Monday, March 26, 2012

CONTRACT has been awarded for upgrades to the Hurstbridge railway line.

Mr Mulder said works would include two extra stabling tracks at Eltham, signalling upgrades and other modifications.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Ninette Young hopes her daughter Bethany, 7, who suffers from epilepsy, is accepted by other children

TWENTY-FOUR hours a day, seven days a week, Eltham’s Ninette Young fears the worst for seven-year-old daughter Bethany.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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ELTHAM police are looking for the owners of several lost and stolen bikes.

He said the bikes were found in Allens Rd, Montmorency in September, Parry Rd, Eltham North during January and Eltham station last month.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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How much electricity does a computer use and thus its cost to run?

When I reviewed the electricity usage of appliances around the house, one device which stood out in terms of electricity usage I must say I’d never really thought about.

I’d turn the computer on in the morning and leave it on all day. I work from home so for me having the computer on made sense. Often I’d even have a couple of computers on. The children even had their computers on as well. But the real surprise wasn’t when the computers we on, it was when they were off.

An off computer isn’t off. It is in standby and it keeps consuming power. The LCD screen looks off, but again it is in standby consuming more power than you’d think. Those additional devices such as the printer, the scanner, the external drive, all sitting there sipping away at the power and ready to immediately jump into action at your beck and call, even when you are asleep.

All those devices even when not used are in standby up to 24 hours a day in some cases (such as when you go away for the weekend) and all consuming power which is costing you real money.

Yet amazingly the answer is simple. When you power down your computer turn it off also at the switch on the wall. When you power off the devices at the wall you save power, you also prevent the situation of a brown out where the power drops and your computer ends up in an unknown state and doesn’t want to work and you also reduce the chance of a power spike taking out your computer during a storm.

Determining how much your computer is costing you when it is running and how much it is costing you when it is in standby is very easy. You can purchase a cheap power meter for under $30 and measure the power usage in watts. Then use the Electricity Cost Calculator I provide,  enter the power usage, the time the device is on, or the time it is in standby and the calculator will let you know the daily cost and the yearly cost. If you use your electricity retailers tariff you’ll get an even better idea.

I’d highly recommend that everyone should measure how much the devices in their home are using. We’ve reduced our daily electricity usage to around 6.5kWh down from around 12-14kWh per day. From what I’ve read the average power usage for a home is around 18kWh. We now save around $400 to $600 a year off our electricity bill and it all started with the purchase of a low cost power meter. We’ve added a couple of convenient foot switches and one remote control power switch (all quite low cost), some simple changes to how we turn devices off and the impact on our power bill has been significant. I know I prefer the $400-$600 in my pocket than the power company’s.

I wrote the Electricity Cost Calculator to help me when selecting high cost energy efficient lights compared to the lower cost normal lights. The calculator helped me make better purchasing decisions. I found the Electricity Cost Calculator was also very handy for working out the cost of appliances we had running in the home which helped me make informed cost saving decisions. I’d found the government and media would focus my attention on what they wanted (such as installing solar panels for their carbon certificate scheme) where I could achieve the same or better result with almost no cost.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Electricity tariffs increase in January has now been adjusted in the Energy Cost Calculator

In January the price for electricity from my retailer increased as it did for a lot of people. The biggest increase which people often don’t notice, was the Service to Property Charge which increased by a staggering 25%. For me that’s another $62 added to the bill which I can’t control. I can control my usage, but when the increase is added to the Service to Property Charge that has nothing to do with usage.

I’ve now updated the Energy Cost Calculator with the latest peak energy rate which is 22 cents per kilowatt hour. The Energy Cost Calculator allows you to determine how much your devices are using over a year and the cost. It really is amazing how just a few cents a day saved on a single device can add up to quite a bit over the year.

When comparing electricity prices don’t forget to compare the Service to Property Charge as well. The best approach is to take a couple of bills and do the calculation for each bill with each of the electricity retailers you are thinking of using. I’ve seen some retailers with quite high Service to Property charges, whilst their usage rate compares well or better than others, it was when the full calculation was done they were shown to be worse than a higher usage rate.

With basic changes to our families electricity usage we’ve move than halved our electricity bill and now use around 6.5kWh per day. By using a low cost power meter and the Energy Cost Calculator, I was able to determine which devices were using how much energy, the cost per year, and with some basic changes, we now make considerable ongoing savings.

You can check out the Energy Cost Calculator at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/energy-cost/.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au

Outlook Express French spell check (spelling check) fix for British and Australian users

If you’ve installed Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2010, then you’ll now find the spelling check in Outlook Express only offers French spelling as an option. The options of English (United Kingdom) and English (United States) are no longer available. The other situation is if you’ve set up or purchased a computer and never installed a Microsoft application such as Office or Works, then the Outlook Express spelling check will also not be available.

Both of these situations are easily fixed using a program I’ve written. The program provides American spelling and British spelling. Whilst British spelling is sufficient for Australian users, those who have access to an older version of Office 97 or Word 97, are also provided with instructions on how to obtain the Australian dictionary so they can have Australian English spelling.

You can find the program at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/.

Kelvin Eldridge
http://www.onlineconnections.com.au/

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Computer PC repair: Doncaster, Templestowe, Eltham areas

Computer PC Repair: Covering Doncaster, Templestowe and Eltham area with no call-out fee or travel charge. Other areas covered with travel time charged so the closer you are to Templestowe the better.

If your computer is giving you grief and you need assistance give me a call on 0415 910 703. I’ll visit your home or business at a time convenient to you. If you live in, or your business is based in Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Eltham, Doncaster or Doncaster East, because you’re local, there is no call-out fee or travel time.

I’ve found a number of people who are stumped by a problem and have taken hours to try to fix the problem, but because I’ve seen the problem before I’ve been able to fix the problem very quickly at minimal cost. I don’t charge a minimum fee, a call-out fee or travel time for locals, so people only pay for the time to fix the problem. Where problems are tricky I’m also happy to set a fixed fee so people aren’t concerned about costs blowing out. I’ve seen one real estate agent have a virus removed for over $700, something which is 2-3 times more than you’d expect to pay. At that price you could purchase a new computer. You don’t want to experience that type of shock to your budget.

If you have a desktop computer, notebook or netbook computer which is giving you problems, give me a call. I offer a satisfaction guarantee which gives you peace of mind that you’ll get your computer fixed at a reasonable price.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Metcard machines will be turned off at Montmorency and Eltham.

Machines at West Richmond, Victoria Park, Greensborough, Montmorency, Eltham and Diamond Creek will be turned off from April 2.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Eltham-based ecological consulting firm Abzeco

"It has been driven largely by legislation," says Richard Francis, who started Eltham-based ecological consulting firm Abzeco in 2004.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham North woman received minor injuries

Sen-Constable Vidler said an independent witness told police the Kia’s driver, a 46-year-old Eltham North woman, was turning right onto the Metropolitan Ring Road against a red arrow.... Read More

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GLORIA Batt, 81, was thrilled to return to Eltham Retirement Centre last week

GLORIA Batt, 81, was thrilled to return to Eltham Retirement Centre last week, after losing everything she owned and being forced out of her home after the Christmas Day floods. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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JENNI Mitchell and fellow artist Mervyn Hannan

Despite her penchant for exotic travel, Mitchell has lived in Eltham all her life, and was born on the same land she still inhabits. “I think I’ll spend my life here. I couldn’t imagine having to move.” ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham blues/rock band Catfish Voodoo

The live music venue will host Eltham blues/rock band Catfish Voodoo this Friday at 9.30pm, with blues musician Shaun Kirk and band Ridgeback playing on Saturday at 1pm.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham stores gobbled the biggest hot cross bun haul in 2011

Woolies sales figures show Ferntree Gully, St Helena and Eltham stores gobbled the biggest hot cross bun haul in 2011.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Search Australia search option added to JustLocal to search for Australian sites

One of the problems I have when I use Google is I either get a large list of directories and not the actual site I’m looking for, or I get large overseas sites making it near impossible to find the local site I’m interested in. Another issue is often I get government sites which effectively means the government is often competing against businesses using the money they raise from the businesses against them. Since the presence of government sites is reportedly given precedence in Google results, the business owner is again disadvantaged and their site difficult to find.

I decided to use Google’s custom search engine feature to help with this issue and added a Google Custom Search engine to the JustLocal pages. Because my desire is to help businesses flourish I’ve not included government sites at this stage, but instead sites registered using Australian domain names. Clients using domains other than an Australian domain are welcome to submit their domain for inclusion, but this may not be necessary because all clients are generally promoted on JustLocal or in the JustLocal blogs.

JustLocal isn’t a search engine, but a structured approach enabling people and businesses to find businesses in an area. By adding Google’s search engine, if people want to search, now they can.

Please enjoy,

Kelvin Eldridge
www.JustLocal.com.au

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Dani Corby of Eltham will tackle the 2012 Oxfam Trailwalker

Matt Wood, of Rosanna, Greg Shillo, of Viewbank, Natalie Verkade, of Yallambie, and Dani Corby, of Eltham, will tackle the 2012 Oxfam Trailwalker, which kicks of on April 20.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Pina Panayiotou-Venn's daughters Madison and Stephanie, were three years old when Kitty went missing

A MICROCHIP scan has reunited a missing cat with its family more than five years after it disappeared.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Smoke may be visible from Eltham, Yarrambat, Warrandyte, Templestowe and Donvale

Department regional duty officer Peter Brick warned smoke may be visible from Eltham, Yarrambat, Warrandyte, Templestowe and Donvale.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham Bookshop owner Meera Govil

Eltham Bookshop owner Meera Govil, who reported her store had “gone heart-stoppingly quiet” last July, said sales had increased by 20 per cent since November... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Middle Camberwell Fish and Chips menu - Example of single page web site for a small business

Do you need a single page site up on the internet for your business to let your customers and potential customers know about your products, services and contact details?

 

I regularly order fish and chips from Middle Camberwell Fish and Chips when I visit family in Camberwell. The problem is I don’t really know what they have on their menu so generally just stick with the basics, even though they have quite a bit to offer. I asked Jenny the owner, for permission to put her menu on JustLocal so I could more easily check their menu next time, make it available to other family members and that also means it is available to her customers. I also felt it would be a good example for other small business owners to see what they could easily do to help promote their businesses.  You can find the Middle Camberwell Fish and Chips menu at www.justlocal.com.au/clients/middle-camberwell-fish-and-chips/.

The work involved in putting your business information onto the internet for others to find isn’t that large, if you approach it in the right way. If you’d like a relatively low cost presence to get your business started on the internet, give me a call on 0415 910 703 or send me an email at sales@onlineconnections.com.au.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au

 

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Montana Cox swept into Melbourne yesterday to star in the David Jones parade

MODEL of the moment Montana Cox swept into Melbourne yesterday to star in the David Jones parade at the opening of L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Ian Reid's Vendor Advocacy's 16-year lease of Nillumbik Community Health's two Main Rd shop fronts will end on March 31.

AN ELTHAM businessman says Nillumbik’s community health service is wasting thousands of dollars by refusing to deal over a leased property.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Artist Eugenie Austin will unveil her exhibition, Nude not Naked, at Montsalvat tomorrow.

EUGENIE Austin has an unusual fascination with the female form.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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ELTHAM'S town square is poised to undergo a $1.8 million facelift under plans to create an alfresco dining area

Two years after the idea was first proposed, rough plans for the Nillumbik council-owned town square behind the Main Road shopping strip were presented to the council last week.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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FORTY-five years after it was built the Wattletree Road bridge has been condemned.

Eltham MLA Steve Herbert has successfully lobbied for the historic timber to be salvaged and given to the council for use in the community. Nillumbik council is expected to use the timber at Edendale Farm, an environmental education centre.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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MONTSALVAT is hosting a month-long Afghan festival in March

The festival will include an exhibition of traditional carpet designs as well as beautiful rugs and embroideries from across the Middle East. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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FOUR masked men attempted to break into Eltham Hotel

Banyule detective Sen-Sgt Kevin O’Connell said CCTV footage confirmed the men tried to enter the hotel through its outside smoking area about 12.50am before fleeing south along Main Rd.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Gymnast Isis Lowery is leaping to success

FIFTEEN is a tender age for someone to be described as a veteran, but after participating in countless national and international competitions, it seems an apt title for gymnast Isis Lowery. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Apple iPad 3 Australian release date

The Apple iPad 3 has now been announced in the States. The new features are:

Higher resolution display

A5X chip with quad-core graphics

5 megapixel camera
1080p HD video
4G
Personal Hotspot for 5 other devices using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB.

The operating system has been updated to iOS 5.1 and includes some new features.

 

The iPad 2 will be reduced in price.

The Apple iPad 3 will be available in Australia on Friday the 16th of March, which is the same time as the United States.

 

This information is provided for those interested in the Apple iPad 3. This isn’t meant to be a recommendation. You should review the iPad 3 against your requirements as you would any computing device. I assist clients with their Apple devices including services such as connecting their Apple devices to their home or business networks, setting up email, and general support.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Servicing Templestowe/Doncaster/Eltham and the surrounding suburbs.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

iPad or Android tablet as mobile computer replacement for netbook, notebook or laptop

I have to say I was keen to try a tablet computer as a replacement for my ageing netbook. The netbook has been (and still is) a great machine. I’ve been able to run all my Windows based applications and the built-in Ethernet adaptor and wireless meant that when travelling, I could connect to both wired and wireless access at hotels. Tablets only have wireless access which rules out a lot of hotels. The attraction of the tablet is the long battery life and the slimmer form factor.

So I purchased an Apple iPad 2.

As I was working with others I noticed I was using the iPad 2 to demonstrate what a site/blog would look like on the internet, but the real work had to be done on the netbook. After a couple of weeks I felt it was absolutely crazy to be carrying both devices around. I also found many sites just didn’t work with the iPad (even those that didn’t use Flash). A major limitation for me was Apple crippled the browser so you can’t upload files using the browser, a feature I use regularly. To Apple’s credit they took the device back with a full refund.

More recently I purchased an Android based tablet (Acer A200) running Honeycomb 3.2. A number of the online sites I use are Google sites so I felt surely Google’s own sites would work better than with the iPad. How wrong I was. Google’s own sites are sluggish at best and often simply don’t work. The built-in email application is very basic and even lacks basic spellchecking. I’m hoping Android 4 will make the tablet useful, or otherwise it will have been a waste of money. When I check the reviews for Android based tablets I often see high scores. To me that simply doesn’t make sense. I’ve found the Android tablet to be flakey and the functionality far from what I expected. The Acer hardware feels well made and doesn’t feel like it is the problem. The problem is the operating system, or more specifically for me, the browser.

If you’re considering a tablet as a replacement computer make sure you try out the tablets first. Don’t just try them out in the store and hope for the best, try them with the applications/sites that you run. Putting in the passwords to use an online site isn’t something you or I would feel comfortable with in a store, so you need to find a way to get a device and try it in a real world situation.

For clients I now have an Android 3.2 tablet you can test your real world applications/sites. At the end of the test we can reset the tablet so your important information such as your passwords are wiped.

The irony is all I require is a decent browser on a tablet and I’d be happy. If Apple provided their full Safari browser I would have been happy. If Google provided their Chrome browser I would have been happy. Both companies have chosen to provide a limited experience which to me is a shame.

The lesson here is if you think a tablet device is potentially a more portable replacement for your ageing notebook or netbook, then make sure you test each of the devices in a real world situation.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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In Templestowe or the surrounding suburbs.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

mcupdate.exe can not start. File mcupdate.exe is infected by W32/Blaster.worm. Please activate Internet Security to protect your computer.

A new client from Lower Plenty dropped off their computer on Friday which had a virus. The program, Internet Security, which warned the user,  was the actual virus. As I understand it, Internet Security is a scam designed to infect the computer and then trick the user into purchasing a solution.

If you end up with the program Internet Security on your computer, you have a virus and need to get the virus removed.

I’d suggest that people obtain a fixed price quote for removing a virus. My approach is to first neutralise the virus, install the anti-virus software I have confidence in (many anti-virus products from retailers or which come with the computer I’ve found aren’t as good), perform a quick scan to locate any additional viruses and then perform a full scan which can take a number of hours. In this case the computer was a netbook and a full scan took 4-5 hours. You don’t want to be charged for the total elapsed time, just the time involved in fixing the problem. A full scan can be run whilst other work is done so there isn’t a need for the time to be charged. If you have a business and call someone out to fix the problem, you’ll often be charged the full time as the person needs to be onsite for the full amount of time.  Because I work locally, I’ll often take the computer away for clients so as to minimise the time involved.

Some virus infections are very difficult to remove. I suggest to clients to set a limit to their cost of around an hour and a half. In this case it took less time so the charge was reduced appropriately.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Montmorency, Lower Plenty, Eltham, Warrandyte and Bulleen

Monday, March 5, 2012

ELTHAM'S Wattletree Rd bridge will retain some of its existing historic timber

ELTHAM’S Wattletree Rd bridge will retain some of its existing historic timber when work begins on a replacement in April.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Two charged after stolen car crash

The Eltham man is expected to charged with several traffic related offences, conduct endangering life and theft of a motor vehicle.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
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Ben Brazil, director of The Thin Blue Line

AN ELTHAM muso who found his calling in the Tasmanian bush has assembled an eclectic group of celebrities to help answer one of the biggest question of our times: how do we tackle climate change?... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Andy Jans-Brown uses music to help troubled teenagers

The Ivanhoe resident also shares his talent as part of a Montsalvat collective of artists and musicians keeping alive the Eltham colony’s artistic tradition.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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SANCTUM Theatre wants people to don a boater or strap on a fascinator for a night of silent films.

Montsalvat is holding the theatre group’s Cabinet of Antiquated Recording Devices on Saturday, March 3 - a film night accompanied by live music.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Jed Metcher: Supersport rider racing to see the world

‘CRASHING is part of the job,” Supersport rider Jed Metcher says stoically. “The faster you go, the more risk you take.’’... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Singer-songwriter Greg Champion made his new album in Montmorency

DOG-walking in Montmorency has led singer-songwriter Greg Champion to a new sound.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham College principal David Warner said the report was ''long overdue''.

Eltham College – which charges between $13,000 and $23,000 in annual school fees – would likely receive marginally more government funding than the $4 million given in 2009, according to the My School website. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Andrew Follows

ANDREW Follows is often seen holding on to his guide dog with one hand and his camera with the other.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Eltham Bristol paint store on Bridge Rd

POLICE are studying CCTV footage to help catch vandals who splashed paint over a car and building in Eltham yesterday morning.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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37 per cent rise, from 19,464 to 26,655, in the number of parcels delivered to Eltham residents

Australia Post figures supported a spike in online shopping, showing a 37 per cent rise, from 19,464 to 26,655, in the number of parcels delivered to Eltham residents between December 2010 and December 2011. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Third Age campus for Eltham

A UNIVERSITY of the Third Age campus will be established in Eltham following overwhelming interest at a public meeting. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Christian, 14, was one of the first patients at the new Royal Children's Hospital to have a liver transplant

Christian, who also has an intellectual disability, was diagnosed with urea cycle defect, a genetic disorder which prevents his liver from removing ammonia from the bloodstream, at 18 months of age.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Stuart Ringholt, John Safran and Hilary McPhee

Hilary McPhee is a publishing legend. Her latest project has thrown her into the life and mind of Australian filmmaker Tim Burstall - it's an annotated and edited collection of Tim's diaries, 'Memoirs of a Young Bastard'. It's an insight into the "sexual madhouse" of Eltham in the 50s, his open marriage with wife Betty, Communist Party meetings and the artsy world of mudbrick houses on Melbourne's leafy urban fringe. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Tim Burstall, director of those ocker films Alvin Purple and Stork.

It was in the McPhee Gribble offices in Fitzroy that she first encountered Tim Burstall, director of those ocker films Alvin Purple and Stork. He blew in offering them the diaries he had kept while living in the artistic enclave at Eltham in the early 1950s... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Rose Gray, from Eltham, with Niken Wardani at Niken's Bali home last year

AN ELTHAM family has given up its annual holiday to give an Indonesian mother and daughter a once-in-a-lifetime break from their commune.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Boater fined for sailing too close to a whale

A Melbourne man has been fined for taking a boat too close to a whale off the coast of the Mornington Peninsula.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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RACHAEL Scoble started listening to heavy metal and punk records growing up in Lower Templestowe.

The 39-year-old Eltham high school teacher is behind a new non-profit mentoring program called Battalion, which aims to connect fatherless teenagers with adult male mentors through a shared passion for metal and punk.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Bell St site, known as Fabbro's Farm

A FORMER Eltham farm is one step closer to being developed into a multi-million dollar parkland, thanks to state and local government funding.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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College wellbeing director Nerida Mason

ELTHAM College teachers are starting the school year fresh after taking some time out at Edendale.... Read More

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The council bought the Ryans Road block in November 2010

BANYULE City Council will transform a five-acre estate in Eltham North into six residential properties and public parks. ... Read More

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Artist Cliff Howard

ROSANNA artist Cliff Howard first went to Montsalvat in the late 1960s. Having been a painter since he was a boy, Howard remembers taking his camera up to the Eltham artists colony.... Read More

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TRENT Oehme will soon become a familiar face at inner-city railway stations.

Eltham North's Trent Oehme is among the first public transport protective services officers to graduate from the Victoria Police Academy.... Read More

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Eltham Jazz and Blues Heritage Festival

ELTHAM High School students are eager to showcase their talents at the town’s annual jazz festival this month.... Read More

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MEMOIRS OF A YOUNG BASTARD: THE DIARIES OF TIM BURSTALL

MEMOIRS OF A YOUNG BASTARD: THE DIARIES OF TIM BURSTALL, NOVEMBER 1953 TO DECEMBER 1954 Introduced and annotated by Hilary McPhee (with Ann Standish) ... Read More

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FIRE authorities will burn off parts of Laughing Waters Rd in Eltham

FIRE authorities will burn off parts of Laughing Waters Rd in Eltham today.... Read More

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Alan Marshall Short Story Award

The award, founded in 1985, recognises the Eltham author, best known for I Can Jump Puddles, the story of his childhood.... Read More

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ELTHAM Leisure Centre is urging swimmers to make a splash for those less fortunate.

The centre, along with 100 other YMCA pools, will hold a swimathon on Sunday, March 11 to raise money for water safety education for the disadvantaged and newly arrived migrants.... Read More

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Montmorency's St Francis Xavier parish

Montmorency’s St Francis Xavier parish has taken eight grade 5 and grade 6 students from Holy Trinity Primary School to the Philippines as part of its friendship school program.... Read More

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Anne-Marie Primmer from Eltham

Anne-Marie Primmer from Eltham won the award for 'best in show' for her navel orange marmalade. ... Read More

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Project Walk Melbourne will host a walk-a-thon and wheel-a-thon in April/May this year.

JUST over two years ago, Rhiannon Tracey was getting ready to celebrate her 21st birthday when she was told she would never walk again. ... Read More

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The De Prinse family returned home the next day to find the lower storey of their house had filled with 1.5 metres of water.

CHRISTINE De Prinse was enjoying Christmas lunch with her family in South Australia when she received a panicked phone call from her neighbour in Eltham North to say a hailstorm had struck.... Read More

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A DOG rescue charity fundraiser in Eltham North

Rescued With Love president Kae Norman said the group was holding a trash and treasure market at Eltham North Hall on Saturday, February 25 to help raise $2000 for King Charles cavalier-cross Junior to have knee surgery.... Read More

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Ian Byma, of Slocum Floor Coverings, and other Eltham businesses are angry insurers are sending people elsewhere

AN Eltham business owner has hit out at insurers for sending customers outside the area for repairs after the Christmas Day storms.... Read More

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Ms Kronberg said the most likely site for a station would be on Allendale Rd.

Under the title Delivering for Eltham, the flyer reads: “Jan Kronberg is determined to make our community a better place to live. Her hard work has helped deliver”, followed by the dot point: “Study for the construction of a new station between Eltham and Diamond Creek.”... Read More

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Yarra river Eltham

Last night my brother and I hit the yarra around eltham area last night from 7.00pm-9am in search of yarra river murraycod ... Read More

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Eltham's John Haines

Eltham's John Haines has been on the committee to select his successor as Nillumbik Citizen of the Year to be named on Australia Day... Read More

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Montmorency-Eltham RSL president Bill McKenzie

World War II veteran John Cohen, a former Eltham shire president, said the $35,000 project had taken on extra urgency as the Montmorency-Eltham RSL sub-branch was planning a dawn service at the site on Anzac Day.... Read More

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A location for a new multi-million-dollar Eltham fire station has not been found

The Eltham brigade has been on a 13-year search for a location to replace its cramped Main Rd premises.... Read More

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Nillumbik councillor Helen Coleman said she was optimistic the work would be finished by April 25.

NILLUMBIK Shire Council has agreed to move a 92-year-old war memorial in Eltham. ... Read More

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Bunnings Eltham complex manager Peter Merakis

Mr Merakis said the store was holding workshops for storm-affected residents, who would learn how to lay carpet, repair hail-damaged gardens and clear a blocked drain.... Read More

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

"Christmas Day was the fourth time in four years his street had flooded," Jon said

AN ELTHAM family has been forced to leave their house after sewage flowed through their home during the Christmas Day floods.... Read More

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Eltham College still recovering from $6.5m hailstorm pounding

In Melbourne's north, Eltham College, which sustained an estimated $6.5 million worth of damage, is still recovering.... Read More

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Award-winning residential architect Joseph Estate

Award-winning residential architect Joseph Estate was uncomfortably close to the eye of the storm. His practice is based in Eltham and his house - not one he designed - leaked.... Read More

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Youngsters training for Australia's Got Talent to practise elsewhere.

Flooding at the Balance Gymnastics gym has forced the youngsters training for Australia's Got Talent to practise elsewhere... Read More

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April Kendall and her son Oliver with Katie Ferguson and her son Evan.

EVAN Ferguson can't wait for his first day of school. Next month the lively five-year-old will join his big brother Alec at Eltham North Primary School, but he's already donning his school uniform. ... Read More

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Twelve Foot Ninja during the shoot at The Centre Ivanhoe

THE Centre Ivanhoe was transformed into a film set last week, with a fledgling Melbourne band shooting a new video clip to help unveil its first album. ... Read More

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Eltham mudbrick builder Michael Young

Eltham mudbrick builder Michael Young has been a Nillumbik councillor for eight years. This year is the 53-year-old’s first term as mayor.... Read More

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Break in at Eltham High School

Acting Sen-Sgt Brian Igoe said burglars broke into a portable building at the Withers Way campus after jimmying a padlock to gain access to a classroom containing laptop computers.... Read More

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Eltham College Kids

Wallaby Childcare Early Learning Centre is at 96 per cent, while Eltham College Kids has hit 70 per cent. ... Read More

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Faulty detector makes emergency call in Eltham North

CFA spokesman Hugo Zoller said firefighters were called out to a roof fire in Sherbrooke St at 10.51am, but arrived to find no blaze.... Read More

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Margery Smythe has relied on family since her unit was flooded at Christmas

Mrs Smythe, one of 12 ground-floor residents who lost almost everything when a railway embankment burst and sent rampaging water into her unit, said her family had helped immensely during the clean-up.... Read More

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Man injured after rock thrown at Eltham train

The rock smashed through a window and struck Greg Pell above his eye as his train neared Eltham station about 3.20am.... Read More

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TEN runs a week have been slashed from bus route 513

Shane Dyson, director of Dyson Bus Company, said the bus route 513 had become “unreliable” because increased traffic was delaying drivers.... Read More

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1985 Mitsubishi Colt hatchback on its roof in Dudley St

Eltham police acting Sen-Sgt Brian Igoe said a 55-year-old man found his yellow 1985 Mitsubishi Colt hatchback on its roof in Dudley St yesterday morning.... Read More

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Police investigate Eltham bottleshop hold up

Eltham police acting Sen-Sgt Brian Igoe said two men entered the Eltham Hotel’s drive through about 10.30pm on December 30 and instructed two attendants to lie on the floor.... Read More

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Eltham Retirement Centre was hit by floodwaters

Eltham Retirement Centre was hit by floodwaters when a Main Rd railway embankment burst on Christmas evening. ... Read More

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CFA driver facing investigation after flood incident

A RESEARCH firefighter has been stood down pending an official investigation after he was videoed driving a CFA tanker through Christmas Day floods.... Read More

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Research Fire Brigade Capt Neville Stewart

Research Fire Brigade Capt Neville Stewart, who was not driving the truck, said the incident happened so quickly.... Read More

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Man hurt after car hits pole in Eltham

The 41-year-old was driving south along Main Rd, Eltham when he lost control and hit a power pole near Dudley St about 8.15am.... Read More

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The schools, which range from Glen Katherine Primary School in Eltham North

Twelve government schools will specialise in areas from aviation to Mandarin next year under a Baillieu government push to improve choice in the public system.... Read More

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13-month-old Eltham girl is in a serious but stable condition at the Royal Children's Hospital

The 13-month-old Eltham girl is in a serious but stable condition at the Royal Children's Hospital after the near tragedy in a Lilydale carpark... Read More

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Eltham actress Sarah Hamilton, a Victorian College of the Arts graduate

Winning the role of Lola has made Eltham actress Sarah Hamilton, a Victorian College of the Arts graduate, an instant hit among her young cousins.... Read More

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Wombats in danger in Eltham

ELTHAM state Labor MP Steve Herbert wants Environment Minister Ryan Smith to reverse a little-known listing that allows people to kill wombats.... Read More

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Eltham and Research, were the most reliable debtors overall

Victoria was home to the country's most prudent borrowers. Households in Melbourne's middle-northern area, places such as Eltham and Research, were the most reliable debtors overall, with only 0.54 per cent in arrears.... Read More

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Montana Cox at Central Pier in Docklands.

RISING model Montana Cox will go from not being able to afford to buy a ticket earlier this year to walking in the gala opening-night show of the coming L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. ... Read More

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