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Gravity is their co-pilot
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS SILVAN Primary School recently held its biennial billy-cart derby and boxcar rally with students, parents and even police in attendance. The event…
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Rathbone rallies for globe
FERNTREE Gully local Jordan Rathbone, 23, spends his days working as a landscaper, but during his spare time lobbies parliamentarians about sustainability. Mr Rathbone last…
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Tree shakes up big register
By JODIE SYMONDS A GIGANTIC tree in Monbulk has planted its spot on the National Register of Big Trees as the biggest Mountain White Gum…
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Discover how SES helps you
EMERALD State Emergency Service (SES) will next month open its doors so the public can see what they do and how they help the community.…
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Tiny tots take up heroic cause
By JODIE SYMONDS TINY tots from Magic Garden Childcare Centre unleashed their inner superhero for a good cause. The powerful kiddies dressed up as super…
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Sharing skills and new tricks
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS STUDENTS from Mount Lilydale Mercy College have been working with the Mount Evelyn Men’s Shed where they designed and constructed puppets for…
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Report: Robert Whitehead has passed away
By Peter Douglas REPORTS have emerged the paedophile Robert Whitehead has died in prison. The former Puffing Billy volunteer was sentenced earlier this year to…
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Police briefs
Bomb squad called in KNOX crime investigation detectives had to call in the bomb squad after locating a suspicious device in Ferntree Gully on the…
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Every dollar aids community
By RUSSELL BENNETT THE Ferntree Gully Motor Group has topped the $1 million mark in money given back to the local community through its benevolent…
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Seniors, it’s time to celebrate
By PETER DOUGLAS SENIORS in the Yarra Ranges, it’s time to get out in the community and try something new. Yarra Ranges Shire last week…
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Primary students at secondary standard
By PETER DOUGLAS UPPER Ferntree Gully Primary School is taking a unique approach to teaching visual arts, with some remarkable results. In place of traditional…
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Malcolm’s man in La Trobe
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS FEDERAL La Trobe MP Jason Wood was one of the 54 members of the Liberal Party to lend his support to newly…
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