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Monbulk bowlers head into semi-final
Midweek pennant round 14 marked the final home and away round for the season, with Monbulk 1 played away against Warburton. Warburton held top spot…
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Shire reflects on apology to Stolen Generations 15 years after National Apology
Yarra Ranges Council has reflected on being one of the first shires to offer an apology to the Stolen Generations in 1997, as Monday 13…
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Mary Doyle announced as Labor’s candidate for Aston in upcoming by-election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Mary Doyle as the Labor candidate for the upcoming Aston by-election on Saturday 1 April, following the resignation of…
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NAPLAN changes welcomed by Mount Dandenong Primary School
Mount Dandenong Primary School has welcomed changes to the nation wide NAPLAN test set to be completed from Wednesday 15 March to Monday 27 March.…
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Solar boost for Olinda pavilion
The Olinda Pavillion is set to become home to solar panels after Yarra Ranges Council secured $250,000 through the state government’s Growing Suburbs Fund. Hilltop…
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Four candidates nominated for Liberal Party preselection for Aston by-election as field of candidates narrows
Four candidates have nominated for Liberal Party preselection for the Aston by-election, as the field of candidates to replace Alan Tudge narrows. Mr Tudge officially…
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Pine Grove Hotel was devastated on Ash Wednesday, but its owners still supported the community
Brett Sansom was eager to celebrate his 16th birthday with his friends and family when he disembarked the bus at Beaconsfield Upper, preparing to celebrate…
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Kallista Mechanics Institute Hall left in a tight spot
The Kallista Mechanics Institute Hall has been left without running water for eight days, putting an already financially stretched management committee in an even tighter…
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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…