A winner of Australian Idol and a navy band are among the highlights next month.
Whitehorse
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“Everybody’s just trying their best to just make ends meet.”
Maroondah
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More than 2,000 players tee off at Ringwood each week, with about 1,700 driving down the fairway at the nearby Dorset course.
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“It’s our only green space that we can access without getting in a car or trying to cross Maroondah Highway.”
A roster of 42 presenters deliver shows throughout the week, ranging from punk rock and jazz to electronica.
With the electorate now free for the taking, Labor and the Liberals will fight to reclaim it come November 28.
Voices of Deakin has announced its candidates in the November race in two battleground seats.
Hot jam doughnuts, barbecues, preserves, coffee, arts, crafts and fresh fruit and veggies are among the goodies on offer.
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The venue has since successfully applied to increase its poker machine numbers to over 100.
Gamblers lost more than $20 million at one venue - the Dorset Gardens Hotel - last financial year.
“I feel disappointed every time I shop.”
Food
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Construction on the dedicated children’s emergency department is scheduled to start in 2027.
If councils in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs don’t act now to adapt to climate change risks, their infrastructure damage bill could hit as high as $300 million per year by 2050.
“I personally believe that supermarkets will be a thing of the past in 10 years.”
Plans included more than 200 extra beds, a new emergency department and a dedicated children's unit.
Residents living with cognitive decline and their carers now have a new social outlet.
Eastern Melbourne was home to the first Village theatre.
Property
Filled with clerks, police officers, lawyers and defendants, a local tribunal is bustling with activity every morning.
“It’s a great life.”
With hives hosting anywhere between 20,000 and 80,000 worker bees, raising the right queen for the job is essential.
CCTV shows two men allegedly breaking into a Croydon tobacco store using an angle grinder early on Thursday morning.
The fire was deemed to be under control at 3.19pm.
As library organisations broaden their services and heatwaves become more common, the community hubs are beginning to plan ahead.
Climate
Here’s our guide to all the yuletide cheer on offer locally this holiday season.
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.