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School gates re-open
After two months of empty classrooms and silent schoolyards, Victorian schools welcomed back about 257,000 students on 26 May as part of a staged return…
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Rally against tree removal fails
An attempt to reverse a decision that approved tree removal at the Olinda Recreation Reserve has been unsuccessful. At the Yarra Ranges Council meeting on…
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Ashlee’s incredible netball journey
Olinda Ferny Creek Football Netball Club’s Ashlee Howard has quite the netball story. From playing for Victoria’s most prestigious team, the Melbourne Vixens, to a…
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Petition pleas for safer road
When Harry Pestell heard that another person had died in a car crash on Bessie Creek Road in Gembrook, he could not sit back and…
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Works underway on new $2.5m pavilion
It’s exciting times for Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club, with works underway on the new $2.5 million Gembrook Recreation Reserve pavilion. The mammoth project is…
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Community grant applications now open
Applications have opened for Casey Cardinia Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program. Grants of up to $10,000 will be considered in this round of grants, however…
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Teddy bears light up the town
An Upper Ferntree Gully woman has been spreading joy throughout her community, by planting teddy bears for children to hunt in a nearby park. Tilly…
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Gembrook crash fatal
A man has died following a fatal crash in Gembrook on Wednesday 27 May. Police investigators believe the man was travelling along Bessie Creek Road…
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More time to get pools registered
The deadline for mandatory registration of privately-owned pools and spas has been extended by five months due to the impacts of coronavirus. Owners now have…
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Normality returns to supermarkets
The end to altered supermarket shopping conditions due to Covid-19 is in sight, with Coles announcing the end to product restrictions this week. From tomorrow…
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School funds don’t sit well with Battin
Last week’s $1.18 billion education infrastructure announcement is proven as more spin by the State Government, according to Gembrook MP Brad Battin. Mr Battin said…
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Small gestures go a long way during isolation
Emerald Rotary has been working to “lift the spirits” of elderly residents during this period of isolation, by providing gifts. The rotary club recently organised…
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