Opinion
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Issue very intense
WELL done and thank you for printing Marilyn’s (Comerford, ‘Mail’, June 16) very important letter, I agree with Marilyn in total. There is a quantum…
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Phone footage is producers’ delight
THE big trouble with chequebook journalism is that many audiences still believe TV news stories without questioning their validity. There’s no question that, for more…
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Lenscape
IT almost doesn’t matter where you are in the Yarra Valley, the familiar mountain-scape seems almost omnipresent in the background. ‘Mail’ editor Peter Douglas took…
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Bring down the oak
IN MCBRIDE Street, Cockatoo, there dwells an oak tree adjacent to the op-shop. Every autumn, the said tree does two things – it drops leaves…
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Snippets
Retirement planning IF YOU want to live retirement on your terms and not be dependent on the aged pension, don’t miss this free seminar. To…
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Fire on the right target
I AM confused by the ‘Mail’ front page article last week (‘Beat back bushfires’, 16 June). Commendable it is that $2.04 million is being distributed…
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Education a major driver
EDUCATION drives our economy. Over the past 20 years, 40 per cent of productivity growth came from the quality and skills of our workforce. But…
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Damned in either case
NO-ONE ever said taking the unpopular road was easy. Just ask Knox City Council mayor, Cr Peter Lockwood. Over the past few weeks, Cr Lockwood…
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Snippets
Country Music Show THE Upwey Country Music Club is presenting a Walk Up – Open Mic concert on Sunday 5 July, from 1-5 pm, at…
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Lenscape
LOCAL happy snapper Kalli Blunt recently took this beautiful image at the car park of Mount Donna Buang. The happy snapper said she took it…
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Snippets
Winter concert The Dandenong Ranges Orchestra presents a winter concert at 2pm on Sunday, 21 June, at the performing arts centre of Monbulk Primary School,…
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Grants program a pioneering effort
I WAS very proud to announce the recipients of round one funding from the Dandenong Ranges Environment and Bushfire Reduction Community Grants Program at Emerald…