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Funding to help athletics stay on track

Two athletics clubs in the outer eastern suburbs have been given funding boosts to help them prepare for the upcoming season. Yarra Ranges Athletics and...

Three generations, one team

Tennis really can be considered a true, cross-age sport if these ladies are anything to go by. Ros (mother), Nadia (daughter) and Miah (granddaughter) are...

Simmo’s lasting legacy

Two words immediately spring to mind when thinking of Emerald favourite son Kade Simpson: loyalty and courage. Over 342 games at AFL level with Carlton,...

Debut for local netballer

Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s Kaitlyn Black has made her much-anticipated debut in Suncorp Super Netball. After having spent a few weeks cheering for her...

Plan to hit Covid for six

As the State Government looks towards returning to a sense of normality this year, so too is local cricket. The Ferntree Gully and District Cricket...

Kaitlyn’s time to shine

It’s been a long time coming, but Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s Kaitlyn Black has overcome years of adversity to finally reach one of...

Hills are alive with rivalry

It’s almost unfathomable - a Gembrook Cockatoo senior player deliberately wearing his old Emerald colours, with his Bombers premiership tattoo also proudly on display...

Kick-start for sport

Yarra Ranges and Cardinia athletes are set to have more opportunities as local sporting clubs share in $10,741 of State Government grants. The grants are...

Sports grants extended as return to play nears

Sport and recreation clubs, associations and leagues in Victoria now have extra time to apply for a Covid-19 survival grant. The Community Sport Sector Covid-19...

Grants awarded as sport gears up for return

Numerous sporting clubs throughout the outer east have received assistance to get back on track with Covid-19 survival grants. The State Government’s Community Sport Sector...

Support for community sport

Community sporting clubs and associations can now apply for a share of $40 million in State Government grants dedicated to supporting grassroots players and...

Outer East aiming for a return

AFL Outer East is expected to release its return to play road-map to all clubs on 2 June, with the league expected to announce...

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Fire risk reduced but still above target in Port Phillip region

Victoria’s Bushfire Risk Management Report for 2023-2024 was released in mid-December last year, sharing the efforts that went into fire management for the year...