The Hills Reporter is a website that aims to keep locals of the Dandenong Ranges informed and up to date with the issues and events occurring regularly within the area. This site will cover stories of which the mountain-dwellers of the Dandenongs may find relevant to their daily lives.

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Thylacine’s suspected ongoing existence in the Dandenongs
31st May 2012

Driving down an isolated, gravel road amongst the forest of the Dandenong Ranges, a woman finds herself following what appears to be a fox. As the animal strolls confidently down the road, she notices it seems to lack the typical features of the common introduced pest. Its tail does not resemble that of a bushy, fox-like tail. Instead, it is thin and straight with dark stripes following from its lower back to the tip. Its jaw is fuller and its stride is unusual. As the woman approaches slowly in her vehicle, the animal turns to look at her. She opens her car door to approach it on foot, but it abruptly disappears into the roadside scrub.

What Justine Merry encountered is not uncommon in the area. Many locals in the Dandenong Ranges and surrounding suburbs claim to have sighted this unusual creature, a creature that all too closely resembles that of a Thylacine.

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Local Landcare groups take a step towards Indian Myna control  28th May 2012

The Patch Landcare group will combine efforts with the Monbulk Landcare group next month in hosting a trap-building workshop in an attempt to control the Indian Myna bird species. 

The workshop will take place on July 17 at the Monbulk Living and Learning Centre, in which locals will be invited to attend and learn about the detrimental impact of which the bird has upon the Australian environment, as well as how to construct an effective trap.


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Lest we forget: an insight into Anzac Day in the community of Monbulk  25th April 2012

On a fresh autumn morning a small community gathers. The atmosphere nostalgic, a low mumble of conversation is dispersed among the group, accompanied by the screech of cockatoos nestled high within the Australian Eucalyptus trees. The sun is on the verge of rising, and a warm morning glow subtly lights the faces of the aged veterans, who gather here annually to remember.   

Anzac Day in the town of Monbulk is celebrated annually amongst locals at the RSL. Located central to the...

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