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Cramped quarters put off rescuers
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
AN EMERGENCY service crew in Emerald has made an urgent plea for a station upgrade amid fears the outdated and cramped facility...
Memorial stands tall
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
STAGE one of the new Ash Wednesday Bushfire Memorial Cockatoo has been completed with the building of the main structure finished.
However, the...
Mount Evelyn, Olinda man charged with rape
UPDATE: Friday, 13 November
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
KEVIN and Allan Wild have been remanded in custody until February, after appearing at Melbourne Magistrates' Court this morning.
The brothers appeared...
Opposition seeing plenty of Frasers
By PETER DOUGLAS
SIBLING rivalries have been put well aside over the past few weeks for four talented brothers.
In what could be a first for...
Pride confirmed for AFL stage
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE Pride Cup concept is now a confirmed starter on the national stage, after the AFL announced a pride-themed clash for next...
Back to bush for school
GEMBROOK Primary School staff and students last Tuesday 27 October joined the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority to launch a bush foods...
Search on for man
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
POLICE are asking the public in the areas between Ferntree Gully and Chirnside Park to keep an eye out for missing 67-year-old...
Vagabond housed
By PETER DOUGLAS
LOCAL historian Anthony McAleer is preparing to tell the life-story of enigmatic 19th century writer John Stanley James, thanks to a Federal...
Car fire: residents evacuated
A CAR was destroyed in a fire near Tecoma McDonald’s over the weekend, with residents evacuated in case of an explosion.
Police said the car...
Room to move
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
DEPUTY Premier and Minister for Education James Merlino paid a visit to Emerald Secondary College on Wednesday (28 October) to discuss with...
Bet your boots it’ll be good
OLINDA Community House is aiming for its inaugural Open Day and Car Boot Sale to become something special. After a recent funds cut to...
Firefighters rush to bushland blaze
By JESSE GRAHAM and VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
UPDATE: 5.45pm
The fire behind Rankins Road in Monbulk has been declared as under control as of 5pm Wednesday 28...
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Upwey go 9 for 9 in massive weekend of results
Nine games. Nine wins.
In a huge weekend for the Upwey Ferntree Gully Tigers and Tigress’, all nine senior teams recorded wins in their games,...
