News
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Fake cops feel the heat
By PETER DOUGLAS OCCUPANTS of a vehicle driving along Bond Street, Ferntree Gully, were lucky to escape a late-night carjacking attempt on Monday 18 April.…
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Clock ticking on hub
By PETER DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION of the Hills Hub project is slated to start within months – but a final design has yet to be agreed…
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A Shaw thing
COLLINGWOOD legend Tony Shaw recently visited the Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Club before the start of the new YVMDFNL season. Shaw entertained the crowd with anecdotes…
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Western Front battles 100 years on
THIS year’s Anzac Day marks 100 years since the first battles of the Western Front in World War I, including Somme and Fromelles. The Somme…
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The key to Anzac
By RUSSELL BENNETT JUST over a year after Emerald’s Anzac Walk and Anzac Place was officially unveiled to the town, the site has been recognised…
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Exciting EPIC garden tale
EDUCATION Permaculture Inspiration Community Inc. (EPIC) and Parks Victoria are inviting the community to be part of a new three-acre permaculture garden at George Tindale…
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Man hit by train: services suspended
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS METRO Trains have suspended services between Ringwood and Upper Ferntree Gully on the Belgrave line, reporting a person has been hit by…
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Valuable lesson to thwart thieves
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are asking visitors to Ferntree Gully’s 1000 Steps to change their tactics and not leave valuables in their cars, after two…
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Candidate’s focus firmly on pokies
By PETER DOUGLAS This is the first in a series of candidate profiles the Mail will be featuring in the lead-up to the Federal Election.…
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From Upwey to Rio
By PETER DOUGLAS AN ankle injury on the eve of Olympic selection has failed to curtail emerging Upwey star, Melissa Duncan. Despite not running the…
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Full steam ahead
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS PUFFING Billy CEO John Robinson says La Trobe MP Jason Wood’s push to get old suburban train carriages, known as ‘Red Rattlers’,…
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Roads row over cycling event
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS A WOMEN’S cycling event in the Dandenong Ranges has caused outrage among community members over road closures. The RACV Ascent bicycle ride…