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Q and A with Almost June
A special broadcast hit the airwaves last week in the Yarra Ranges, celebrating incredible young talent ahead of the Hilltop festival on Sunday 15 September.…
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Lunar Eclipse
A local photographer, Greg Carrick, went out to Burkes Lookout in Mount Dandenong to capture the different phases of the Lunar Eclipse on 8 September.
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Date change for Belgrave Survival Day
A beloved community event and volunteer committee will see in 2026 with a new date to to better suit the people it serves and give…
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R.U.T.H run returns
The hills are calling once again, with the R.U.T.H. Run (Running Up That Hill) set to return in 2025 on September 21st at Birdsland Reserve,…
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Claim machete bins cost the government $325,000 is false
WHAT WAS CLAIMED Victoria’s machete disposal bins cost $325,000 each. OUR VERDICT False. The calculation method for the bin costs is incorrect. The government says…
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Margot St plans spark community backlash
Residents of a quiet Ferntree Gully street are raising concerns after learning a rooming house is proposed to be built at 6 Margot Street, which’s…
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Yarra Ranges Council highlights need for better State Government support
Yarra Ranges Council representatives joined alongside members from Outer Melbourne Councils (OMC) and community groups in late August to call upon the State Government to…
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Posthumous exhibition for rarely seen local art
The work of an Emerald artist who dedicated a lifetime to expression outside of the limelight has been posthumously revealed to the Dandenongs’ ecstatic creatives.…
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Bin it or face years behind bars: Vic machete ban begins
Victoria’s ban on machetes has begun, with penalties of up to two years’ jail or a fine of more than $47,000 for people who break…
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Montrose fire – the aftermath and regeneration
Forty hectares of jet black columns stand to attention in and around Montrose’ Dr Ken Leversha Reserve. The canopy in the reserve is eerily quiet…
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Caravan stolen in Kalorama
Olinda Police are asking for the community’s help after a 2017 Jayco caravan (rego: 397-10B) was stolen from a property on Mt Dandenong Tourist Road,…
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Classically Saturday presenter hits pause
A local broadcaster has hit pause on their weekly show for a while and took the time to chat with Star Mail journalist TANYA STEELE…
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