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Nannas seek yarn about gas
By PETER DOUGLAS THE click-clacking of knitting needles isn’t what one would expect to hear at a protest. But Knitting Nannas Against Gas members used…
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Great sense of achievement
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A COUPLE from Monbulk who have roughly 40 years of environmental volunteering between them are encouraging more people to get involved in…
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Grandmothers on a mission
By PETER DOUGLAS THESE grandmothers are fed up and they’re seeking to create change. Although only in their fourth month since formation, the La Trobe…
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Curtis down but not out
By PETER DOUGLAS WHILE it may feel like an eternity since polling day, the race for La Trobe 2016 has been run and won. Labor…
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Thomas goes on tour
By PETER DOUGLAS PUFFING Billy Railway’s ‘Day Out with Thomas’ is set to call Gembrook Station home after organisers sought a switch to a larger…
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All about that Base
STUDENTS at Belgrave Heights Christian School enjoyed a special treat on Wednesday, 20 July, with renowned author/artist Graeme Base dropping in to visit. Base is…
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100 reasons to celebrate
PREP, Year 1 and 2 students at Monbulk Primary School celebrated 100 days of school on Wednesday, 20 July. In the lead-up, classes had been…
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Man sought over stalking incident
By PETER DOUGLAS DETECTIVES from Knox Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are seeking further information about a stalking incident in Upwey earlier…
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O’Callaghan lands tourism role
By PETER DOUGLAS THE Yarra Ranges Tourism board has placed its faith in Simon O’Callaghan to help lead the region’s tourism forward. The coming years…
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Festive take on multiculture
By PETER DOUGLAS COCKATOO’S bid for a premier festival within the township has taken a major step forward, thanks to $5000 funding secured from Cardinia…
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Pokemon hunting catching on in hills
YARRA Ranges Pokemon hunters are flocking to Lillydale Lake to catch ’em all, with the popular Pokemon Go app taking off in the area. The…
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Drugs and explosives
Briefly TWO MEN will front court next year, after being charged for making explosives in the Olinda area last year. Arson and Explosives Squad investigators…
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