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Kate clocks up 50 years with Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
In 1974 Kate Watkins got her first Seeing Eye dog, a moment she’ll never forget. She finished high school on the Friday. The following Monday…
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Veterans march for family
Dandenong Ranges RSL hosted a special addition to their morning march for ANZAC Day 2024 in Sassafras. A 98 year old veteran named Bill St…
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See what’s required to Stand for Council
An opportunity for aspiring council candidates is coming up close to home in preparation for this year’s local government elections. The Municipal Association of Victoria…
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Olinda Residents in Thomson Avenue are calling for better road conditions
Residents in Olinda have been frustrated with the deteriorating condition of the road in Thomson Avenue, pushing one of the residents to make several complaints…
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Almost 7000 traffic offences during Operation Tribute
Victoria Police have detected 6,857 traffic offences across Victoria over the Anzac Day period as part of Operation Tribute. The statewide operation saw police highly…
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Community house defends ‘grossly exaggerated’ death knell
The Emerald Community House Incorporated (ECH Inc) committee has defended its role as a not-for-profit and independently managed charity business and has vowed to continue…
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Downward spiral for osteopath
Addiction and a complex mental health disorder have ultimately decided the fate of an osteopath in Melbourne’s outer-east suburbs. An osteopath who self-reported his drug…
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Rotary supports budding sailor’s venture
Emerald Secondary College Year 10 student Myra Incoll received the chance of a lifetime earlier this month – sailing on a fully operational replica of…
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Man survives big drop at Burkes
On Friday 19 April, a young man was lucky to escape with minor injuries after falling near the popular Burke’s Lookout on the face of…
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Emerald Rotary supporting sick kids
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District annual Kids Fun Run event has continued to raise money for sick children, with the club recently donating…
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We are here and we remember
A brisk and moody Melbourne morning saw many gathered for the Anzac Day Dawn service at Upwey Belgrave RSL. Over one thousand people stood solemnly,…
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Gembrook marches for the fallen
Gembrook RSL’s new committee ran a spectacular event for their first Anzac Day service to a large crowd who braved the rain. Gembrook held both…
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