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Big blaze battled
MORE than 25 firefighters took close to half an hour to contain a massive house fire in The Patch today. Firefighters from Kallista, Monbulk, Sassafras…
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Car wrecked in train smash
POLICE believe a car that was hit by a train in Tecoma this morning was deliberately dumped. The collision, at 4.30am, caused disruption to train…
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Tee off with legends
BUSINESS owners and those after a good day of golf will have a treat as a business legend and sporting legend make an appearance at…
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Dip helps beat the heat
THOUGH summer has drawn to a close, the heat has continued to endure with a week-long stretch of high temperatures and the locals flocked to…
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Pedalling MS message
A CHAIN of cyclists rode through the Dandenong Ranges last week, stopping for morning tea in Belgrave, in aid of the MS Celebrity Red Ride.…
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Little miracle
LACHLAN Fraser is lucky to be alive. But meeting this bubbly four-year-old you would have no idea that two years ago he suffered a life-threatening…
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Future benefits
PARENTS of children with autism had the chance to talk about what the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) would mean for them during a meeting…
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Tim’s out of the box
MOUNT Evelyn resident and former Yarra Ranges councillor Tim Heenan has been recognised for his support to the homeless after his month-long sleep-out last year.…
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Fees favour desexing pets
MICROCHIPPING pets will no longer attract a discount on pet registration fees after this year’s council registration deadline of 10 April. New fees set by…
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Switch on for e-waste drop off
EMERALD residents can de-clutter their homes of unwanted electronic items with a free drop-off e-waste recycling day to be held by Cardinia Shire Council this…
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Police rounds
Risky business POLICE are seeking witnesses to numerous grassfires that have been lit near Bobs Park in Menzies Creek last Tuesday. The fires were lit…
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Jailed after big bash wedding
A MONTROSE couple have been jailed for three months after pleading guilty to hosting an extravagant four-day $52,000 wedding at the Daylesford Inn in 2011.…