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  • Rain reminder after Gully crash

    Rain reminder after Gully crash

    A driver is lucky to have avoided serious injury following a single-car crash on Burwood Highway in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 26 August.…

  • Operation Conventus continues across Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges

    Operation Conventus continues across Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges

    Police across Eastern Region Division Two, which includes Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges conducted ‘Operation Conventus’ on Friday, 22 August. The operation focused on themes…

  • Star Mail issues apology

    Star Mail issues apology

    Star Mail would like to issue an apology after an article was published both in print and online, with hateful language quoted. The article was…

  • Midday Mayhem in Monbulk

    Midday Mayhem in Monbulk

    Monbulk was shaken by two separate incidents occurring around the same time just after midday today, 21 August. At about 12.15pm, a truck carrying logs…

  • Vehicle smashes through Monbulk store

    Vehicle smashes through Monbulk store

    A vehicle crashed through the front of the ‘Neat N Clean Dry Cleaners’ on Main Road, in Monbulk around 12.15pm today, 21 August. Police Media…

  • Rotary Bingo night raises support for Knox Nocturnals youth program

    Rotary Bingo night raises support for Knox Nocturnals youth program

    People hit the floor for the youth of Knox recently for a lively night of bingo with fun, prizes and community spirit on the agenda.…

  • Fergie honoured for 25 years

    Fergie honoured for 25 years

    A dedicated community volunteer has been honoured for his time recently in Emerald, as he continues to tend the gardens and gravesides at the local…

  • Greg says to ‘never judge a book by its movie’

    Greg says to ‘never judge a book by its movie’

    Has there been a book that was hard to get through, but worth it in the end? Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. The author continually…

  • Merv’s top recommendations and favourite reads

    Merv’s top recommendations and favourite reads

    Which book have you just finished or are currently reading? What did you think? The book I’ve just finished reading is Mental State by Dr…

  • Road strike under review

    Road strike under review

    Emerald resident and wildlife rescuer Leanne Sultana has welcomed a major step forward in the fight against the escalating wildlife roadstrike crisis along Wellington Road,…

  • New owner sought for Grants Cafe

    New owner sought for Grants Cafe

    Sherbrooke’s much-loved picnic ground cafe is now closed, as Parks Victoria work behind the scenes to find a new operator to take the reins. The…

  • Knox4Palestine welcomes recognition but calls for more action

    Knox4Palestine welcomes recognition but calls for more action

    Australia will formally recognise Palestinian statehood in a significant diplomatic step aimed at ending suffering and violence in Gaza, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on…