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Firefighting during Ash Wednesday
Heading south as a part of a task force of 22 fire trucks on Wednesday 16 February 1983, Jim Read was driving a C Line…
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National spotlight back on missing Cuckoo founder
The mysterious disappearance and suspected murder of celebrity chef and founder of Olinda’s Cuckoo restaurant, Wilhelm ‘Willi’ Koeppen, has once again reached the national spotlight…
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Electric vehicle owners challenge state government tax at High Court
Two electric vehicle owners have taken the State Government to the High Court in an attempt to scrap a controversial electric vehicle tax introduced in…
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Plans for a new childcare centre in Monbulk approved by councillors
Yarra Ranges councillors have voted unanimously to accept a planning application for the construction of a childcare centre in Monbulk. The application proposed the use…
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Fire in The Basin caused by e-scooter prompts lithium battery warning
Local residents should be aware of the risks of lithium-ion battery-powered batteries according to the RACV, after a rise in safety incidents in 2022 and…
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Ash Wednesday memorial allowing locals to remember
When fire ripped through Cockatoo 40 years ago, quick-thinking kindergarten teachers opened their circular building to allow people refuge. About 200 residents, along with their…
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“There were flames leaping high above the tree line:” Belgrave South local remembers Ash Wednesday
Belgrave South resident Susan Heywood-Downard was at a meeting at what was then Dandenong Council on 16 February 1983 when she looked out of the…
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14 lives remembered in Cockatoo
Firefighters who paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting their communities during the horrific events of the Ash Wednesday bushfires 40 years ago have been honoured in…
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“We were all torn apart by it:” former CFA deputy officer remembers Ash Wednesday
On 16 February 1983, then deputy officer in the Dandenong Ranges CFA group, Herb Detez, was prepared for a challenging high fire danger day. Ash…
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Three-month period sees record demand for paramedics
Ambulance Victoria’s staff and system are being put under pressure as the agency records yet another high demand for services across the state. Paramedics have…
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Upwey man caught driving almost 50 kilometres over the limit
An Upwey man will be charged after being detected driving at 117 kilometres per hour in a 70 kilometre zone along Burwood Highway in Upper…
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Parks Victoria undertaking deer control operation in Dandenong Ranges National Park
Parks Victoria is undertaking a deer control program which will continue over 10 nights in the Dandenong Ranges National Park as part of the State…
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