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Indigo set for ambassador role
By PETER DOUGLAS INDIGO Sangster, 11, from The Patch Primary School has been selected as one of six children from Australia to be a Junior…
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Local learning boost
THE Victorian Government last week announced much-needed funds for two of the region’s most valuable learning facilities. Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region Shaun Lean said…
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Plumbing the depths of study
SELBY plumbing apprentice Michael Brennan has been named as joint recipient as Apprentice of the Year through the Swinburne University of Technology. Mr Brennan joined…
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Age friendly feedback sought
CARDINIA Shire Council is seeking community feedback on the draft 2015-’19 Age Friendly Strategy. This draft strategy is part of Cardinia Shire’s commitment to providing…
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Parade lights up hills
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS THE Belgrave Lantern Parade returned for a ninth consecutive year to celebrate the winter solstice on 20 June. Marina Dennis, of the…
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Budget submissions spruiked
By PETER DOUGLAS SEVERAL community groups and individuals fronted Yarra Ranges Council last week to put forward their case for inclusion in this year’s budget.…
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$30m budget splash
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS CARDINIA Shire Council adopted its 2015-’16 budget at its meeting on Monday 15 June. The budget outlines a $30 million investment in…
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Award raised in Hall murder case
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS POLICE have increased the award for information on a 13-year-old cold case. Croydon resident Kade Hall’s body was found 10 metres from…
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Sewerage in pipeline
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS POSSIBLE solutions for waste water management in Monbulk will be presented to the community in the coming months. Following community feedback received…
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Beat back bushfires
By PETER DOUGLAS BUSHFIRE risk mitigation in the Dandenong Ranges took a giant leap forward last week, thanks to the first round of a $2.04…
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Community of certainty
By JESSE GRAHAM COMMUNITY groups in the hills will have funding certainty for the coming three years, after Yarra Ranges councillors unanimously passed partnership grants…
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Charity back on its wheels
By JESSE GRAHAM AN ANONYMOUS generous donor has provided Lilydale charity Holy Fools with a van, to replace the one that was robbed earlier this…