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Rescue relief
The Dandenong Ranges is made up of a myriad of small communities similar to that of Beaconsfield, Tasmania, scene of last week’s mine rescue. Local…
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Calls for bus push
By Ed MerrisonTHE Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has warned the State Government not to blow a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to deliver infrastructure and services to…
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‘Disneyland’ bid
DEVELOPERShave been told the Dandenong Ranges is not a fairytale theme park for their outlandish building concepts. Shire of Yarra Ranges Streeton Ward councillor Noel…
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Poor tax bust-up
By Ed MerrisonA PROPOSED garbage charge designed to even out rates across Knox has been slammed as ‘a tax on the poor’. Dobson Ward councillor…
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Council promotes budget
By Ed MerrisonKNOX City Council has released a budget proposal for next year which it says achieves key aims of controlling rate rises without cutting…
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It’s sunny side up for Sheedy
By Ed MerrisonFOOTBALL coaching legend Kevin Sheedy entertained high flying early risers at a business breakfast at the Knox Civic Centre last week. Mr Sheedy…
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Doctor eases practice stress
By Ed MerrisonEMERALD doctors received a much-needed morale boost when a fellow GP decided to come back to the Hills last week. Dr Vassili Lapchine,…
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Women put heart and soles forward
By Ed MerrisonWOMEN of the Hills have welcomed a boost to keep the heart of the communities pumping. Team leaders from five of the region’s…
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Collection countdown
SHIREof Yarra Ranges residents have only three days left to have their say on a proposed fortnightly green waste collection service. The council sent out…
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Ramble with Billy
ENJOYING the magic of Puffing Billy on weekends and public holidays from Gembrook to Emerald Lake Park is now possible as the railway introduces its…
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Bike race gear change
By Tania MartinTHE Dandenong Ranges has been overlooked this year as a contender for the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, but organisers say that it may…
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Silvan Reserve set for major upgrade
By Paul Pickering THE Silvan Recreational Reserve is set for a new year makeover, with resurfacing, drainage and irrigations works beginning at the end of…
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