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Yarra Ranges Council is aware of a third party falsely claiming to represent the municipality over the phone and offering to conduct swimming pool and spa inspections on its behalf. People who receive a call like this are warned not provide any information – it is a scam. Last year the Council wrote to residents
Nillumbik Shire Council will commence legal action against a developer for the alleged unauthorised removal of trees at an Eltham property. Council previously refused a permit for tree removal and development of this property which was upheld in a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal determination in November 2019. Acting on residents’ complaints, Council officers attended
The State Government has announced it will contribute $400,000 for Darebin to construct the Oakover Pocket Park in Preston. The pocket park will be located on the now-closed slip lane on the corner of Oakover Road and High Street. Its construction will help revitalise the Preston Junction precinct by creating a new pocket park in
Cr Andrew Davenport lost his bid at the May 25 Whitehorse Council meeting to have officers to prepare a report on the feasibility and practicality of p[roviding two-hour parking on the south side of Eyre St, Burwood (local permits excepted). For: Cr Barker, Cr Davenport, Cr Ellis. Against: Cr Bennett, Cr Carr, Cr Cutts, Cr
Cr John Mortimore presented a petition with 14 signatories to the Knox City Council meeting on May 25, requesting response to a number of questions regarding tree removal and vegetation and land management. This follows the emergency removal of three remnant indigenous trees and branches of other indigenous trees in Old Forest Rd, The Basin
Boroondara Council met on Monday (June 1) to consider its 2020-21 budget. “Council has considered the challenges arising from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. C “ouncil has developed a $4.5 million support and relief package to help our local residents, businesses and community groups through the challenging and uncertain times.
Police across the state will focus their efforts towards preventing road trauma, as Victorians swap the four walls of their home for a weekend getaway. The long weekend comes at a time when the number of lives lost on the Victorian roads approaches the number of Australian lives lost to the deadly coronavirus. Road Policing
Police are appealing for public assistance as they investigate a collision between a car and a cyclist in South Morang. A 15-year-old Mill Park boy was travelling on a bicycle, crossing Plenty Road at South Morang, when he was struck by a white Ford Focus about 4.35pm, on Thursday (June 4). The driver of the
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate and are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash in Bayswater North last month. Police have been told a vehicle was entering a driveway on Elmhurst Road when a female pedestrian was struck by the car just after 6.30pm on Monday, May 25. The 58-year-old Bayswater
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