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Upper Ferntree Gully CFA recruiting new members
Upper Ferntree Gully CFA is currently looking for new members to join their 100 per cent volunteer brigade. Captain Peter Smith said volunteers are hard…
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Grants for community groups in Cardinia available
Applications for Cardinia Shire Council’s community capital works and community wellbeing support grant programs for 2022-23 are now open. The community capital works grant program…
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Battle of Belgrave development receives VCAT resolution
A five-year battle for the development of a multi-story complex in Belgrave seems to have finally reached a conclusion, with the Victorian Civil and Administrative…
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A ‘code brown’ called on Victoria’s healthcare system
Victoria’s health system will be entering a ‘Code Brown’ as the state struggles with the rising Omicron cases. All public metropolitan and major regional hospitals…
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Upwey Men’s Shed continues search for permanent home
With the money raised for a permanent home, Upwey Men’s Shed continues to look for suitable sites for the construction of a community workshop in…
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Yarra Ranges Council asks for feedback of draft plan
Yarra Ranges Council is encouraging members of the community to give their input into its upcoming draft asset plan. The plan establishes how council will…
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Renewal registration fees waived for businesses
Food and health registration renewal fees for nearly 1,500 businesses have been waved by Yarra Ranges Council across the shire for 2022, as part of…
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Burrinja Cultural Centre receives Creative State funding
Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey has received over $450,000 in funding from the Victorian state government’s Creative State 2025 strategy. The $461,962 in funding was…
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2021 – the year that was
First responders recognised By Taylor Eastwell Cockatoo resident Graham Mummery was awarded an Ambulance Service Medal as part of the 2021 Australia Day Honours List,…
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2021 people of the year
2021 was an eventful year for people living throughout the Dandenong Ranges and the Yarra Valley, but for many emergency service volunteers it is one…
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Top five sports stories of 2021
2021 saw disruption and cancellations of sports leagues around the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley, though there still managed to be some great stories come…
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2021 – what a year
Season’s Greetings, as we put the bow on 2021. In many ways 2021 has continued the lessons of 2020. Those who had the capacity and…
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