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Yarra Ranges Council onboard the new plan for Victoria
The Victorian Government has put the onus on councils across the state to help them deliver crucial housing stock where it’s needed as part of…
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Properties protected by conservation covenants now exempt from land tax
Trust for Nature is celebrating the start of 2024 and the arrival of land tax exemptions for properties protected by conservation covenants. From the start…
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Severe weather a prompt reminder to shelter livestock
Livestock owners are reminded to ensure they provide adequate shelter for their livestock if there are severe weather events forecast over the remainder of summer.…
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Heavy rain causes chaos in the Yarra Ranges
Emergency services were put through their paces earlier this week as heavy rain lashed parts of Victoria, including the Yarra Ranges. A landslide on Mount…
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VICSWIM Summer Kidz lessons still available in Healesville
With drowning rates increasing in recent year, families are encouraged to sign up their children for Aquatics Recreation Victoria’s (ARV) VICSWIM Summer Kidz program, with…
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Sustainable forest products processing continues
A new era for hardwood timbers and Victoria’s forests began at the beginning of 2024 with the end to native timber harvesting but its not…
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Residual fire risk rises to 80 per cent in Port Phillip region
Victoria’s Bushfire Risk Management Report for 2022-2023 was released on 20 December last year, detailing the efforts that went into bushfire management for the year…
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Recall of tealights sold at The Reject Shop
An array of different flameless LED tealight products sold at The Reject Shop stores across the country have been recalled. The battery compartment of the…
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Laptop charger sold at Officeworks recalled
A laptop charger sold at Officeworks has been recalled due to a fault which may break the product and put consumers at risk of an…
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Melba Highway closed in both directions due to flooding
VicTraffic has listed a temporary closure of the Melba Highway due to floodwaters over the road. The Melba Highway is currently closed between Maroondah Highway…
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Child killed in Coldstream collision
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a second fatal collision in Coldstream since Christmas after two vehicles are believed to have collided head-on on…
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Funding boost to make finding kinder spaces easier
Just before Christmas, the Victorian Government announced an increase in funding to expand the Central Registration and Enrolment Schemes (CRES) Administrative Support Grants program to…