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Eleven ‘bloody idiots’ nabbed
By JESSE GRAHAM AND KATH GANNAWAY
“JUST a little bit over ... ” drivers should know the rest of that highly publicised...
Remember, pets are a privilege
Editorial by JESSE GRAHAM
WHEN controversial laws and ideas are raised, the debate about them is often fierce and there is an ever-present danger of...
Loo given more time
By JESSE GRAHAM
MONTROSE’S public toilets have been saved from the chopping block until a replacement is built, after Councillor Len Cox intervened...
Mentoring teams go out
YARRA Ranges Council’s Youth Services team is co-ordinating several youth mentoring programs to help young people in the hills reach their full potential through...
Hoons hunted down
Briefly
POLICE are searching for information about hoons around the hills, after police were called out to a camping ground in Hoddles Creek over the...
Plea for mercy
By JESSE GRAHAM
EMERALD’s Mary Farrow has urged her fellow Australians to show compassion, as condemned Bali Nine members wait with their lives on a...
Power of passion
By JESSE GRAHAM
A RELENTLESS drive to better the world around him saw Kalorama-raised Thomas King crowned with one of the highest honours...
Blue Lotus a cool pad
By KATH GANNAWAY
YOU don’t have to be a teeny, tiny fairy to splash around on a lily pad at Yarra Junction’s Blue Lotus Water...
OAM for garden master
By JESSE GRAHAM
AN ICONIC Monbulk resident had years of hard work acknowledged yesterday, when he was awarded a Medal of the Order...
Stamping out fire risk
By JESSE GRAHAM
YARRA Ranges Police have warned visitors and residents alike to be careful around public barbecues or risk potential jail time,...
Art of the cloth
By JESSE GRAHAM
RESILIENCE in the hills has been studied and turned into art this month, with a visiting artist running workshops to...
Protection for platypus
By JESSE GRAHAM
SENSITIVE platypus habitat will be protected after the government’s Green Army marched through the hills earlier this month, cordoning off...
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Searching for a new neighbourhood house provider
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) is seeking funding submissions for a neighbourhood house provider to deliver services tailored to the community...
