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Montrose hosts Anzac service
About 500 people attended the first ever Anzac Day service held at the Montrose War Memorial in the Montrose Town Centre Gardens on 25 April.…
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A win on the Hawks
Hawthorn jersey numbers from the 1980s helped a Montrose man to score a TattsLotto division one win. The man held one of the four division…
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Racing into retirement
While 13-year-old, Eva Dickinson, will be running her very first Great Train Race on Sunday, Peter Thorne, 70, from Menzies Creek is preparing to run…
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Numbers up in Upwey
Attendance was up at the Upwey-Belgrave RSL sub-branch’s Anzac Day commemorations. President David Eaton said the dawn and main services went extremely well and attracted…
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30 years of volunteers
The helmeted honeyeater is the bird emblem of Victoria and for 30 years, the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeaters have been helping to save the…
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Making room for a Makerspace
The Philanthropic collective has contributed $1000 towards the creation of a MakerSpace for the students of Sassafras Primary School. The MakerSpace project is an important…
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Theft rocks charity
Heartless thieves stole a trailer and barbecue used to feed the needy from Lilydale-based charity Holy Fools. CEO Neal Taylor said they’d used a Feed…
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Police boost on its way
The Yarra Ranges police service area has one new officer heading its way. Victoria Police on Friday 26 April announced where 709 additional police officers…
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Monbulk honours Anzacs
As the Anzac Day march proceeded down the Monbulk main street, and towards the town’s RSL, thousands lined the streets to pay their respects. Family…
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Thousands of poppies, row on row
Mooroolbark students unveiled a sprawling field of poppies to commemorate Anzac Day. Billanook College partnered with landscape designer Phillip Johnson to create the display by…
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Mount Evelyn’s Anzac spirit
The Mount Evelyn RSL sub-branch hosted a dawn service on Anzac Day. Early-risers packed the Mount Evelyn War Memorial Park for the 25 April tribute…
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Missing Ferntree Gully teen
Police are appealing for public help to find Cherri Corrigan. The 15-year-old was last seen at her home address on Windemere Drive in Ferntree Gully…