News
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Blue Lotus a cool pad
By KATH GANNAWAY YOU don’t have to be a teeny, tiny fairy to splash around on a lily pad at Yarra Junction’s Blue Lotus Water…
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OAM for garden master
By JESSE GRAHAM AN ICONIC Monbulk resident had years of hard work acknowledged yesterday, when he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia…
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Stamping out fire risk
By JESSE GRAHAM YARRA Ranges Police have warned visitors and residents alike to be careful around public barbecues or risk potential jail time, after people…
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Art of the cloth
By JESSE GRAHAM RESILIENCE in the hills has been studied and turned into art this month, with a visiting artist running workshops to turn stories…
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Protection for platypus
By JESSE GRAHAM SENSITIVE platypus habitat will be protected after the government’s Green Army marched through the hills earlier this month, cordoning off special spaces…
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The march of survivors
By JESSE GRAHAM HUNDREDS of people marched down to Belgrave yesterday to mark the eighth annual Belgrave Survival Day. Held on 26 January, Survival Day…
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RSL ready to walk
By JESSE GRAHAM EMERALD RSL is gearing up for a monumental opening in early March, as the Anzac Walk reaches its final construction phase and…
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Ranges represent
By JESSE GRAHAM THE Dandenong Ranges were well-represented at the Yarra Ranges Council’s Australia Day awards yesterday, with residents and community groups across the hills…
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Cyclists tackle Everest
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM THE riders will be partaking in an “Everesting” event – a ride where cyclists ascend a minimum of 8848 metres to equal…
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Just for starters
By JESSE GRAHAM PASSIONATE and enthusiastic Mount Evelyn residents are being sought to lend a hand as preparations for the Mount Evelyn Street Party get…
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Two decades of mourning
By JESSE GRAHAM A LOT can change in 20 years.Two decades have passed since Peter Hall’s two teenage sons, Anthony and Travis, were tragically killed…
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Cracker captured
SELBY resident and photographer Val Rees contacted the Mail over the holidays with this cracking photo of a lightning strike. Ms Rees wrote that she…