to raise awareness of homelessness.
Cr Heenan...
Crew up for spectacle
CFA crews can now sign up for the Knox Fire Brigades Group Torchlight Parade.
Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade hosts the biennial event which will be...
Building hight cap approved
By CASEY NEILLHEIGHT restrictions should soon apply to Ferntree Gully Village developments following a Knox City Council motion last Tuesday.
On 21 August the Mail...
Disaster lights under review
By EMMA SUNYET another crash at the York Road and Wray Crescent lights has prompted calls by police for a change in the traffic...
Blaze bravery
By EMMA SUNA WOMAN has been hailed as a hero after pulling a Millgrove man from his car just minutes before it burst into...
Navy man will be missed
By CASEY NEILLObituary
Peter Chandler
Born: 5 February 1925
Died: 20 August 2012
UPWEY war veteran Peter Chandler was last week laid to rest.
The 87-year-old died on 20...
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Getting a buzz out of bees
Nearly two-thirds of Australia’s agricultural production benefits from bee pollination. Beyond using bees in food production, a growing number of locals are sharing their...
