IT was the trip of a lifetime that took an Oakleigh-based fire officer far from his station. Last week Rob Dean and 23 members of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade running team were feted at a civic reception at Parliament House,...
Read MoreWHEELERS Hill tennis player Stephen Fotakis knows something of the highs and lows of sporting success. Fotakis, at one stage ranked in the top two juniors in Australia, is trying to rebuild a stalled career. Currently, the 20...
Read MoreJOHN’S life was grey. The medication he took for severe schizophrenia made him numb. So he stopped taking it. Then the voices returned. He had to talk to them, he was compelled to. But when he responded he was taunted, or...
Read MoreTHE CYCLISTS GETTING “on your bike” will be made easier with the opening of the EastLink Trail, Melbourne’s longest sealed bike path. The $26million state-of-the-art trail provides 35 kilometres of pedestrian...
Read MoreA RISE in the amount of wind energy used in Australia was not enough to “green” overall energy consumption, which is still growing despite efforts to increase efficiency and lower use. Coal production grew by just...
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