Box Hill
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- Education
He gave a fortune to Victorian children, but lies in an unmarked grave
William Gillies made a small fortune writing textbooks on history and nature studies. He left almost all of it to Victoria’s schoolchildren.
- Tony Wright
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Murder charge after man killed in shooting inside suburban apartment
A man has been charged with murder after a suspected targeted drive-by shooting at a Box Hill apartment building.
- Alexander Darling, Lachlan Abbott and Isabel McMillan
A knock on the door alerted Carlos his home of 18 years is in heritage limbo
Home owners in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs have been surprised to learn their houses are flagged for potential heritage listing without their knowledge.
- Rachael Ward
20,000kg of mushrooms, 1000kg of pork but lobster still a centrepiece for Year of the Horse celebrations
The energy is frenetic, but family and tradition are at the heart of festivities for Chinese New Year.
- Rachael Ward
The private and public schools with the biggest boost in VCE performance
Box Hill Senior Secondary College overcame a period of turmoil to top the list of Victoria’s most improved schools for VCE results. See the top 25 list by school sector.
- Alex Crowe
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- Suburban Rail Loop
As the Suburban Rail Loop drives up rents, this affordable health clinic could become homeless
Policies aimed at better public transport and more housing in Box Hill could have the perverse effect of forcing out a not-for-profit clinic that provides health services to the same, fast-growing population.
- Chip Le Grand