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2022 Yarra Ranges Australia Day Awards to be held online
Ferntree Gully and Dandenong ranges residents can tune into the 2022 Australia Day Awards online, with the announcement from Yarra Ranges Council of a live-streamed…
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Cardinia business recovery workshop announced for March
Cardinia Shire Council has announced a free business recovery workshop to assist small businesses in disasters response preparation and management. The workshop will feature a…
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Sassafras-Ferny Creek fire brigade continue support for Black Summer relief in East Gippsland
Sassafras-Ferny Creek and Belgrave fire brigades have reignited a project aimed at helping support colleagues in East Gippsland following the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires. The…
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Plan to keep schools open for term one announced
The Victorian State Government has released a four-week plan to ensure education settings throughout the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges stay open for the start…
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Child assaulted in Ferntree Gully
Police are seeking more information after a 12-year-old child was assaulted by an unknown man in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday 11 January. The child was…
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Independent nominee for Streeton Ward David Hill
The final candidate who has nominated for the Streeton Ward by-election is David Hill. Mr Hill said the community should know about decades of experience…
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Cardinia Shire announces Australia Day award nominees
Cardinia Shire has announced their Australia Day award nominees for 2022, with the Cockatoo Country Market being nominated for community event of the year. Winners…
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Reusing fallen timber from the June storms
Rural Aid, Bushfire Recovery Victoria and Yarra Ranges Council are working together to recycle the large amounts of fallen timber from the June Storms and…
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Streeton Ward nominee Andrew Fullagar
After narrowly finishing second in the 2020 Yarra Ranges Council elections behind former-Councillor Cathrine Burnett-Wake, Andrew Fullagar is running again in the Streeton Ward by-election.…
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Burrinja Cultural Centre receives Creative State funding
Arts in the Dandenong Ranges has received a boost, with Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey receiving over $450,000 in funding from the Victorian state government’s…
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Wedge-tailed Eagle soars back to the wild after being released from care
A majestic Wedge-tailed Eagle has been successfully returned to its wild home after being found unable to fly on the roadside of Upper Beaconsfield, south-east…
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Vaccination blitz to be held this weekend as third dose wait drops to three months
Dandenong Ranges and Ferntree Gully residents are now eligible to get their vital third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after three months, in an effort…