THE state Opposition has called on the government to speed up plans to introduce the SmartBus project. Opposition transport spokesman Geoff Leigh said the State Government was expected to consider the future of SmartBus...

  VOLUNTEERS are urgently needed to help meet demand at a Monash support service for the elderly and disabled. Do Care’s Monash area co-ordinator Petra Westphal said the service was in desperate need of more...

  A NEW multicultural and diversity unit has been set up at the Oakleigh police station to deal with ethnic issues in the community. The long-term operation kicked off on Monday last week and will be run by senior...

  THE Aston electorate has been rocked by the sudden death of its Federal Liberal MP Peter Nugent last week. A heart attack on April 23 claimed the life of Mr Nugent, 63, who had represented the electorate, which included...

WORLD War II veteran Robert Alan Graham, 82, had much to remember on Anzac Day. Mr Graham, of Glen Waverley, enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940. After two years in flying school, he was posted to the third...