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Calling all green thumbs and train lovers
Puffing Billy Railway and Johns Hill Landcare are inviting residents to pull on some gloves, roll up their sleeves and come down to Puffing Billy…
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Lilydale hoon impound
A 20-year-old man will be without his ute for a month and will need to explain his actions to a Magistrate. Lilydale police officers allegedly…
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The round-up
Massage parlour closed down Police for the second time shut down a massage parlour that was surreptitiously offering more than just massages. Monbulk Sergeant Luke…
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CFA reform under fire
The contentious Fire Services Reform bill passed its first hurdle “at record pace”. Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) said the proposed legislation avoided scrutiny when…
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Dawn survey keeps tabs on our lyrebirds
Fairy tales don’t come much happier than the story of the lyrebirds of Sherbrooke Forest – one of the most rousing successes in recent conservation…
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Crash course
Peter Smith is no stranger to car crashes. The Upper Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade Captain has attended plenty over his years with the CFA. But…
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Developing the Dandenongs
When you buy a house and move to a new neighbourhood in a new community, you want to make sure that the neighbourhood stays that…
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Poetry awards calls for local entries
Entries for the annual Woorilla Poetry awards close in just a few weeks and this year organisers are hopeful that more young people will enter…
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Let it glow
Now is the time to start making your own lanterns to be a part of the 13th annual Belgrave Lantern Parade on Saturday, 22 June.…
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OAM for Life Saver
Surf Life Saving has enabled Tecoma resident Stafford Smith to do great things for the community. In the past 20 years an estimated 575 Upwey…
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Q&A with MasterChef contestant Tati Carlin
What is something people don’t know about you? I love to study French language. What has been your most memorable moment in life? Giving birth…
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Lilydale War Memorial
The war memorial was erected on the then Memorial Oval in the 1920s by the community and the shire to remember those men and women…
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