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200 blitz high school
By PETER DOUGLAS DRAWING on the concept of ‘Backyard Blitz’, the Mount Evelyn-based Discovery Community Care ‘blitzed’ Lilydale High School last weekend and completed an…
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Kai and his Minions
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS NINE-YEAR-OLD Belgrave South Primary School student Kai Malcolm wanted a way to help his baby cousin Isabelle, who has been diagnosed with…
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Patch on the planet
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE Patch Primary School has been running an environmental management program for the students for about 15 years, but this year a…
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Bright Sparks of music
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS SPARKS is a three-piece band from the Dandenongs that recently won the Yarra Ranges finals of the Freeza Battle of the Bands…
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It’s a steak-out
By JESSE GRAHAM IF you know of any suddenly-announced barbecues, Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barrow wants to hear from you.…
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Indecent exposure
By JESSE GRAHAM POLICE are searching for a man who exposed himself in front of children last week in Kilsyth, and have appealed for help…
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Make a fuss for our platypus
By PETER DOUGLAS THEY’RE one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals and they need our help. Thankfully, the annual Belgrave Platypus Festival is making it easy…
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$1m pavilion pledge
By PETER DOUGLAS AND VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE dream of a first-class pavilion at the Monbulk Recreation Reserve has taken another leap forward, with Yarra Ranges…
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New twist on pink ribbon event
By Peter Douglas MATER Christi College students last Tuesday joined forces to hold their breast cancer awareness day. In display of great compassion and teamwork,…
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From speaker to principal
By Peter Douglas NEW Federal Speaker and Casey MP, Tony Smith, recently exchanged his speaker’s cap for a principal’s at Birmingham Primary School. Mr Smith…
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Police briefs
Burglary witnesses call POLICE are asking witnesses to come forward, after two schools were burgled in the Dandenong Ranges last week. Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation…
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Burglars hit pony club
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS MACCLESFIELD Pony Club has had a run of break-ins on their premises in the last 12 months. The club has had to…