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Training dropout fears
By REBECCA BILLS
APPRENTICESHIP and traineeship completion rates remain poor despite escalating costs.
Last Wednesday the Victorian Auditor-General released a report into apprenticeship and traineeship completion...
Kallista marks centenary in style
By JODIE SYMONDS
A LITTLE piece of Kallista’s history has turned 100 years old and the community came together to celebrate the milestone.
The Kallista...
Gluten allergy hits hard
By REBECCA BILLS
Thousands of Australians are unaware that they suffer from coeliac disease.
Upper Ferntree Gully resident Christine Elder-Lane spent a considerable part of her...
Naming, shaming bullies
By MELISSA MEEHAN
BULLYING - Mount Evelyn says no.
Primary and secondary schools from Mount Evelyn banded together in an attempt to stamp out bullying...
Turbo-charged evening honours Josh
By KATH GANNAWAY
THERE was only standing room at the Josh Matthews Memorial football practice match between Coldstream and Silvan on Wednesday 12 March.
The biggest...
Hot stuff brings tears
By MELISSA MEEHAN
MELBOURNE’S Food and Wine Festival came to the Yarra Valley this month, with local producers keen to show off their produce.
The...
Dogs to roam freely
By KATH GANNAWAY
NEW off-lead areas will give dog-owners in Yarra Ranges more options to let their dogs off the leash.
Four new off-lead areas were...
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Brick rampage
POLICE car windows were smashed, as were shop windows opposite the Lilydale Police Station and the petrol station next door was subject to...
Couple’s heartfelt generosity
By REBECCA BILLS
A SMALL plaque has been hung next to the donated defibrillator at Mount Evelyn Chemmart to thank Joan and Victor Chittenden.
Mr and...
KFC turns nose up at Snooty site
RUMOURS around town that KFC has purchased the Snooty Fox site in Olinda are completely false, according to a spokesperson for the fastfood chain....
Skate park revisited
By MELISSA MEEHAN
A NEW skate park is on the cards for Emerald’s Worrell Reserve, despite one being filled in more than 15 years ago...
New station doors damaged
THE new Emerald police station was damaged in an alleged attack last Tuesday night.
The glass doors of the new station were targeted over-night on...
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Urgent call for blood donors as New Year cancellations threaten blood...
Lifeblood has issued an urgent call for blood donors this week after a record number of planned blood donations were cancelled last week, putting...
