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Matthew Sims
Matthew Sims

With more than 6 years of experience across regional and rural media organisations throughout Victoria, Matthew has always been interested in what makes local communities tick. Previously, Matthew was a reporter with the Pakenham Gazette in Melbourne's south east, following close to four years as the reporter at the Terang Express and Mortlake Dispatch weeklies in Victoria's south west. Matthew has a fervent passion in theatre, film and music and is keen to dive into your community.


WATCH: Tom Yum with a kick

WATCH: Tom Yum with a kick

This Thai soup packed a punch.

Whitehorse

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🟠 Mind the potholes

🟠 Mind the potholes

Also including: The conservative think tank alumni behind a Victorian ad campaign

A scaled-back Melbourne rail loop may deliver “no net greenhouse gas benefit”, warns urban planning expert

A scaled-back Melbourne rail loop may deliver “no net greenhouse gas benefit”, warns urban planning expert

“It’s never really going to pay itself back in terms of carbon emissions.”

Roads in Melbourne's east have thousands of potholes. The state government will put prisoners to work to fix 500,000 by January

Roads in Melbourne's east have thousands of potholes. The state government will put prisoners to work to fix 500,000 by January

“Our community continues to raise concerns about potholes ... that are deteriorating before action is taken.”

Politics

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Newsletter: Heist history and golf gridlocks

Newsletter: Heist history and golf gridlocks

Also including: The best independent bookstores across Melbourne's east

Boroondara’s heritage homeowners can skip solar permits, but not for front-facing roofs

Boroondara’s heritage homeowners can skip solar permits, but not for front-facing roofs

The changes will go to the Planning Minister before the public can have their say again.

Boroondara

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WATCH: The brazen daylight robbery in Glenferrie

WATCH: The brazen daylight robbery in Glenferrie

A pocket full of papers deflected the bullet, providing Thomas Berriman a two-week reprieve.

Boroondara

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Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

More than 2,000 players tee off at Ringwood each week, with about 1,700 driving down the fairway at the nearby Dorset course.

Maroondah

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Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

Also including: The push for easier access to apartment renewables

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

A parliamentary probe makes a raft of recommendations to reduce roadblocks.

Energy

Monash pulls out of $83.7 million aquatic centre revamp at the last minute, seeking cheaper options

Monash pulls out of $83.7 million aquatic centre revamp at the last minute, seeking cheaper options

The council’s primary swimming and recreation hub could sit idle for another five years, despite works on an upgrade starting six years ago.

Monash

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Newsletter: Park promises and red bin revolt

Newsletter: Park promises and red bin revolt

Also including: The fatal accidents during the construction of Silvan Dam

Collapsed tunnels, landslides and falling timber: The workers who gave their lives for Silvan Dam

Collapsed tunnels, landslides and falling timber: The workers who gave their lives for Silvan Dam

The “astonishingly cosmopolitan population” included people from Australia, England, Germany, Italy, Finland and the former Yugoslavia.

Yarra Ranges

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Promises, promises: Jess Wilson’s $20 million Box Hill Brickworks pledge sounds nice, but does it mean anything?

Promises, promises: Jess Wilson’s $20 million Box Hill Brickworks pledge sounds nice, but does it mean anything?

The site’s owner won’t even take Whitehorse council’s calls, so a sale appears unlikely.

Whitehorse

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WATCH: Heart-pounding chilli pork

WATCH: Heart-pounding chilli pork

Sri Lankan flavour with a serious kick.

Food

Jess Wilson wants to force councils to collect red bins weekly, and they’re not happy about it

Jess Wilson wants to force councils to collect red bins weekly, and they’re not happy about it

The impost could add millions to annual budgets. Who is going to pay?

Yarra Ranges

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Newsletter: Drain strains and 'dale tales

Newsletter: Drain strains and 'dale tales

Also including: Live music and family-friendly events next month

Every time rain is forecast, this Lilydale cafe owner must decide whether to sandbag his business

Every time rain is forecast, this Lilydale cafe owner must decide whether to sandbag his business

Eastern Melbourne's old drains can't handle torrential downpours. Is there a plan?

Climate

September’s live music events in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

September’s live music events in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

A violinist with broad taste and local songwriting talents are among the highlights this month.

Whitehorse

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WATCH: Lilydale or Lillydale?

WATCH: Lilydale or Lillydale?

A lake, a town, a woman and a song.

Yarra Ranges

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Newsletter: Emergency care minus the waiting room

Newsletter: Emergency care minus the waiting room

Also: What's on in September

From illusionists to trainee puppies: Kids’ events across Melbourne’s east in September

From illusionists to trainee puppies: Kids’ events across Melbourne’s east in September

Youngsters can run through fields of tulips or learn about chemical reactions.

Entertainment

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What’s on across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs in September

What’s on across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs in September

Flowers, muscle cars and displays of skills lost to time.

Entertainment

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“Take the pressure off”: More than 36,000 in Melbourne’s east used a virtual emergency department last year

“Take the pressure off”: More than 36,000 in Melbourne’s east used a virtual emergency department last year

The system delivers care to about 1,000 patients a day across Victoria.

Local News

Newsletter: Cars, trains, buses and parking spots

Newsletter: Cars, trains, buses and parking spots

Also including: The answers to our transport-themed quiz

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