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Libs will block it
By PETER DOUGLAS
A RE-ELECTED Turnbull Government will block the contentious enterprise agreement that is the focus of a dispute between the United Firefighters Union...
Bumper cheque presentation
A GROUP of local emergency services has been the recipient of cheques totaling $30,000. On Sunday, 5 June, the Oakleigh branch of the Royal...
Simon says in it to win it
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
LA TROBE Labor Candidate Simon Curtis has refuted claims printed in The Herald Sun on Thursday 16 June that stated the Federal...
Ken aces Archibald entry
By LARA PERKINS
FOR Emerald resident and Monbulk jeweller Ken Hunt, painting has always been a part of his life.
From an early age, he would...
Life-changing act of kindness
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE saying ‘no good deed goes unnoticed’ rings true for one Ferntree Gully local.
After campaigning strongly for others in need, over many...
Passion for the hills
By PETER DOUGLAS
ONE could argue a case of jumping from the fire into the frying pan for La Trobe incumbent, Jason Wood.
The one-time counter...
Tower commitment vague: Fifield
By PETER DOUGLAS
FEDERAL Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield, has weighed in on debate over mobile coverage in the Yarra Ranges, taking aim at claims from...
Fireys out in the cold
By PETER DOUGLAS and JESSE GRAHAM
DANDENONG Ranges firefighters are at risk of becoming disenfranchised over an ongoing industrial dispute.
The disagreement boiled over last week...
$490,000 victory
By PETER DOUGLAS
AFTER six years of advocacy, Yarra Valley Nursery Disability Manager, Karen Dettmann, will soon witness a major safety boost along a notorious...
Promise of CCTV cameras
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
CASEY MP Tony Smith has promised funding for new CCTV cameras in five Yarra Ranges communities including Mount Evelyn and Monbulk.
Mr...
Candidate raises the stakes
By PETER DOUGLAS
FEDERAL election time likely poses a win-win scenario for Monbulk sports-lovers - it’s just a matter of by how much.
Casey’s Labor candidate...
State lobbied for Tourist Road cash
By PETER DOUGLAS
YARRA Ranges Council and La Trobe MP Jason Wood are urging the Victorian Government to re-think its position on works to improve...
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Chestnut Fest success, despite sour note
Kalorama Chestnut Festival goers attended in record numbers this year as the humble community event hit its 40th anniversary running.
Shortly after all the...
