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New lights and a flash from the past
By JESSE GRAHAM
IT WAS an illuminating night for the Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Netball Club last week when $50,000 lights above the Olinda Reserve football...
Playing blow to blind cricketer
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A LACK of funding could see Tecoma’s Daniel Pritchard forced to withdraw from the Blind Cricket World Cup.
The 19-year-old received news...
Voice of the people
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A democratic advocacy group is coming to Selby to help encourage community involvement in local and federal politics.
Voices of Indi (VOI) will...
Shot that sounded across the empire
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT WAS a day to remember, 100 years since the first Allied shot of the war and Montrose celebrated its link to...
Frontier against fast food
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GROUP dedicated to creating sustainable food culture in the hills has built its first wicking veggie box.
Located at Tecoma Uniting Church,...
Opting for bite of cold
By MELISSA MEEHAN
TEMPERATURES below minus three degrees, with only the clothes on his back and a cardboard box to keep him warm.
Mount Evelyn...
Meet formulates disaster response
By MELISSA MEEHAN
EMERALD’S Emergency Support Team (EST) is leading a pilot program in Gembrook that would provide a unique small-scale resilience program in case...
Hydroponic house fire
Briefly
POLICE are investigating the cause of a house fire in Ferny Creek over the weekend.
It is believed that hydroponics were involved.
The house in...
Tavern crushed, yet spirits high
By MELISSA MEEHAN
THEY say you can’t keep a good man down, and that sentiment is true for the owners of the Micawber Tavern squashed...
New look mural’s rich tale
By MELISSA MEEHAN
UPWEY’S mural has had a fresh lick of paint, and can now share the town’s history with residents and visitors alike.
Although...
Sleeping rough
By MELISSA MEEHAN
IT’S been a long, cold winter.
But despite the weather, former councillor and Mount Evelyn resident Tim Heenan is again sleeping rough...
Luna’s Top Dog
By JODIE SYMONDS
TECOMA’S Bede Carroll has been named the first ‘Top Dog’ after winning a meaty Hot Dog eating challenge last weekend.
Mr Carroll snagged...
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