News
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Local firefighters deployed to help in Canada fires
Forest Fire Management Victoria firefighters have answered the call of their Canadian counterparts to support the efforts to contain the country’s devastating bushfires. Firefighters from…
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Almost 35,000 Tesla cars recalled
34,993 Telsa Model Y and Model 3 cars with a year range of 2020 – 2024 have been recalled. Due to manufacturing defect, the bonnet…
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RMIT students collaborate to redesign Kallista fire brigade for better community safety
Kallista CFA volunteers are working with RMIT teachers and students to propose a redesign for the Kallista fire station. With the station’s limited budget around…
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A kidney for love
It’s DonateLife Week and new data has revealed Victoria’s urgent need for more organ and tissue donors, donor-recipient Anthony Breslin tells journalist TANYA STEELE of…
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Seeking voices on Emerald’s neighbourhood house needs
Members of the Emerald community are encouraged to have their say on what shape their new neighbourhood house would take after the Department of Families,…
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Peppercorn rent in question for Scouts
A pressing financial issue for scout halls across the Knox area has Scouts District President Karin Orpen appealing to Knox Council for answers. In the…
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Knox names new providers for kinder
Knox council has announced three not-for-profit and two independent kindergarten providers who from next year will deliver kindergarten in all stand-alone council buildings where kindergartens…
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Nominate a young person for Cardinia Shire’s Good Choice Awards
Nominations are now open for the Cardinia Shire Council’s annual Good Choice Awards. The Good Choice Awards recognise and celebrate young people aged 12-24 who…
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Pledge for guide dogs
Guide Dogs Victoria is calling on all students and schools across the state to help raise vital funds for individuals living with low vision or…
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Continuing the campaign against elder abuse
A recently released independent evaluation, conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), of the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older…
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3G switch-off looming
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson is calling for small, family and farming businesses to urgently make sure they are not…
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New dog park announced for Wantirna
Knox residents have been invited to have their say on the Wantirna Reserve Dog Park and Playground by 23 August. Wantirna Reserve a diverse hub…