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Residents fight loss of trail to development
Upper Ferntree Gully residents are fighting a Knox City Council decision that will see a double-storey medical clinic built next to the Ferny Creek Trail,…
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Telstra “rewards” employees for jab
Telstra last week announced a “reward” for all employees who get the Covid-19 jab. CEO Andy Penn sent an email to staff on 16 August…
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Afghanistan veteran “disappointed” by Taliban takeover
A decade after returning from Afghanistan, army veteran Chris May said he was left feeling horrified and disappointed as he watched the fall of Kabul…
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A probe into the mysterious Pine Gap: A review of Peace Crimes by Kieran Finnane
It’s purely coincidental that this reviewer was reading Peace Crimes: Pine Gap, National Security and Dissent by Alice Springs-based journalist Kieran Finnane (2020) when a…
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‘We are forgotten’ – sole traders at wit’s end
Sole traders across the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges feel they are at breaking point, with the state government’s most recent round of grants still…
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Yarra Ranges job board now live
Residents of the Yarra Ranges now have access to a job board advertising positions vacant close to home. The all new website has been launched…
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Men helping men
Mum’s have mother’s clubs. Veterans often find themselves getting involved at the RSL down the road. Retirees and craftsmen hang out at the local men’s…
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Surprise at deer numbers
An aerial survey conducted to assess numbers of wild deer in Cardinia shire has delivered “very surprising” results. The Cardinia Deer Management Coalition conducted the…
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Hills fury at ‘metro’ lockdown label
LOCKED-DOWN villages on Melbourne’s outer fringe are frustrated at being labelled “metro” despite being surrounded by rolling green Hills that see them fall under “regional”…
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Kick in guts at storm approaches
Heartless theives have targeted the Emerald SES unit as volunteers braced for damaging winds expected to hit the area on Wednesday 11 August. A generator…
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Emerald. Paramedics were called to the collision on Lawsons Road at around 4.05pm on…
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Learner rider dies in FTG
A learner rider has tragically died while riding a motorcycle in Ferntree Gully over the weekend. Police were called to the incident on Burwood Highway…
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