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Laura is an award-winning senior journalist for Victoria’s community titles. Since 2011 she has worked for several publications across Melbourne in reporter, editor, sub-editor and digital roles.

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Laura Armitage

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Outer East

Foodie paradise awaits in Chirny

FINE dining and fresh food feasting is on offer at Chirnside Park’s newest entertainment precinct.

Outer East

Aldi supermarket sing. Generic Aldi photos. Aldi Arndell Park.

Green light for supermarket showdown

ALDI has been given the green light to open in Healesville and take on Coles — and the council insists the majority of people in the town back the decision.

Outer East

Australian Big Cat Research Group's Vaughan King, is staying in the Yarra Valley after recent sightings. Vaughan searching for the elusive big cats in Chum Creek. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

Man on mission to uncover mystery

BIG CAT hunter Vaughan King is so convinced the Yarra Ranges is home to the mystery felines he’s patrolling there for the next two weeks to try and prove it.

Outer East

spider scorpion kalorama yarra ranges bathroom

Web cam captures epic dunny duel

A MAN has captured amazing footage of a spider and scorpion fighting to the death in his Yarra Ranges bathroom. WATCH

Outer East

Night vision of what could be a big cat wading in water in West Gippsland (taken August 2016)

Dozens claim to have seen big cats

SCORES of people have come forward reporting big cat sightings including a man who claims to have photographed one in West Gippsland, sparking calls for an investigation to be reopened.

Outer East

Generic picture of a panther to go with a story on the Macarthur Panther which has apparently been sighted recently.

Another huge black cat sighted in Melb

A BIG black cat the size of a large german shepherd has been spotted in Melbourne’s outer east, with a walker saying he had a close encounter with the creature this month.

Outer East

Campaign to have improvements made to Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road in Yellingbo. There have been four accidents including one fatal in the last six months on the same bend near Lemongum Road. Vic Roads has temporarily lowered the speed limit from 100 to 80 kmph but readers are saying its the actual road surface that is the real issue. There is evidence of some new bitumen on sections of the road. Picture: Steve Tanner

Calls for urgent fix to deadly road

A CAR accident that killed two people in Melbourne’s outer east yesterday was the second crash on that road in two weeks, sparking calls for it to be fixed urgently.

Outer East

Yarra Ranges residents have been receiving VEC fines in the mail.

Residents go postal over voting fines

HUNDREDS of residents in Melbourne’s outer east are furious after being fined for failing to vote in last year’s council election, where one in four didn’t make it to the polls.

East

Dumpers soil scenic river spot

DIRTY nappies, broken glass, old car tyres and even used toilet paper are being dumped alongside one of the Yarra River’s most scenic swimming spots.

Outer East

Peter Hotten, Liz Bourke, Kevin Bourke, Rick Houlihan and Charlie, 7 are upset about the possible closure of Haining Farm. Photo taken on the 22nd of February, 2017. Picture: Christopher Chan.

Horns locked over popular dairy farm

THE future of a state-owned Yarra Valley dairy hangs in the balance with plans that could see it swallowed up by a controversial conservation reserve.

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