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Cockatoo raid reveals drugs, cash
Police have seized drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia after a raid on a Cockatoo home. A 34-year-old man was intercepted riding his motorbike without registration…
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Antarctic stamps leave their mark
A renowned Emerald photographer is being celebrated alongside three fellow artists in a set of new stamps by Australia Post, which will feature four previous…
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Swimming to save lives
Rob Larson once felt like he was drowning in himself. Now, he is swimming to save lives. The Cockatoo man is taking part in Laps…
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’Skyscraper’ fears
A proposal for a multi-storey development in a Ferntree Gully residential street has left a group of residents “fuming”, with many believing the building will…
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Community digs deep amid grief
The Cockatoo and Upwey communities have swung their support behind the bereaved family of husband, father and small business owner Jamin Swaneveld who died when…
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Community steps up
A community volunteer project to restore the Telopea Road Steps entry to the Menzies Creek Tourist Track is currently in the works. The project, led…
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Ratepayers fury
The City of Knox is set to become the basketball capital of Australia following a recent funding announcement by state and local governments for an…
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Goodbye to the Hills
Mother-daughter duo Nikky Salgadoe and daughter Shabana Junaid will go down in the history books of the Dandenongs, having been the first people to open…
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Teen stalked before Montrose attack
A teenage girl was followed as she crossed the road before being sexually assaulted by a man in Montrose earlier this month. The 19-year-old was…
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Signal on the way
Construction is currently underway for a long-anticipated mobile phone tower for the Mount Evelyn township. Workers have been at Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve over the…
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Country singer hits murderous chord
When Upper Ferntree Gully’s Benny Allen woke up to find his new country single sitting between P!nk and Keith Urban at No.2 on the iTunes…
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Teens taking up space
A group of teenagers will soon take to the streets of the Hills in order to “take up space” and “be seen” as part of…
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