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Step up against theft
FITNESS fanatics are being warned to leave their valuables at home when using the 1000 Steps. Senior Constable Jamie Cummings from the Yarra Ranges Crime…
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Less hours for reading
By MELISSA MEEHAN THE YARRA Ranges Council is still searching for a new operator for Morrisons Café – as the popular restaurant closed its doors…
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Overnight raids target cars
FINGERPRINTS are being analysed after a surge of car break-ins in Upwey. Police are investigating more than 13 thefts from cars in the areas between…
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Step up on buses
By CASEY NEILL USING taxis as a ‘quasi bus service’ was one suggestion to beat the Yarra Ranges’ transport woes at a regional transport forum…
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Plan backs sports
By MELISSA MEEHAN FOUR netball courts, a playground and a community garden have been earmarked for Pepi’s Land as part of the revised Emerald Community…
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Inspirational education pioneer
Miss Annie Beatrice (Bea) Boardman, a former principal of Dandenong Girls High School during the 1960s, passed away recently having reached the age of 104.…
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From bookkeeper to boss
After a short illness, local identity Joy Gilmour passed away on 24 February 2014, aged 90. Born in Tasmania in 1923, the only child of…
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Thrifty times are here
By REBECCA BILLS TECOMA residents will be “poppin’ tags” when the new Salvation Army Thrift Shop opens its doors later this month. PWP Op-Shop manager…
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RSL gifts iPads, rugs
THE Emerald RSL is continuing to raise its profile throughout the local community by donating two iPads and two crocheted rugs to Fernlea House. The…
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Safety vibes via music
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S the sound of safety. With their $10,000 community safety grant, the Dandenong Ranges Music Council has produced a CD to raise…
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Grant aims at weapons display
By REBECCA BILLS THE Upwey-Belgrave RSL sub-branch will be installing security sensors and interpretive plaques at a display of deactivated rifles and swords thanks to…
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Regimental colours in the frame
By REBECCA BILLS TO COMMEMORATE the centenary of the 55th Australian Infantry Battalion (Collingwood Regiment), the Mount Evelyn RSL is putting a framed collage of…
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