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Month old fire reignites
FIREFIGHTERS fought one of the hills’ first major fires on a total fire ban day last week, attending a re-ignited out of control burn-off in…
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Awards are action for environment
TWO local schools have been rewarded for their environmental efforts in a series of awards by Yarra Ranges Council. The Patch School, Belgrave Heights Christian…
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Jewell in Mail’s eye
LOCAL identity David Jewell is a strong advocate for all things Tecoma and the hills, and he led the charge against one of the biggest…
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Hopes in ashes
AS the dust and ash settle from a devastating fire that destroyed Olinda restaurant Snooty Fox, its owners are now looking ahead to a bright…
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Couple unite at Federation
IT’S a few weeks early, but Monbulk lovebirds Emma Mullinder and Robby Comfort will have an extra reason to celebrate this Christmas after the two…
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Anything for a good Clause
UPPER Ferntree Gully’s Bernadette Dimitrov, Australia’s first official Mrs Claus, wishes the Yarra and Dandenong Ranges a merry Christmas. Mrs Dimitrov has received a degree…
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Kids prove dab hands
MT Dandenong Primary School held its annual arts show recently, displaying a year’s worth of students’ work for their parents and friends. The students did…
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Tree time for teaching
STUDENTS from Kallista Primary School had a new outlook on education last week as they learnt about all things in the Dandenong Ranges new Forest…
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Teachers’ last stand
MENZIES Creek Primary School will be having a bitter-sweet end to their school year, bidding farewell to two team members and 37 total years in…
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Fantasy fuels firefight
THE Myer Christmas windows of Macclesfield are back again this year, with CFA members Phil and Fiona Spencer once again creating everyone’s winter wonderland fantasy.…
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Diabetes fight
MOUNT Evelyn Primary School youngster Zachary Wall recently returned from a trip to Canberra to campaign for continued government funding for clinical research into type…
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Hoffy’s a Heroine
EMERALD’S burpees pro Julie ‘Hoffy’ Hoffman rubbed shoulders with the sporting elite for the Women’s Health I Support Women In Sport award gala last Wednesday.…