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Yarra Ranges Council May minor works update – the Hills
Do you find yourself wondering what your rates are funding in the Yarra Ranges? The majority of the works the council completes are minor works,…
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Yarra Valley Water announced as new Outer East Football Netball Juniors sponsor
Yarra Valley Water is supporting junior athletes to ‘Choose Tap’ by sponsoring the Outer East Football Netball Juniors. Yarra Valley Water general manager strategy and…
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Yarra Valley Water named on Financial Times Climate Leaders list for the third year in a row
Yarra Valley Water has been listed as a top-performing company in the prestigious Financial Times Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders list for the third consecutive year. Positioned…
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Kelsey’s 100km journey to help sisters with rare disease
When 31-year-old Ferntree Gully resident sets off from Portsea on Saturday 5 July, she’ll be walking more than just 100 kilometres, she’ll be walking with…
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Emerald Rotary’s debutantes raise funds for local charities
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District’s 35th Annual Charity Debutante Ball, held on Saturday, 14 June, at Cathies Lane Receptions in Wantirna, was nothing…
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Celebrate pets and support Gembrook Wildlife Shelter
For Emerald photographer Michelle, there’s nothing more rewarding than capturing the bond between people and their pets. Now, for the third year in a row,…
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Dora in the explorer rescue mission
Macclesfield CFA firefighters came to the rescue of a curious cow named Dora on Monday evening, 16 June, after she wandered out of her paddock…
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Crime hits record high as youth violence soars
Criminal incidents have soared to a record high in the state, with youth over-represented in violent attacks and cost-of-living linked crimes the fastest growing type…
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Kangaroo control permit process sped up in response to drought conditions in Victoria
The Victorian Government is set to speed up the process of landowners receiving Authority to Control Wildlife (ATCW) permits to kill kangaroos in response to…
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Community plant out approaches
Local environment groups are donning their winter woollies for good and are out in force planting across the outer east of Melbourne. Friends of Gully…
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Moo-ving rescue of Bayles cow stuck in mud
CFA firefighters rescued a curious cow after she wandered out of her paddock into a nearby dry dam, where she became stuck in the mud.…
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VCAT rejects large shed proposal in Emerald
Emerald residents Elisa Corcoran and Luke Curtis have had their plans to build a large shed on their Outlook Road property knocked back by the…