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From speaker to principal
By Peter Douglas
NEW Federal Speaker and Casey MP, Tony Smith, recently exchanged his speaker’s cap for a principal’s at Birmingham Primary School.
Mr...
Police briefs
Burglary witnesses call
POLICE are asking witnesses to come forward, after two schools were burgled in the Dandenong Ranges last week.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit...
Burglars hit pony club
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
MACCLESFIELD Pony Club has had a run of break-ins on their premises in the last 12 months.
The club has had to pay...
Festival something to crow about
MERCY Place Montrose residents have been busy making scarecrows to be a part of the local Sarah Court Pre-school ‘Healthy Harvest Festival’ on 12...
These cups are to keep
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE Patch Primary School has been given 25 reusable cups for their lunch orders as part of the school’s sustainability program.
Melbourne-based company...
Wood’s slam-dunk
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
FEDERAL Member for La Trobe Jason Wood recently visited Emerald Primary School to inspect the new basketball centre funded by the Federal...
Car lovers
By PETER DOUGLAS
IT’S time again for classic car lovers to motor on into Monbulk this month as the town prepares to hit top gear.
Now...
Bazaar fun for all ages
EMERALD University of the Third Age (U3A) will hold its annual Exhibition and Bazaar on Saturday, 4 October, from 10am to 4pm at the...
Green grads
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE Green Army team in Mount Evelyn last week celebrated its graduation with a barbecue, officially wrapping up its work at Quinn...
Pedestrian killed in crash
UPDATE: Friday, 28 August
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
AN UPPER Ferntree Gully man has lost his life after being struck by a car when crossing the Burwood...
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Deer, oh deer
POLICE are calling on residents to keep an eye out for a life-sized plush deer, valued at over $1000, that went missing...
Jeremy’s bravery rewarded
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A MONTROSE teenager has been awarded a commendation for bravery from the Governor-General for an astounding maritime rescue.
Jeremy Linton,16, his father...
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Increasing kinder places for Yarra Ranges is not on the Victorian...
Although Yarra Ranges Shire was missed in the new plan of opening up new kinders, the State Government has tried to increase the capacity...
