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Lest we forget: Remembrance Day in the Dandenong Ranges

At 100 years on from the signing of the treaty that ended World War I, cenotaphs and memorials across the Dandenong Ranges, fell silent...

Lost for words

 Upper Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade Captain Peter Smith was speechless after receiving his 45-year service medal – a rarity, anyone who’s met him would...

Death rocks police

Police members in the Dandenongs are mourning the loss of a close friend and colleague from the Belgrave Police Station. Police are investigating and...

Bagpipers unite

 Mount Evelyn piper Iain Townsley joined hundreds of others around the world to play the same song at the same time on Remembrance Day. He...

Melba declared ‘it’s peace’

 A donkey joined Mount Evelyn RSL’s early Remembrance Day service for local schools. Kim Fawkes dressed in a World War I uniform and led a...

Poppies for peace

A poppy-adorned Puffing Billy was the star of the show at Emerald’s Remembrance Day service. Thousands of people gathered at the Memorial Avenue cenotaph on...

Lotto winners come forward

 A Blackburn couple is planning their dream wedding after winning more than $460,000 from a ticket bought at Mooroolbark Lotto Centre. They were among nine...

Students stand up for friends

Four inspirational students from St Thomas Mores Primary School have shown tremendous initiative raising money to support two of their class mates. Grade 5 students...

Fun fair goes ahead

The Selby fire station may be closed for construction but that doesn’t meant the fair won’t go ahead. This year’s Selby fire brigade fair...

Film festival attracts interest

Expressions of interest are now being accepted from schools for the Rapa Lantern and Light Children's Film Festival. RAPA is a not-for-profit organisation that runs...

The legend of Les

When Les Fenwick visited Puffing Billy on 9 November he was all cheer and chatters and could barely move without being greeted by other...

Arrest following speed checks in Sassafras

Mooroolbark police have arrested a man after conducting laser speed checks in Sassafras this morning . Police arrested the 69-year-old male from Costerfield on 9...

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CFA stamp out scrub fire quick smart

CFA Firefighters responded to grass and scrub blaze in Yellingbo on the morning of Saturday 8 March. Local emergency services responded to a grass...