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A Box Hill North woman has woken up a millionaire after discovering she’d won $1 million in TattsLotto. The eastern suburbs resident held one of the 10 Division One winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4223 on Saturday, January 82. Each Division One winning entry scored $1 million. “Oh my god! Oh my god!” the winning

A Melton West woman has finally found a reason to open the fancy bottle of wine she’d been saving for a special occasion after winning $4.8 million in the Set for Life draw. The womanheld the only Division One winning entry in Set for Life draw 2355, drawn Sunday January 16. She takes home the

Actor Leon Lissek has died at the age of 82 in London. The Australian Jewish News this week (Jan. 20)carried an announcement about the actor whose Australian roles included The Sullivans and Power Without Glory. Other credits included Time Bandits (1981) and The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Knox City Council is developing a feasibility study into local government reusable nappy programs with 11 other councils. People are invited to share their experience with nappies, both disposable and reusable, by taking part in this survey. The study wants to learn:• What type of nappy does your baby use?• Whether you know there are

Former Casey Council Mayor Amanda Stapleton, 58, has been found dead. She was involved in a corruption investigation. Ms Stapleton, who had State Parliamentary ambitions, was reported to have received a $25,000 donation from developer John Woodman. Police say a Cranbourne North’s woman body was found in a car in the Royal Botanic Gardens earlier

The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. The Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the world, or about 27 per cent of the world population of between 1.8 and 1.9 billion. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as

Local donors to the bushfire fundraiser included Ed Davies of Yea (artwork), Dino Giammarino of St Andrews (wine), Winston Hawke of Eltham (artwork), Courtney Hill of Rob Dolan Wines of South Warrandyte (wine), Simon Lee of Greenstone Wines of Yarra Glen (wine), Geoff Boulter of Taylor Bay Country Club (accommodation), Doug Golden of Flowerdale (pizza

During her working day, Caroline Ferguson can be heard on major Victorian radio stations, giving reports for the Australian Traffic Network. Out of hours, ‘Ferg’ is stepping the boards, and her latest one-woman show is Dahlin’ It’s the Jeanne Little Show. Caroline’s family is well known throughout the Upper Goulburn, as successful farmers in the

The 33rd Annual Bruce Awards were presented by the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria at the historic and beautifully restored Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat. The sparkling, entertaining event was compered by MTV President Ang Cuy, and included first-class selected performances from musical theatre shows presented during the year. Awards for Excellence included: Production of the

Rob Dolan Wines, of South Warrandyte, is the latest local company to donate goods for a Bushfire Fundraiser being held on Thursday, February 6. Lucie Aperloo and Tayla McKay were on hand to handover the mixed dozen, to be auctioned at the Fundraiser. To attend the free barbecue, use the Trybooking link at this address: