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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces Mary Doyle as Aston by-election candidate
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Bayswater this morning to announce Mary Doyle as the Labor candidate for the upcoming Aston by-election, following the resignation…
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Then deputy officer remembers Ash Wednesday: ‘We were all torn apart by it’
As the deputy officer in the Dandenong Ranges CFA group, Herb Detez was prepared for a challenging high-fire danger day on 16 February 1983. Ash…
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Boronia local part of historic Victorian Vikings National Cricket Inclusion Championships win
Last week, the Star Mail reported on Boronia local Heath Snooks’ journey to represent the Victorian Vikings at the National Cricket Inclusion Championships. Following the…
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Memorial an opportunity to remember Ash Wednesday
When fire ripped through Cockatoo 40 years ago, quick-thinking kindergarten teachers opened their circular building to allow people refuge. About 200 residents, along with their…
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Brett Sansom watched his family pub go up in flames on Ash Wednesday
Brett Sansom was preparing for a milestone when he disembarked the bus at Beaconsfield Upper, eager to celebrate his 16th birthday with his friends and…
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Fires aren’t supposed to do that: On the ground on Ash Wednesday
Jim Read was driving a C Line International truck alongside a young crew, as they headed south as a part of a task force of…
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Help clean up Emerald’s Hogan Park this March
Rotary Club of Emerald and District and Johns Hill Landcare group will host a Clean Up Australia Day event at Hogan Park in Emerald on…
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Hear Reverend Glenn Loughrey on The Voice, Treaty and Truth in Tecoma
Reverend Canon Glenn Loughrey, a Wiradjuri man and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University, will be in Tecoma on Sunday 5 March to…
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Company fined $550,000 after Bayswater cylinder explosion
A company has been fined $550,000 after being found guilty of two charges under the occupational health and safety act after a worker driving along…
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Strong turnout but no issues at Yarra Ranges Council meeting
If Yarra Ranges Council’s meeting a fortnight ago was a bang, then this week’s was a fizzle. The council’s meeting on Tuesday 14 February once…
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Upwey driver stopped after hitting over 50km over speed limit
Along Burwood Highway in Upper Ferntree Gully on the evening of Tuesday 14 February, an Upwey man was stopped after being detected driving at 117…
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New driver rules introduced due to road deaths
The Victorian Government is cracking down on distracted drivers with new rules in place from March 2023, after 49 deaths were recorded on Victorian roads…
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