Jamie and Rebecca Wyatt with their daughter, Sophie, who was born premature at 24 weeks. Picture: JULIE BEST

SHE'S a bundle of energy now but Craigieburn one-year-old Sophie once weighed no more than a can of soft drink. » more

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Our Youth Matter

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Gladstone Park car wars

Dilek Cakir, outside Gladstone Park Secondary College, is among the angry parents. Picture: JULIE BEST

THE daily battle for parking at Gladstone Park Secondary College has turned ugly. » more

Bianca Melideo with her cat Cleo, who was found by a Leader reader who saw Bianca's ad in the paper. Picture: JULIE BEST

Hume runaway cat found
AFTER three weeks missing a cat was found by a woman who saw an ad for it in the Leader. » more

Melbourne Airport handler Sean Holman and beagle Boof feature on a new stamp celebrating 100 years of quarantine in Australia. Picture: JULIE BEST

Melbourne Airport quarantine sniffer dog has stamp licked
A MELBOURNE Airport beagle and his handler feature on a postage stamp celebrating 100 years of quarantine in Australia. » more

Further Afield

Local Sport

Luke Warren, Enise Ayanlar and Cem Kahraman with their World Taekwondo Festival medals. Picture: ANGIE BASDEKIS

Dallas taekwondo keen teen
A DALLAS teenager is focused on making the Commonwealth Games for taekwondo. » more

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Jordie Albiston thinks of poetry as a living and breathing art form.
Picture: MARK FRECKER N03DV306

Finding challenge in verse

JORDIE Albiston loves the mathematics of poetry. » more

N02dv402a1: Oz rock legends The Angels and the Hoodoo Gurus have booked Diamond Valley pub rockers MissAndretti as their support band. Picture: LAWRENCE PINDER N02DV402.

Proud to be pub rockers

PUB rock is loud, proud and sweaty. » more

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Strange Tales

One of the mystery road signs. For more, click on the gallery link in this article.

Langwarrin sign language

THE mystery road signs around Frankston we revealed sparked a global reaction. Read what people around the world thought about the witty installations. » more

Stolen gnomes and ornaments have taken up residence with Jan Masson at Aspendale Gardens Community Centre.

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