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Yarra Ranges Council release draft budget to the public
Yarra Ranges Council released its draft budget for 2024-25 for community consultation at the Tuesday 23 April council meeting. The council’s draft budget has to…
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Community house defends ‘grossly exaggerated’ death knell
The Emerald Community House Incorporated (ECH Inc) committee has defended its role as a not-for-profit and independently managed charity business and has vowed to continue…
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Downward spiral for reprimanded osteopath
Addiction and a complex mental health disorder have ultimately decided the fate of an osteopath in Melbourne’s outer east suburbs. An osteopath who self-reported his…
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Blind Creek footbridge temporarily closed
Melbourne Water will this week begin modification works to strengthen and extend the life of the Blind Creek footbridge at Fairpark Reserve, with minor noise…
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Gembrook marches for the fallen
Gembrook RSL’s new committee ran a spectacular event for their first Anzac Day service to a large crowd who braved the rain. Gembrook held both…
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Roadside clean up post storm
Yarra Ranges Council has completed its roadside storm debris cleanup program in the Upwey-Belgrave area to remove fallen trees and branches by roadsides that came…
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Emerald Rotary supporting sick kids
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District annual Kids Fun Run event has continued to raise money for sick children, with the club recently donating…
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Kate clocks up 50 years with Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
In 1974 Kate Watkins got her first Seeing Eye dog, a moment she’ll never forget. She finished high school on the Friday. The following Monday…
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Road blockage Monbulk
A number of fallen trees have blocked and closed a road in Monbulk on Friday 26 April. Yarra Ranges police reported via social media at…
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Hair hijinks ensue for cancer
A local Ferntree Gully business recently hosted an onsite ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ event, making it their mission to help beat blood cancer by shaving, cutting,…
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Rotary supports budding sailor’s venture
Emerald Secondary College Year 10 student Myra Incoll received the chance of a lifetime earlier this month – sailing on a fully operational replica of…
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Cyber incident hits Knox Council
Knox Council was among several councils to fall victim to a recent cyber security breach involving OracleCMS which manages the customer calls to Council outside…
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