News
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Melba hosts NDIS information forums
By Effie Caloutas Local disability provider Melba Support Services is hosting two information forums on Saturday 15 July at 2.30pm and Thursday 20 July at…
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History waiting to be snapped up
By Peter Douglas A Monbulk couple is hoping to find the rightful owners of photographs taken in Silvan more than 80 years ago. After the…
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Bus plan pushes user-friendly services
By Peter Douglas A dial-a-bus service and streamlined, bi-directional routes may revolutionise public transport within the Yarra Ranges. After months of planning, hills-based group DirectLinx…
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Send off for treasured boss
The Treasure Corner op shop in Mount Evelyn bid farewell to a much-loved staff member on Friday 30 June. Manager Rae Tabone has worked at…
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One’s pest, another’s pet
By Derek Schlennstedt They’re cute, they’re fluffy, they’re considered a pest; but rabbits are becoming a common domestic pet among younger families. As rabbits become…
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Motors moving
By Peter Douglas and Kath Gannaway The end of an era is nigh, as a familiar sight in Belgrave is set to depart. At its…
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Who’s a parent? Who?
By Peter Douglas ‘Mr Owl’ and ‘Mrs Owl’ may be about to become ‘Mumma’ and ‘Pappa’ Owl in the coming weeks, according to local Powerful…
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Electric Mike is low-carbon
By Peter Douglas Some call him ‘Mike’, others ‘councillor’ – but many more are starting to call him the ‘low-carbon councillor’. Cr Clarke’s new nickname…
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All smiles with glowing lanterns
By Derek Schlennstedt Thousands of residents from the Dandenong Ranges took to the streets of Belgrave with their homemade lanterns over the weekend to help…
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Applied learning bright sparks honoured
Students from Ranges TEC in Lilydale received two VCAL awards for 2016. Many of Victoria’s best and brightest students were recognised in the VCAL 2016…
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Kids get inclusive
By Peter Douglas A small team of Emerald Secondary College students has been busy promoting diversity over the past months. The students, who call themselves…
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Christmas set to shine
By Peter Douglas A Monbulk Business Network fund-raising committee is on a mission to brighten up Christmas in town for 2017. Over the past 18…