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Dawns a sea of poppies

THE centenary of the Gallipoli landings saw different sections of our community commemorate the event in different ways. From the sombre ceremonies in the pre-dawn...

Fabric of love passed down

By ANEEKA SIMONIS WOVEN into the fabric of a sentimental family quilt and passed down for several generations is a history of love,...

Sea of red poppies

By ANEEKA SIMONIS A MOUNTAIN of red paper was transformed into a sea of red poppies, numbering around 3500, by Berwick Secondary College...

Growing legend of Anzac

By ANEEKA SIMONIS A YOUNG soldier carrying a fallen mate on his shoulder would have been a regular sight on the battlefields during...

By the dawn’s early light

By RUSSELL BENNETT LONG before the crowd gathered on Saturday morning, a lone figure stood silent at Emerald’s Anzac Place - the statue...

Moving story of service, courage

By ANEEKA SIMONIS THE Anzac spirit is living on among the shire’s younger generations with dozens of students gathering to honour those who...

Tynong turns out for Anzac

By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ ABOUT 300 people turned out for Tynong’s commemorative service at 10.30am on Anzac Day. It was a school day for the...

Shots from the trenches

By DANNY BUTTLER LANG LANG Rifle Club commemorated the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in unique fashion, firing vintage .303 rifles from World...

Warhorses visit the aged

By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ HILLVIEW Bunyip Aged Care residents were thrilled when they were visited by a couple of magnificent horses last week as...

Whistle’s signal for slaughter

By GARRY HOWE A HAUNTING shriek twice rang through the Anzac Day service at Upper Beaconsfield on Saturday. RSL Sub-branch president Eric Chaplin put...

Memorial day shows growing awareness

By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM THE picturesque Memorial Gardens in Tooradin were the perfect setting for a moving Anzac service on Saturday morning. The memorial was...

The real facts of Gallipoli

By MAJOR GUY WARNOCK I WOULD like to speak this morning about the way we view what we commonly refer to now as...

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Police petition launched as crime rises

Recent crime stats has shown the little town of Lang Lang has a not so little rise in crime, prompting the community and local...

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