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Councils in Victoria required to give equitable access to sports facilities by 2024
Local councils will be required to ensure equitable access to sporting facilities for people of all genders to continue receiving infrastructure funding from July 2024.…
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Premier Daniel Andrews and MP Jackson Taylor attend Fairhills High School ahead of $8.01 million upgrade
Premier Daniel Andrews received a rockstar-like reception from Ferntree Gully students when he joined Bayswater MP Jackson Taylor at Fairhills High School on Thursday 11…
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over 70,000 Subaru vehicles recalled for brake fault
A recall has been issued on 78,617 Subaru vehicles after a fault potentially causing moving or rolling away whilst the vehicle is engaged in the…
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Traders grant helps garden grow
The opening of applications for another round of the Victorian Government’s Business Chambers and Trader Groups Program has been announced, with grants of up to…
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Lakeside Visitor Centre receives architecture award
Tt the 2022 International Architecture Awards in Chicago on Wednesday 10 August, the Puffing Billy Railway’s Lakeside Visitor Centre received the highest honour. The state-of-the-art…
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Councillor’s bin collection survey receives over 2700 responses
A survey by a Knox City councillor has received more than 2700 responses from the community after the council decided to push ahead with changes…
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Three in five tradespeople don’t proactively protect their eyesight and hearing at work
A Yarra Ranges is urging colleagues to take their safety seriously this National Tradies Health Awareness Month. Tradies, as well as labourers and those at…
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Montrose supermarket burgled the day after failed ram raid
A Montrose supermarket was left reeling this week when it was burgled less than 48 hours after being ram raided in the early hours of…
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Demand for ambulances breaks records as response times dip in the Yarra Ranges
In the past year, just 54.8 per cent of code one ambulance calls were reached under 15 minutes, with response times within the Yarra Ranges…
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Cockatoo station build comes to a halt
No clear deadline of when works on Cockatoo Railway Station will be completed was given by Puffing Billy Railway, after a meeting saw 34 community…
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Free masks to be handed out at testing sites, multicultural events and public transport hubs
Free N95 and KN95 masks will be handed out at state-run testing sites, community health services and the throughout the public transport network throughout Victoria.…
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Repairs to man-made dam at ‘Lake Knox’ commence
Development Victoria has begun the second stage of repairs and maintenance work to the ‘Lake Knox’ dam, consisting of repairs to a concrete spillway, excavation…