Opinion
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Special thanks
I AM writing on behalf of the members of the Mount Evelyn RSL in response to Noel Buchanan’s offensive statement regarding the Mail ‘profiteering’ by…
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Lenscape
DESPITE some regular downpours over the past few weeks, there have also been patches of relatively mild weather. As such, it’s still been possible for…
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Consider the motives
WITHIN these pages, over about a month, there has been statement and counter-claim about the closure of the CFA’s prime training facility, Fiskville. But there…
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Crossings the priority
IN RESPONSE to Casey MP Tony Smith’s letter to the editor (‘Mail’, 28 May): Sorry, Tony, but the people condemned were the people of metropolitan…
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Race not so great
THE 34th Great Train Race turned into disappointment. Long queues at the intersection of Monbulk-Emerald and Cockatoo-Emerald roads in Emerald had formed. Traffic attendants were…
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Give me a sign
THE stretch of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road between Sherbrooke and Clarkmont roads should be absolutely signposted as ‘Anzac Avenue’. As a child living there in…
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Time to crunch the numbers
WITH sleeves rolled up, Treasurer Joe Hockey posed for cameras last week as he pretended to pore over pages of the national budget. Surrounded by…
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Snippets
Seniors meeting THE next meeting of the Knox Branch of National Seniors will be held at the Knox Club on 27 May. Doors open at…
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Lenscape
AUTUMN in the Dandenong Ranges is an incredible time of year for many reasons, but particularly for the colours that are omnipresent in the hills.…
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Not loony and left
IF BRIAN Hannan were to be believed (‘Broken record hard to swallow’, The Mail, 28 April), the anti-McDonald’s protestors are nothing better than a loony,…
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Question marks over Fiskville
IN REPLY to your article (“Fiskville closed for good – good, says Mick”, Mail, 7 April) I wish to advise the following: It was noted…
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Lenscape
IN ANOTHER wonderful addition for Lenscape in the Mail, Robyn Kuys from Emerald took this ripper at Emerald Lake Park during a weekend visit. According…