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Art skates on for the season
EMERALD’S up-and-coming artists unveiled their skateboard designs just in time for the summer skating season. Nine students from Emerald Secondary College created skateboard designs as…
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Swap pain to achieve gain
INA beautiful clinic environment in Ferny Creek, therapist and owner operator of Kevin McCarthy Advanced Myotherapy, Kevin McCarthy, provides a ‘fast and effective solution to…
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Inventor weighs up options at boat show
By Tania Martin AVONSLEIGH’S resident inventor Rex Francis has been named a boating hero for next month’s international boat show. He is renowned in the…
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Aims far from trivial
LOCAL aid activists are gearing up for a busy Youth Week and are calling on the community to lend their hearts and minds to the…
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More puff in heritage plan
By Tania MartinA REGIONAL tourism chief has welcomed the call to heritage list the Dandenong Ranges National Park and Puffing Billy, saying that it will…
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Storm fire escape
By Tania MartinA KALORAMA couple narrowly escaped a house fire last week after lightning caused the gas meter on their home to explode. Shortly after…
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All fair for traders
By Paul PickeringBELGRAVE has become the Victorian epicentre of the fair trade revolution, with a group of local traders hosting the state’s biggest Fair Trade…
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A racey contender
By Shaun InguanzoMITSUBISHI is primed to take the Australian large car market by storm with its new contender, the 380. The Mitsubishi 380 has cost…
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Service station gas leak scare
CFA crews from Emerald and Clematis were called out to prevent a major gas leak last week. The CFA was called to the Emerald Shell…
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Taste of uni life
By Tania MartinTWO rising Emerald Secondary College stars will get a taste of university life this year after winning a spot on a scholarship program.…
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Parking row resolved
By TANIA MARTINTHE Shire of Cardinia has resolved a dispute that erupted in Emerald in May over disabled parking spaces. Councillor Graeme Legge tabled a…
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Afghan warriors
By Paul Pickering AN AUSTRALIAN security contractor on leave from working in Somalia has told of his surprise at learning that the man who he…