News
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Speaking out for Toastmasters
A SPEECH about excessive animal breeding has seen Monbulk Secondary College student Dana Dekkers become the Toast of the Hills. Dana took part in the…
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Boxed up for birds
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S only a box made of donated wood – but it could ensure the survival of birds in the Dandenong Ranges. In…
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School dunce
By JODIE SYMONDS Mum slams educators for building portables and says they’re costing her money… IT’S not just a house, it’s a home. Mount Evelyn…
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Connolly to share his story
By REBECCA BILLS EX Melbourne player and Australian Football League coach Chris Connolly will be the guest speaker at Mount Evelyn Chamber of Commerce’s 2014…
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Kids’ home is a sandcastle
By MELISSA MEEHAN THANKS to the generosity of local families, Sarah Court Preschool in Montrose has achieved the trifecta for learning and fun. That being…
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Pump up the junk
TO SOME it’s just junk, but one man’s trash is another’s treasure. Students at Belgrave South Christian School let their creative side take hold as…
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Time and place for calendar photos
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S said that a picture is worth a thousand words – what does your picture say? The Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group…
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Family friends
By MELISSA MEEHAN Disability group appeals for friends to pitch in… FACED with an uncertain future thanks to the NDIS, a Ferntree Gully disability service…
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Backing the stars
By MELISSA MEEHAN THEY are stars in their own right, and Grade 6 students in Emerald now have it on their backs to prove it.…
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Ross to challenge Battin
By DANIELLE GALVIN CARDINIA Shire Councillor Collin Ross will contest the seat of Gembrook in the upcoming State Election. Cr Ross was endorsed as the…
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Sun will come up
Surprise surprise!!!….the sun came up in Tecoma on Tuesday in spite of Macca’s opening the previous day. Darkness did not descend, and all I saw…
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Cave Hill mapped out
PLANS for the first stage of the transformation of the Lilydale Quarry have been submitted to Yarra Ranges Council. Sibelco Australia has asked the council…