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Sun rises for forces mural
By REBECCA BILLS A NEW mural at the Mount Evelyn Community RSL Memorial Gardens created an extra special ambiance at this year’s Dawn Service when…
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RSL fumes over memorial theft
By REBECCA BILLS A SECOND assault on the Mount Evelyn RSL Community Memorial Garden in five months has left RSL members outraged. Three specially cultivated…
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We will remember them
By MELISSA MEEHAN HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the Monbulk RSL to pay their respects at this morning’s Dawn Service. As police blocked traffic to…
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Offer fuels aid for our Diggers
By JODIE SYMONDS EMERALD Autoplus are doing it for the locals this Anzac Day. Autoplus will be donating all profits from their fuel sales to…
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Robbery, attempted murder charges from pre-dawn raids
By MELISSA MEEHAN YARRA Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have have charged a Wantirna man with attempted murder and armed robbery following a serious assault…
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Hoon cars help rescue effort
By MELISSA MEEHAN FOR THE first time, SES and CFA members will begin Jaws of Life training on seized hoon cars. Lilydale SES volunteers today…
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She’s the best mum around
By ANEEKA SIMONIS BEING a mother is a hard job. But what makes Ferny Creek’s Samantha Jackel so special is her own journey, coming from…
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When Bill went to war
By REBECCA BILLS FORGING his mother’s signature at age 17 and getting a fake birth certificate stating he was 19, Bill Holmes enlisted in the…
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Docs feed the need
By MELISSA MEEHAN MOUNT Evelyn’s Men’s Shed provided some tasty treats for surgeons on a bike ride to raise money for the Cabrini Hospital. Last…
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Medals lead the way
By REBECCA BILLS RECIPIENTS of the National Emergency Medal are preparing to lead the Mount Evelyn Anzac Day March this year. Mount Evelyn RSL President…
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Saxton puzzle solved in time
By KATH GANNAWAY THE mystery of World War I soldier Reuben Saxton has come full circle. For years, Mount Evelyn RSL has had a plaque…
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Bill’s war at sea
By DAVID ALLEGRETTI MOUNT Evelyn resident Bill Smart was just 16 years of age when he left home to enlist in the Royal Australian Navy.…
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