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April’s best live music events in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

April’s best live music events in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

Read about upcoming shows featuring local acts across the east.

Matthew Sims
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Fly on the wall: What happens in one morning at Ringwood’s main courthouse?

Fly on the wall: What happens in one morning at Ringwood’s main courthouse?

Filled with clerks, police officers, lawyers and defendants, a local tribunal is bustling with activity every morning.

Matthew Sims
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Weed feed: Goats gnaw their way through eastern Melbourne

Weed feed: Goats gnaw their way through eastern Melbourne

“It’s a great life.”

Matthew Sims
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Meet the Ringwood family breeding queen bees to keep Australia’s hives alive

Meet the Ringwood family breeding queen bees to keep Australia’s hives alive

With hives hosting anywhere between 20,000 and 80,000 worker bees, raising the right queen for the job is essential.

Matthew Sims
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WATCH: Croydon tobacco store attacked

WATCH: Croydon tobacco store attacked

CCTV shows two men allegedly breaking into a Croydon tobacco store using an angle grinder early on Thursday morning.

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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Arts, crafts and local produce: The best markets across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

Arts, crafts and local produce: The best markets across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

Hot jam doughnuts, barbecues, preserves, coffee, arts, crafts and fresh fruit and veggies are among the goodies on offer.

Matthew Sims
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WATCH: Fire tears through Kilsyth South nursery

WATCH: Fire tears through Kilsyth South nursery

The fire was deemed to be under control at 3.19pm.

Matthew Sims
ClimateClimate
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“The climate situation is becoming everyone’s problem”: How eastern suburbs libraries are playing a part in climate resilience

“The climate situation is becoming everyone’s problem”: How eastern suburbs libraries are playing a part in climate resilience

As library organisations broaden their services and heatwaves become more common, the community hubs are beginning to plan ahead.

Matthew Sims
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Christmas-themed festivities coming up across Melbourne's eastern suburbs

Christmas-themed festivities coming up across Melbourne's eastern suburbs

Here’s our guide to all the yuletide cheer on offer locally this holiday season.

Matthew Sims
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“The rent you paid for being on Earth”: Meet the volunteers helping our communities recover from natural emergencies

“The rent you paid for being on Earth”: Meet the volunteers helping our communities recover from natural emergencies

While Victorian State Emergency Service data has shown recent growth in volunteer numbers, the need for new blood will peak in about three years as older members hang up their hat.

Matthew Sims
PropertyProperty
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How do Ringwood’s locals feel about upcoming proposed three-to-six storey developments?

How do Ringwood’s locals feel about upcoming proposed three-to-six storey developments?

Ringwood’s population is set to increase by more than a third over the next 20 years – but are buildings up to six storeys the answer?

Matthew Sims
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A home among the trees: The tale of how Wyreena became Croydon's art hub

A home among the trees: The tale of how Wyreena became Croydon's art hub

In the mid-1970s this magnet for creatives was saved from a developer's wrecking ball by local activists.

Matthew Sims