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Team lines up for child health
HILLS parents can now access child development services following the launch of a new child health team in Belgrave. Ranges Community Health Services last week…
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Island visit pledge
By Tania MartinSHIRE of Yarra Ranges’ Lyster Ward councillor Robyn Hale recently spent two weeks teaching life skills to residents of Gawa, a village on…
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Works defended
By Tania MartinTHE State Government has defended the ongoing maintenance of Victorian schools following claims that Emerald College had a backlog of works worth more…
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Stroll in the gardens
GREEN thumbs can take the time to smell the roses on the Sunday at the spring Open Gardenfest in Gembrook. Vibrant azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias, springtime…
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Council looks at road charges
CARDINIA Shire councillors were last night (Monday) due to consider formally adopting a Special Charge Scheme for several roads in Emerald. Despite 23 per cent…
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Bonsai’s jobs lifeline
By Tania MartinA BONSAI nursery in Monbulk will employee people with mental illness following the launch of a joint State and Federal Government project. The…
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Drink ban served
THE Belgrave Terrace Park has been added to the list of prohibited places for people to consume alcohol. This comes as the Shire of Yarra…
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Sleek and slick
By Casey NeillTHE car of the year 2020 will have a sleek, flowing shape. That’s according to former Knox School student Nader Salameh who was…
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Evelyn schools ‘miss out’
By Tania Martin EVELYN MP Christine Fyffe has blasted the State Government for neglecting schools in Mt Evelyn in the latest round of maintenance funding.…
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School stands tall
NESTLED among the tall eucalypts, Mount Dandenong Primary School is one of the hidden treasures of the Dandenongs. The school was established in 1897 and…
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Grading blocks driveway
By Tania MartinTHE Shire of Yarra Ranges has rushed to fix the entrance of 101-year-old Avonsleigh woman’s driveway after it was blocked by a 30cm…
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Firefighters fume at felled pines arson
A FIRE that appears to have been deliberately lit on Sunday night in Sassafras has angered hills firefighters. Sassafras-Ferny Creek, CFA Captain, John Schauble, said…