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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 preparing…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 and…
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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…
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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 volunteers…
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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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Bugs on drugs
Ecologists have found over 60 different types of medications in water-dwelling animals and invertebrates at creeks near Melbourne, including the Dandenong Ranges. The study, by…
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Ready to remember
This Sunday 11 November marks 100 years since World War I ended. The Emerald RSL will hold its Remembrance Day service at Anzac Place for…
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