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Former bird feeding area to host community events
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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Letting youth have a voice for Youth Fest
Giving youth a voice on things that matter to them is what young people from the Yarra Ranges wanted to achieve for this year’s Youth…
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Negotiations on new bargaining agreement to continue after strike closes Yarra Ranges libraries
Negotiations regarding a new bargaining agreement will continue after union strikes shut down two Yarra Ranges Libraries on the morning of Wednesday 14 September, with…
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Olinda Probus Club to celebrate National Day
On Saturday 1 October at Olinda Community House, with a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’ by the Dandenong’s Singularity Choir, Olinda Probus…
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Waste bins to be picked up fortnightly and food, organic bins weekly in Yarra Ranges
During a council meeting on Tuesday 13 September, Yarra Ranges councillors voted unanimously to support the Draft Community Waste Resource Recovery Plan which will bring…
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Queen Elizabeth II honoured by All Saints Anglican Church in Selby
With prayers and a rendition of God Save the King during a service on Sunday 11 September, All Saints Anglican Church in Selby honoured and…
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Union members at Eastern Regional Libraries strike over EBA negotiations
Union members who are employed at Eastern Regional Libraries went on strike this morning, with the Lilydale and Yarra Junction branches closing for four hours…
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Illegal firewood collectors to be targeted by patrols
anyone attempting to take firewood illegally from state forests, parks and reserves will be targeted by Conservation Regulator Authorised Officers, Forest Fire Management Victoria crews…
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Wet spring and summer ahead as BOM officially declare La Niña
A third La Niña event in as many years has been established in the pacific, The Bureau of Meteorology has declared. The Bureau has raised…
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Local firefighters get involved in huge fundraiser for mental health
On Saturday 10 September, Five members of the Kallista-The Patch Fire Brigade came together to participate in the first in-person Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb Challenge…
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Ferntree Gully CFA raise over $18,000 for mental health awareness during annual Stair Climb
Ferntree Gully CFA brigade has raised $18,491 for mental health during the 2022 Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, the most out of any brigade or station…
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Police appeal for witnesses to vehicle colliding with power pole
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed a vehicle collide with a power pole on Ferntree Gully Road in the early hours of Monday 12…
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