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Budget pleasure and pain
By JESSE GRAHAM HELP for small businesses and a backdown from last year’s more intense measures are two notable standouts from last week’s Federal Budget,…
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Toastmasters reaches milestone
DANDENONG Ranges Toastmasters is marking its 15th anniversary with a special meeting and is inviting past members and guests to celebrate. Inaugural president and club…
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Health hub and more
By JESSE GRAHAM THE hills will benefit from over $5 million in new infrastructure under this year’s Federal Budget, with two hubs set to be…
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Police briefs
Graffiti hunt BELGRAVE Police are searching for vandals who graffitied the Menzies Creek Community Hall and a children’s centre last week, and asking anyone with…
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Lower rate rise planned
By JESSE GRAHAM RATEPAYERS appear to be the outright winners of the Yarra Ranges Council’s new draft budget, with lower than expected rate rises for…
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Big ticket items top the list
By JESSE GRAHAM FOR the Dandenong Ranges, this year’s council budget is all about big ticket infrastructure, footpaths and roads, with millions of dollars in…
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Bowel health put to test
By JESSE GRAHAM IT’S A little discomfort for potentially life-saving information. The Rotary Club of Lilydale is urging Mount Evelyn residents to go to their…
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Top snaps at festival
By PETER DOUGLAS THE photography and exhibition competition held during the Emerald PAVE festival was again a well-supported success. Presented by the Emerald U3A, the…
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Lesson learned
By KATH GANNAWAY IT WILL be plain sailing for pre-school educators, parents and kinder kids in Mount Evelyn, Montrose and Coldstream for the next two…
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Flying doctors touch down
FERNY Creek Primary School enjoyed a special visitor last week, with the Royal Flying Doctors touching down. The event featured an aero-medical simulator and a…
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Kinder funds flow
By KATH GANNAWAY PRE-SCHOOL educators, parents and kinder kids will benefit from continued pre-school funding announced last week. After almost a year of intense lobbying,…
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Cam has seen the world
BY HELEN COLLIER CAM Mackay has lived in some interesting parts of the world and, wherever he has lived, he has volunteered in some capacity,…
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