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Last-ditch bid for winery event

20/11/2008 | ROCHFORD Wines has a second chance to host two Sunday concerts each for 7000 people, despite Yarra Ranges Council rejecting the move last week.

Libraries share in reading funding bonanza

20/11/2008 | LIBRARIES in Melbourne's outer east will share in $1 million funding, in a program to encourage reading among Victorian students.

Care switch: ABC families turn to community centres

18/11/2008 | PARENTS of children attending Maroondah's seven ABC Learning Centres are turning to community child care, which is set to make a statewide push to take over many of the troubled centres.

Market war: Opposition to $7m supermarket

'Get tough' on noise breach

Candidates hit out at Coldstream compost unit

EastLink traffic up slightly

Pools open for new season

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18/11/2008 | A STRING of missed chances in several Ringwood District Cricket Association Chandler Shield games could prove costly by the time round four comes to a close this Saturday evening. | Sport results 18/11

Hawks expect to Belt rivals

18/11/2008 | THE Ringwood Hawks have taken a big step in their chase to win the 2009 Big V Championship with the news they have signed University of Central Oklahoma star Sam Belt.

Teen racking up the big wins

Blues hold on in tight finish

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