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<description><![CDATA[The latest from Knox Weekly]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensioner rebate row splits Knox councillors]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[COUNCILLORS were split five-four over the proposed 100 per cent increase to the pensioner rate rebate at last night’s Knox Council meeting, revealing deep divisions in the council.
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 03:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Councillor 'disgusted' as Knox budget passed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[KNOX Council’s 2012-13 draft budget caused drama at last night’s special meeting of council, with accusations  and tensions running high between councillors.
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 03:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's no joyride]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It’s a jungle out there as cyclists and motorists jostle for space. Sandra Bull looks at how everyone can help make our roads safer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[London Olympics: Knox’s own breaks Aussie record]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[KNOX Athletics star Zoe Buckman broke a 36-year old Australian record during a meeting in Oslo in Sweden last night. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Correction: Wantirna South Tennis Club]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An article in last week's edition of the Weekly, 'Council serves up a surprise', incorrectly stated that Andrew Sadler was the president of Wantirna South Tennis Club, when in fact the president  is Simon Jefferson.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hide those goods left in cars]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A series of thefts from cars in Wantirna has led police to issue a warning about leaving valuables in vehicles.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Sorry' ceremony in Knox]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[National Sorry Day will be commemorated with an indigenous ceremony in Knox on  Saturday. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dump for polystyrene foam packaging]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Knox residents are being urged to make use of a new  polystyrene plastic drop-off program at the Knox transfer station.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal pollies  visit Knox at a cracking pace]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was a busy day in Knox last Wednesday, with federal politicians from both sides visiting the area before a Gillard Government Community Cabinet meeting in Berwick.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympic step up at new 1000 Steps]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Olympic marathon runner Lisa Weightman last week helped celebrate the completion of the first section of the new 1000 Steps at the Dandenong Ranges National Park in Upper Ferntree Gully.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stud Road bus lanes being abused]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS and police agree bus lanes along Stud Road are abused by motorists during morning and afternoon peak hour. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bus lanes being abused]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RESIDENTS and police agree bus lanes along Stud Road are abused by motorists during morning and afternoon peak hour. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Choir is singing out for younger voices]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After recently relocating their rehearsal space to Knox, the Melbourne Male Choir will perform at the Knox Community Arts Centre this Saturday.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lost a guitar?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Knox police are looking for the owner of an electric guitar  handed in  earlier this year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High flyer comes home]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FROM a childhood of doing somersaults and handstands in Wantirna to performing internationally with highly regarded circus troupe Circa, Brittannie Portelli is taking on the world.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Councillor bids for federal seat as a Liberal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A KNOX councillor  says her  tilt at preselection for the Liberal Party in the federal seat of La Trobe will not affect her council role.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's magic in Boronia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yawarra Primary School prep pupils Ella, Tara and Anthony immersed themselves in a magical world for their annual fairytale day this week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lighthouse home shines brighter]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A LIGHTHOUSE Foundation home in Boronia that offers support for struggling young people received a massive makeover last week.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changing times: a higher class of poverty in Knox]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WHILE homelessness and going without meals may not be obvious issues in Knox, the Salvation Army says a "higher class of poverty"  exists in the area.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Vote-buying’ claim on rate rebate]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[KNOX councillors are divided over a proposal to double the pensioners’ rate rebate in next year’s budget, with one councillor suggesting it is tantamount to vote-buying.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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