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Splashes of real joy
Monbulk Aquatic Centre manager Helen Hostettler and Yarra Ranges councillor Samantha Dunn got a sneak peek of the upgraded Monbulk Aquatic Centre last Thursday. The…
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Vote for lane cover
By MELISSA MEEHAN SLIPPERY when wet. Emerald’s Peter Siegman says the laneway connecting IGA to the shopping precinct is in desperate need for a roof…
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Police briefs
Tree fall splits house A MAN had a lucky escape after a tree fell on his Kallista home last Saturday at 11pm, splitting it in…
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Shop ’til you drop
By EMMA SUN IT was all systems go for the newly expanded Lilydale Marketplace, which officially opened last Wednesday. Early morning shoppers flooded to the…
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Tree loppers on the loose
By REBECCA BILLS CONSUMER Affairs Victoria (CAV) has warned residents after reports of dodgy tree loppers in Melbourne’s east. Ferntree Gully was on the list…
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Graffiti arrests
By EMMA SUN Community victory as tagging gang rounded up… POLICE have arrested four teenagers believed to be responsible for a graffiti “epidemic” in Monbulk.…
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Classes for campus
By MELISSA MEEHAN THERE’S still life in the old girl yet, Lilydale’s former Swinburne campus could be providing education within months. With a combination of…
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Diorama dedicated to Kokoda campaign
By EMMA SUN MEMBERS of the Upwey-Belgrave RSL and the veteran community witnessed the official dedication of a special Kokoda Track diorama last Friday. The…
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Maccas protest marches on
By MELISSA MEEHAN FAILING to give up, anti-maccas protesters once again hit the streets on the weekend making their opposition to the fast food chain…
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Drug lab closed down in morning raids
POLICE from the Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit conducted Operation Rivalries this morning, executing warrants in Ferntree Gully, Montrose, Bayswater, Balwyn and Altona to target drug…
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Crash course
By EMMA SUN A CUSTOMER and staff at Sheer Obsessions received a shock today when a car ploughed through the shop’s front windows. An elderly…
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Breakthrough for Swinburne site
By MELISSA MEEHAN TERTIARY education will remain at Lilydale, according to the State Government. This morning in Lilydale, the Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter…