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Lenscape
‘MAIL’ reader Robyn Kuys of Emerald snapped this gorgeous landscape photo over the weekend in Gembrook. “I thought the cloud formation over the mountains and…
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Dispelling ignorance, delivering insight
By KATH GANNAWAY “UNDERSTANDING has to be better than ignorance.” Actor Noni Hazelhurst delivered a powerful plea for understanding to sell-out audiences earlier this month…
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Caution on wet roads call
Briefly EMERALD Police Senior Sergeant Greg Addis is asking drivers to be wary on wet roads, following a serious crash at a T-intersection over the…
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Teen road deaths up
By ANEEKA SIMONIS THE 30 JUNE tragic triple-fatality in Avonsleigh has blown out teen road death statistics across Cardinia Shire. Cardinia recorded the highest number…
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Chook limit in play
CHICKEN and bird owners will need to apply for a permit to keep more than five poultry or large birds on a single acre. Cardinia…
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Power project ‘on track’
By PETER DOUGLAS A $40 MILLION project to upgrade powerlines in the Dandenong Ranges is on track to be completed in April next year. After…
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Grant for youth work
EMERALD-based organisation, Echo Youth and Family Services, has been awarded a $9900 Westpac Foundation Community Grant in support of their remarkable work in helping young…
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Illegal crossing: fines doubled
By JESSE GRAHAM FINES for crossing train tracks when boom gates are down have doubled with the beginning of the new financial year, according to…
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Community House sets precedent
EVERY year, Victorians face the challenge of living with fire, whether it is the threat of bushfire, a house fire or dealing with the effects…
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Good riddance of bad rabbits
By KATH GANNAWAY AGRIBUSINESS Yarra Valley is calling for a united approach to getting rid of rabbits around the Silvan and Wandin districts. A meeting…
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Pop-up town around the corner
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE Mount Evelyn Township Improvement Committee (METIC) has devised a plan for a pop-up town square during the Mount Evelyn Street Party…
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Same-sex survey
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS Electorate pulse on changing marriage act… VOTERS in the federal electorate of La Trobe will have the chance to directly influence their…