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Council economic development team hits the road to support businesses reopen
Yarra Ranges Council’s Economic Development Team has been visiting townships across the region to support local businesses with reopening and the move into a vaccinated…
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Police launch fire prevention operation
Victoria Police has launched Operation Safeguard, an annual operation to deter and reduce the impact of intentional and recklessly lit fires across Victoria. Police said…
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Time to pick your Christmas Tree
It’s getting close to Christmas when it’s nearly time to pick that perfect tree to decorate. For the Mazzella family from Montrose Christmas Tree Farm,…
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A hall steeped in history
I am not sure what year the Gembrook RSL was formed after World War I, as they didn’t have any rooms to have their meetings.…
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Jack Montgomery’s Christmas card legacy
Local artist and historian Jack Montgomery’s work may be getting a whole new audience as his wife and a longtime friend honour his memory through…
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Quarry negotiations deliver community outcomes
Knox City Council has negotiated new social housing, conservation of bushland and the preservation of rare indigenous plant species in a proposed redevelopment of the…
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Charity’s Christmas appeal seeking donations
A Belgrave based charity is running its annual Christmas Appeal and is seeking donations for those suffering from hardship over the festive season. Dandenong Ranges…
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Community initiative raises money for church
A community initiative raising money for businesses in and around Gembrook has launched a new fundraiser for a local church celebrating its centennial birthday next…
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First Friends of Dandenong Creek win award
The First Friends of Dandenong Creek have won a Premier’s Sustainability Award for their short film The Eels of Dandenong Creek. The community group won…
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Yarra Valley Singers back in action with pop up performances
The Montrose community market on Saturday 20 November was filled with the sweet sounds of the Yarra Valley Singers group. It was the first live…
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Community responds to rescue lost heifers
Members from Upper Ferntree Gully and Macclesfield fire brigades were called to Willow Road in Ferntree Gully just before 1am on 25 November, after a…
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Surprise kookaburra nest stops construction of road
When a hollow was noticed inside a tree marked for removal during the construction of a road upgrade in Belgrave Heights, environmental assessment officer Sam…












