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Aboriginal families in the City of Whittlesea are set to benefit from a new program that aims to help maternal and child health nurses be more responsive, according to a media release issued by the Council: Council was successful in securing a state government grant for a trial program to work in partnership with the
The 2017-18 fixture for the E-Grade (Sault Shield) of the Northern Metro Cricket Association has been announced.The 2017-18 fixture for the E-Grade (Sault Shield) of the Northern Metro Cricket Association has been released. Round 1. Saturday, October 7. Bundoora Park 3rd XI v Preston Baseballers 3rd X. C.T. Barling Park. Preston Druids 3rd XI v
Belgrave has defeated Yarra Glen in Seniors and Reserves Grand Finals in the AFL Yarra Ranges Division 2 competition. SENIORS Results. Grand Final. Saturday, September 16. BELGRAVE ……….. 1.0, 6.6, 12.11, 18.15 (123) YARRA GLEN ……….. 8.5, 11.8, 12.9, 14.11 (95) Belgrave. Goalkickers: T. Marks 3, L. Foreman 3, T. Stubley 2, J. Schill 2,
Nagambie Football Club will play Violet Town in the Kyabram District Football League Grand Final to be played at 2.05pm on Saturday (Sept. 23) SENIORS Results. Preliminary Final. Saturday, September 16. Violet Town 16.12 (108) d Avenel 8.9 (57). RESERVES Results. Preliminary Final. Saturday, September 16. Tallygaroopna 6.12 (48) d Stanhope 6.4 (40). Fixture. 12.05pm.
Mill Park Serious Crime Taskforce is investigating an armed robbery at Yallambie and an attempted armed robbery at Kew East last month. The first incident took place at a convenience store on Lower Plenty Road at Yallambie on Thursday August 3 just after 11.30pm, said Victoria Police. Investigators have been told that a balaclava-clad man,
A 22-year-old man obviously didn’t learn his lesson after he was caught driving from court where he lost his licence. Greensborough Highway Patrol members pulled over the Melton West man for using his mobile phone on Plenty Rd in Reservoir. He was asked for his licence and allegedly admitted that he doesn’t have one. He
UPDATE: An elderly hiker missing for three days in freezing conditions in Victoria’s alpine region has been found dead on Sunday morning. Police Search and Rescue with the assistance of Bush Search and Rescue members were searching for a missing elderly man Leslie Southwell. The 88-year-old man was hiking with his friends in North East
Christopher Chrysostomou (at the Northern Fotball League website, www.nfl.org.au) reports on Diamond Creek’s loss to North Heidelberg in the NFL Division 2 Grand Final. North Heidelberg claimed the 2017 A Plus Solutions Division 2 premiership, with a 77-point grand final victory over Diamond Creek. The Bulldogs entered the game as strong favourites and didn’t disappoint,
Murrindindi Shire Councillors committed a most extraordinary act at their May meeting at Yea this year. With little prior public consultation, and listening primarily to one side of the issue, Councillors voted with some haste to adopt a policy that supports the phasing out of native timber harvesting throughout the Shire. Council staff member Stuart
Popular writer Richard Cornish has highlighted six attractions of the Kinglake region, in a featured in The Age. Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival Philip Lobley Wines (Glenburn) Flying Tarts Cafe Bowden Spur cycling Wombat Park Masons Falls Bluegrass Festival The people in Kinglake refer to their hometown as “The Mountain”. At about 600 metres above sea
