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Calls for upgrades and accountability
CCTV networks once seen as a vital part of crime prevention in Belgrave and Upwey are now facing significant challenges due to outdated equipment...
MADCOW upholds CCTV system amid funding challenges
The Monbulk and District Community Working Group (MADCOW) has been a pillar of support in ensuring the safety and sustainability of Monbulk.
The not-for-profit...
Traders see value in CCTV but ‘struggling to survive’, no free funds
The term “fallen on deaf ears” was how Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group president Geoff Earney described the process of gaining new funding or...
Vital infrastructure but no funds keep Lilydale in limbo
As the first of the townships to gain a CCTV network in the Yarra Ranges, fundraised through a community effort, the desire and need...
Walking for a world without type 1 diabetes
Lilydale will host its first One Walk, a JDRF Australia fundraiser for type 1 diabetes, seeing people descend on the Lake on Sunday...
Final housing targets for Victorian councils set
The Victorian Government has refined and finalised its housing targets for the 79 Councils across the state.
A goal of 2.24 million new homes added...
Chasing down the black dog one ride at a time
A major motorcycle ride heading off from Lilydale and travelling to Seymour, all in support of mental health awareness and suicide prevention, is just...
ERG’s ‘asks’ for the East: Supporting Melbourne’s East in the lead up to the...
The Eastern Region Group of Councils' (ERG) purpose is to provide a united voice for communities in Melbourne’s east.
With an election likely to...
Lilydale flagged as potential location for urgent care clinic under re-elected Labor
Lilydale has been flagged as a potential location for an urgent care clinic in a more than $600 million funding pledge from the Labor...
Eastern suburbs welcomes newest MICA paramedic as largest cohort hits the road
A former Lilydale-based paramedic is set to take on his next challenge joining Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) largest cohort of new Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance...
Revered naturalists and their Mt Evelyn ties lead local historians to State award shortlist
Exploring the somewhat unknown history of three naturalists who set up camp in Mount Evelyn over a century ago has led three historians to...
Celebrating CFA volunteers like Chirnside Park’s Natalie Thresher
CFA is celebrating its thousands of women members this International Women’s Day who dedicate their lives to protecting others every day.
This year’s theme Accelerate...
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‘It’d be a shame to lose it’: Commit to funding CCTV...
When Star Mail set out on this six week campaign, the premise was to provide a solution, instead all we can offer is a...
