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Keep recycling, says council
Yarra Ranges Council is urging residents to continue recycling, following recent reports of recycling plant closures. Recycling provider SKM recently closed two recycling plants, meaning…
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It’s a yes from Helen!
Friends, fellow human beings, I am here to tell you that everything is good and nice in this brightly-lit world because following an online search…
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Proposal at Elephant Rock
One of the most unusual attractions around the Dandenong Ranges is Elephant Rock. Shaped roughly like an elephant and strategically located in a highly visible…
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Vale Pastor David Keys
David Keys was a member of Monbulk Christian Fellowship for 35 years and it’s pastor for the last 22 years so it is not unexpected…
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Drivers urged to slow
Newlyweds were the first people on the scene at a single-vehicle rollover in Olinda on Saturday 16 February. Monbulk police are urging drivers to slow…
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Lodge break-in
Belgrave police are investigating a burglary at the Belgrave Masonic centre. Sergeant Paul Phillips said thieves broke into the Brae Dale Lodge between 4am and…
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Car thieves strike classic
Thieves stole a car worth $70,000 from a Gembrook motor show. Emerald Police said the orange 1967 Camaro was parked outside the Gembrook Recreation Reserve…
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Car show donation
Last year’s Monbulk Car Show raised $10,000 for the local community. Organisers presented 70 per cent of the funds to the Monbulk Fire Brigade. “I…
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No love for further duplication
The State Government passed calls for roads funding in Coldstream back to its federal counterparts. Casey MP Tony Smith on 7 February announced $20 million…
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Aid floods in
Generous benefactors are helping a devastated Menzies Creek family to get back on their feet after fire destroyed their home. Friend Tyla Smith started a…
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Dig in for flower fest
The Diggers Club’s celebration of flowers at the Cloudehill Gardens in Olinda is back. The Cloudehill Festival of Flowers will run on Saturday 2 and…
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Fireballs and frantic scenes
The late Bill Snowball used an old typewriter to put down this personal recollection of the Ash Wednesday bushfires hitting Cockatoo. His niece Helen Wood…
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