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Plant power
A Lilydale community park received a much-needed spruce-up over the weekend. Friends of Olinda Creek members are working with Yarra Ranges Council and Melbourne Water…
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Every cap counts
The staff and children from Sherbrooke Children’s Centre and Upwey Preschool have embarked on an exciting art project that involves creating a large-scale artwork out…
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Marching for peace
War veterans recreated a peace march through Lilydale, 100 years since the original. World War I veterans marched down Castella Street to celebrate the Treaty…
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Fears for missing Ferntree Gully man lost in Victorian alpine region
Police are continuing to search for missing man Jeremy Boyden after he went missing in the Wongungarra area on Friday 19 July. The 23-year-old Ferntree…
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Two Wongs making a white
Local The Basin artist Tammy Wong Hulbert has been selected as one of 56 creative talents to exhibit their work as part of the eleventh…
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Molly Moon’s close call with cancer
A unique not-for-profit charity assisting people with their vet bills has helped a Belgrave single mother hold onto her four-legged friend. When Rachel Gordon first…
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She Can Ride
A program encouraging more girls to take up mountain biking is on its way to the Yarra Ranges. She Can Ride was among four projects…
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Black Spot funds set to save lives
The Federal Government will invest $364,000 on Paternoster Road in Emerald under the 2019-’20 Black Spot Program. La Trobe MP Jason Wood said the community’s…
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José lives his AFL dream
21-year-old José Vaskess grew up playing AFL, watching games and supporting his beloved Essendon. This week the Emerald local travelled to Sydney to wear the…
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Mount Evelyn’s historic trails
We’re fortunate in Mount Evelyn to have our network of historic walking and shared-use trails. While you’re out for your morning run or walking the…
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A generous soul
The Ferntree Gully community is mourning the loss of local man Emil Pich, 60, who died on 11 July after his Melbourne-bound coach smashed into…
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Veterans call for royal commission
Eight Emerald RSL veterans have called on the Federal Government to undertake a royal commission into veteran suicides. In a letter to the editor former Emerald…
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