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2,000 and dropping: Leadbeater's possum habitat at risk due to 16-hectare logging project near Warburton

New logging work near Warburton uses a permit approved in 1977, with an environment group arguing any work would require more modern and careful considerations of the impact on local flora and fauna.

Yarra Ranges

The best places to get your chocolate fix across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

From boutique creations to bespoke orders, here is our guide on where to get your cocoa fix in Melbourne’s east.

Food

Ice cream, egg tarts and legendary lollies: Cheap sweet treats in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs under $5

Craving a sweet treat while binging the latest Netflix doco? Pop down to these local sweet eateries to grab a cheap bite.

Food

“A crazy idea”: Manningham residents to pay an additional $365 on annual rates to cover emergency levy

Manningham Council has approved its $161 million budget for the upcoming financial year, including a three percent rate increase and a 16 percent jump in waste charges.

Manningham

“Disappointing”: Mount Waverley’s sleepless parents left in a daze after $100,000 funding cut

Only months after Mount Waverley’s newest child and family hub opened its doors, the State Government has cut funding for one of its most popular sleep settling programs.

Monash

“Slow and steady downturn”: Why is Mooroolbark's 1980s mall stuck in the past?

Despite the decor remaining unchanged over the years, there is still activity and hope for the mall’s future.

Yarra Ranges

“The banality of evil”: Whitehorse Council removes 112 sites off “secret” heritage list in the name of property rights

There are still 32 properties on Whitehorse’s list of sites which could potentially become heritage-protected.

Whitehorse

The rare metal that once had miners traveling more then 100 metres below Ringwood

Did you know a now-rare metal used to be mined in Ringwood?

Maroondah

“On a knife’s edge”: Knox approves $122.4 million budget in the face of increasing costs

The budget outlined a three percent rate increase in line with the State Government’s rate cap.

Knox