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Drop in pokies losses ‘likely temporary’
A new community group is gathering real life stories to reveal the impact of gambling on people as pokies figures show a drop of gaming…
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Family history gets personal
Learn how to trace your genealogy on the web, hunt through state archives, or simply share your family photos as part of Yarra Plenty Library’s…
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Decades on, the mystery of missing Thomastown girl still haunts family
It has been almost 40 years since a young Thomastown girl left home to go to work, never to be seen since. Annastaes (Anna) Banitskas…
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Schools hunger for breakfast club
Mill Park Heights Primary School is seeking a $5000 grant to set up a breakfast club. “We want all our kids to have a nutritious…
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Whittlesea Council’s plan to fix overflowing courts
Moves to set up a $75 million courts and police complex in South Morang are gaining support, a Whittlesea council executive said. The council is…
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Aurora Estate residents still waiting for buses
Many Aurora Estate residents moved in because of the promise of a bus stop within walking distance of every house. But while the bus stops…
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Donato Guarini’s body found in South Morang lake
A MAN who went missing more than a week ago has been found dead in a South Morang lake. A family member reported the 75-year-old…
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Northern exposure for young footy player
In an age where the likes of the TAC Cup, NAB AFL Championships and state leagues dominate draft talk, it can be easy to forget…
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Hunting the hoons
Tom Bentley is a self-confessed petrol head with a “need for speed” – and he’s the north’s new top traffic cop. He rides a motorcycle…
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Ronnie Burkett’s puppet love
Puppet shows are jolly, bright affairs, right? So why does veteran Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett have a reputation for darkness? That would be because his…
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All that Jaz
Jaz Flowers nearly had the Hot Shoe Shuffle tap routines nailed the first time the show toured Australia. Only the carpet in her family’s Morwell…
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Mother’s helper
Johanna Fahey is employed as a community midwife, but she often finds herself in other roles – social worker, counsellor, nurse and outreach support contact.…
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