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Firies fight wild winds
By CASEY NEILLA CFA strike team was established in the Dandenongs last Wednesday to support SES volunteers inundated with calls for assistance following wild winds.…
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Trial by timber
By CASEY NEILLPAUL Gilligan and his family are “devastated” and lucky to have escaped injury after a tree tore through the back of their Mount…
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Salute to the spirit
BELGRAVE South Primary School has won a national award for teaching its students about the Anzac spirit. Teachers Meagan Street and Julie Price were the…
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Rough message on homelessness
By EMMA SUNMOUNT Evelyn resident and Yarra Ranges councillor Tim Heenan will be sleeping rough for 30 nights to raise awareness of homelessness. Cr Heenan…
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Crew up for spectacle
CFA crews can now sign up for the Knox Fire Brigades Group Torchlight Parade. Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade hosts the biennial event which will be…
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Building hight cap approved
By CASEY NEILLHEIGHT restrictions should soon apply to Ferntree Gully Village developments following a Knox City Council motion last Tuesday. On 21 August the Mail…
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Disaster lights under review
By EMMA SUNYET another crash at the York Road and Wray Crescent lights has prompted calls by police for a change in the traffic light…
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Blaze bravery
By EMMA SUNA WOMAN has been hailed as a hero after pulling a Millgrove man from his car just minutes before it burst into flames.…
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Navy man will be missed
By CASEY NEILLObituary Peter Chandler Born: 5 February 1925 Died: 20 August 2012 UPWEY war veteran Peter Chandler was last week laid to rest. The…
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Wedge in balance
By CASEY NEILLGLENFERN Green Wedge’s future remains in the balance after Knox councillors last week rejected plans to subdivide the Upper Ferntree Gully land. The…
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More resources for graffiti removal
By EMMA SUNYARRA Ranges Council will have another graffiti removal vehicle to aid its fight against graffiti. And it will offer a free removal service…
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Tip of the spear
By CASEY NEILLFERNTREE Gully athlete Madeleine Hogan claimed a bronze medal in the F46 javelin at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday. Positioned fourth after…