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Get a start on the property ladder
Set in a tightly held and quiet court, this three-bedroom residence’s spacious, smartly presented interior and low-maintenance gardens present first-home buyers, investors and downsizers with…
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Buy your own resort
This former display residence has all the perks of cleverly designed modern fittings and fixtures and is within walking distance to Ivanhoe Grammar School’s Plenty…
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Alliance calls for Doreen-Mernda school in wake of Acacia closure
TWO community groups have joined forces to press for a secondary school in the Doreen-Mernda area after the closure of Acacia College in October. The…
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Short shrift for Whittlesea cyclists
WHITTLESEA council has almost doubled its investment in cycling projects but still falls below the average expenditure for outer zone councils, according to the Bicycle…
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Bundoora scientist finds fire-proof way
A BUNDOORA scientist who is developing materials to fire-proof infrastructure has been awarded an $18,000 Victoria Fellowship. Dr Everson Kandare, RMIT vice chancellor’s research fellow,…
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Prepping for smooth start at Epping Views
FRESH faces, full of curiosity and uncertainty, filled the Epping Views Primary School hall last week. The children are going through a transition program to…
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Top threat since Black Saturday
RESIDENTS in many areas of Whittlesea face the biggest fire danger since Black Saturday, according to Whittlesea CFA captain Ken Williamson. He said houses at…
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Follow clues to reading at Yarra Plenty
BUDDING spies can snoop out the best books in the Yarra Plenty Regional Library through its Detect a Tale program. Children aged 3 to 12,…
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Renaissance talks on centre
WHITTLESEA council is about to start community consultations for the early learning centre due to open in 2014. The Breadalbane Avenue building, to be called…
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Mill Park residents lap up water
MILL Park residents are the municipality’s biggest water guzzlers, according to Yarra Valley Water statistics. They used 504 litres a day in the last financial…
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Golden payout over spilt juice
A POLLUTER must pay $50,000 towards revegetation and other work in the Plenty River Gorge wetlands after spilling apricot and beetroot juice concentrate into a…









