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Campers warned to be aware of flooding risk
The extended long weekend great opportunity to get away to your favourite camping spots for the start of spring and some much-needed time away. However,…
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Hole on The Crescent in Sassafras being repaired
After being alerted to the hazard on the weekend, Yarra Ranges Council has confirmed it will fill in a collapsed culvert at 73 The Crescent…
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Acknowledgement to Country signs and community events: the hills embrace First Nations causes
An area previously used for bird feeding at Grants Picnic Ground — before the activity was banned in February 2020 — will be used to…
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Staff and patients focus on dementia education
Two of the hardest hit industries during the pandemic — health and aged care —were already feeling the effects of worker shortages even before Covid-19…
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Gembrook local remembers royal experiences
Long-time Gembrook resident Norm Smith has seen first-hand the emotion that a death of a Monarch can bring about. While on service at the Puckapunyal…
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New ways to bring community together on the agenda for creative alliance
Active community members from the Hills Creative Alliance invited other organisations last June to collaborate together for a creative arts exhibition at Karwarra Australian Native…
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Tulip Festival returns to Silvan after three years hiatus
After the massive event was suspended for three years due to the pandemic, The Tesselaar Tulip Festival has returned this year in all its colourful…
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Olinda soon to be home of award winning garden
A re-creation of an award-winning garden in the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden will soon be open to the public after months of construction. Olinda-based landscape…
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Child and teenager transported to hospital after Upwey collision
A teenager and a child have both been transported to the hospital after a traffic collision in Upwey on Tuesday 20 September. The CFA was…
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Sophie Ashdowne is the 2022 Knox Local Hero
The extraordinary effort of Sophie Ashdowne at Pinchapoo has earned her the title of Westfield Knox’s Local Hero and the charity $20,000 towards distributing personal…
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Victim in Wantirna crash confirmed as Monbulk man
A 29-year-old Monbulk man has been confirmed as the victim of a fatal collision on Tuesday 20 September, outside McDonald’s Wantirna. Emergency services were called…
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Motorcyclist dies after collision in Wantirna
A motorcyclist has died after a collision in Wantirna on Tuesday 20 September. At around 2.50pm, emergency services were called to the intersection of Mountain…