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Police probe human bones find
HUMAN remains were discovered in Ferny Creek last week as Parks Victoria staff cleared land for a back burn. Senior Sergeant Doug Berglund of Belgrave…
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Glass patterns made to order
UNIQUE designs in both leadlight and glass mosaics are a feature of Emerald business Polychromatics Articrafts. Customers’ designs can be made to order or the…
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Monbulk in form
ALL of Monbulk’s teams are in with a chance after the first day’s play of round 3 of junior cricket. Best placed are the Under…
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Living in the past
I WRITE regarding the letter Working Women from Stephen Millar (Mail, 27 March). I first mistook his blatant sexism and disregard for generations of progress…
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Drug fight still on
By Tania Martin A FORMER Emerald woman who has been fighting to have the cancer drug Herceptin fast tracked on to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme…
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Funding push for special students
A FAIRER funding system for students with a disability was one of the items on the agenda when Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop made a…
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Bombers fall short of target
EMERALD Cricket Club’s A Grade, were always going to do it tough after Pakenham made the good total of 238 last week. The Bombers fell…
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Mayor’s cash squeeze
KNOX City Council agreed to set its councillor and mayoral allowances beneath the maximum permitted, opting instead to an increase on the previous year’s amounts…
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Hand over for help
By Tania MartinA POSITIVE attitude and community support has helped pulled two Emerald residents through their battle with cancer. Lynne Schmidt and Stephen Hall are…
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Vibrant week of activities
By Tania MartinA HOST of activities celebrating the drive and energy of the young people in the Dandenong Ranges in April ushers in National Youth…
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Upwey celebrates two big wins
UPWEY bowls club sides one and two recorded big wins last Saturday against Ferntree Gully and Balwyn respectively. Because of overnight rain the Upwey grass…
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Fresh council faces bring new energy
This week the Mail puts the new and re-elected Yarra Shire councillors under the spotlight. Journalist Tania Martin caught up with new councillors Graham Warren,…
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