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Community Diary: Mental Health Course in Upwey
Upwey Men’s Shed is hosting a two week Mental Health First Aid course for interested community members on 16 & 23 March and has a…
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MP fights for aged care respite funding after $200,000 cut
La Trobe MP Jason Wood has called on Federal Aged Care Minister Mark Butler to reinstate the level of funding provided to aged care respite…
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Taskforce report discusses the future of sustainably funding aged care
The Aged Task Taskforce set to work by the Australian Government released its final report on Monday 11 March, looking into how the sector can…
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Financial hardship grants available for AusNet customers
AusNet has announced it will provide hardship grants for eligible AusNet residential and business customers who were without power as a result of severe weather…
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Teen ‘doctor shopping’ before drug overdose death
A 16-year-old boy from Ferntree Gully had been “shopping” for pain medication from 70 doctors in the year before he died from a drug overdose,…
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Death of a man in Belgrave sparks police investigation
A police investigation by homicide squad detectives has begun after the death of a Belgrave man Police are investigating the death of a man in…
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Yarra Ranges and Knox outperforms state’s cervical screening participation
Data reveals people in the outer-east of Melbourne have outperformed the state’s average in participating in the National Cervical Screening Program. Cancer Council Victoria has…
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Boy riding bike dies after collision with car
A young boy has died after being hit by a car in Knoxfield on Monday night. It’s believed a teenage boy riding a bicycle was…
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Belgrave line host to ‘operational incident’
A Belgrave train line ‘incident’ has sparked an investigation by the National Safety Regulator. The train line near Upper Ferntree Gully has played host to…
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Knox Library opens, a space for all
The outer east community has shown up in droves to visit the new library that has opened in Westfield Knox. The much anticipated Knox Library…
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Attempted shop heist sees teens charged
Staff at the Ferntree Gully IGA were the target of an alleged theft and assault by a group of teenagers last week. The encounter left…
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Friends fond of keeping creek clean and clear
The First Friends of Dandenong Creek group (FFODC) hosted a rubbish cleanup on Sunday in efforts to protect the creek’s delicate ecosystem. The Dandenong Creek…
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