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Candidate’s focus firmly on pokies
By PETER DOUGLAS This is the first in a series of candidate profiles the Mail will be featuring in the lead-up to the Federal Election.…
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From Upwey to Rio
By PETER DOUGLAS AN ankle injury on the eve of Olympic selection has failed to curtail emerging Upwey star, Melissa Duncan. Despite not running the…
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Full steam ahead
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS PUFFING Billy CEO John Robinson says La Trobe MP Jason Wood’s push to get old suburban train carriages, known as ‘Red Rattlers’,…
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Roads row over cycling event
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A WOMEN’S cycling event in the Dandenong Ranges has caused outrage among community members over road closures. The RACV Ascent bicycle ride…
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Rider killed in crash
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A MOTORBIKE rider has lost his life in a two-vehicle crash on Burwood Highway in Upper Ferntree Gully this afternoon. The crash…
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Caitlyn’s big win with $1m appeal
By PETER DOUGLAS PLAY time for the ‘big kids’ is set to become more exciting at Lilydale Lake. Responding to a letter from local student…
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Coaching clubs in ‘respect’
By PETER DOUGLAS AS local football heats up in the region, an invaluable information resource has been delivered to club coaches, called ‘Be the Change!’…
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Mega tourism plan for Billy
By PETER DOUGLAS CATCHING a heritage train from the city to Belgrave could become a reality, if La Trobe MP Jason Wood gets his way.…
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Fire danger period draws to a close
THE Fire Danger Period for the Yarra Ranges Shire (those areas not included in the Metropolitan Fire District) is set to finish at 1am on…
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Boxers terminate the competition
By PETER DOUGLAS LILYDALE-based Lightning Fight Centres was one of the stand-out clubs at the recent Fitness and Health Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition and…
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Vintage rally to fight on
By PETER DOUGLAS ON the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Kalorama Vintage Car Rally, event organisers were shocked as Yarra Ranges Council advised…
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Down to a fine art
NOW is the time to pencil in your schedule for the upcoming Dandenong Ranges Open Studios weekend. Art enthusiasts from around the region will have…