Outer East News
Development a ‘burning’ issue in Knox
DEVELOPMENT targeted by new mayor as the ‘burning issue’ for a growing area in Melbourne’s outer east.
Cops seize 500 stolen power tools
POLICE are keen to reunite stolen tools with their rightful owners after a successful raid on a house in Melbourne’s outer east.
Private sales reward sellers as auction numbers dip
INVESTORS eyeing a Wantirna South development site lost out to a homebuyer who made a winning bid of $848,000.
Knoxfield lakeside home sets new price benchmark
A KNOXFIELD homeowner has cashed in with a more than $1 million lift in the value of their home. And the $1.385 million sale set a new benchmark.
Furious landowner sparks access debate
A BUNFIGHT has emerged after this outer east council agreed to let one landowner use a small road but not the other.
Toolangi forest at heart of artist’s work
THE importance of protecting and preserving the Toolangi State Forest is at the heart of Heathmont artist Simon Duiker’s work.
Diners blow whistle on dirty food outlets
ALMOST 100 complaints were made about dirty food outlets in this part of Melbourne’s outer east in the past year, with 17 on-the-spot fines dished out.
Deer cull program not enough, say farmers
DEER are still out of control in Melbourne’s outer east, according to farmers who say the problem is costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
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Taking a chance Melbourne hotspots on Monopoly shortlist
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My TweetsForest Hill lands new recruits as it aims to end Eastern Football League’s longest flag drought
FOREST Hill is positioning itself to end the Eastern Football League’s longest current premiership drought with a bevy of new recruits.
Box Hill’s Meg Lanning in scintillating form ahead of Southern Stars’ series against South Africa
BOX Hill’s Meg Lanning has an insatiable appetite for runs and if her start to the summer is anything to go by, this season could be her most prolific yet.
Missing the Rio Olympic team has fanned the flame for Mooroolbark boxer Harry Garside.
MOOROOLBARK boxer Harry Garside says his omission from the Rio Olympic Games team will only fuel his motivation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.