News
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Home invasions probe
POLICE are investigating two home invasions in Menzies Creek and Pakenham. About 9.45am on 14 November, a 15-year-old victim was disturbed in a Dunbarton Drive…
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Conflict claims/Funds freeze puts stop to education siteworks
By MELISSA MEEHAN FUNDING provided by the State Government to the Yarra Ranges Council to find a tenant for the empty Swinburne site has been…
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Special focus on science
By REBECCA BILLS TWO local primary schools in the hills will benefit from a successful investment to increase student participation and engagement in maths and…
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Signs stand-off sorted
By MELISSA MEEHAN RESIDENTS of The Patch have had a win, after the Yarra Ranges Council overturned their decision to put up No Stopping signs…
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Keep clear of burn up
By MELISSA MEEHAN CLEAN UP, but be sure to look up. That’s the word from Monbulk fire brigade Captain Simon Schroder in the lead up…
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Couple grow together
By REBECCA BILLS IT IS a love that was made to last a life time. Lilydale couple Elaine and Mac McCarthy have defied all modern…
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Long on leadership
By REBECCA BILLS YARRA Hills Secondary College student Mitch Wilson is one of 3506 students across Australia to receive an ADF Long Tan Leadership and…
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Groundswell of pool support
By MELISSA MEEHAN A GROUNDSWELL of support to save Olinda Pool is brewing. Last week the Mail broke the news that Yarra Ranges Council had…
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Cavehill plans open for comment
By MELISSA MEEHAN A DRAFT master plan for the Cavehill development in Lilydale has been released and members of the public can have their say…
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Awards honour for business cream
By JESSE GRAHAM MOUNT Evelyn paid homage to its businesspeople and community workers last Friday night, as the Mount Evelyn Business Awards night came around…
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Lost too young
By REBECCA BILLS SHE has been described as beautiful and bubbly – a life taken too soon. Mooroolbark teen Tanika Pearce, 18, lost her life…
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Teen driver dies in crash
By REBECCA BILLS AN 18-year-old driver has been killed in one of two crashes along the same stretch of road over six minutes this afternoon.…