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Free RATs available across Yarra Ranges
Free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are now available for community members to collect at Yarra Ranges Council community links. Community links in the Dandenong Ranges…
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Illegal deer hunting crackdown coming in Operation Thicket
Local police from the Yarra Junction and Warburton Police Stations are set to team up with the Victorian Game Management Authority (GMA) to target illegal…
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Community rallies to CFA after theft
CFA in Hoddles Creek are angry and disheartened by a recent alleged break-in and theft at their unit which has rallied the local community behind…
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Events to inform this Homelessness Week
Homelessness Week is fast approaching, with events starting to kick off from Sunday 6 August. Local homelessness organisations and advocacy groups are banding together once…
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Students lend a hand to help plant 37,000 trees
Yarra Ranges Council is teaming up with local schools and community groups as part of this year’s revegetation program, which aims to plant over 37,000…
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Enabling benefits of solar power with battery scheme
More households will be able to reap the benefits of solar power with a new battery loan scheme introduced by the State government. The Labor…
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Agreements signed for purchase of Green Street
The land at 13 Green Street in Healesville will remain public open space forever, with signing an agreement with VicTrack to purchase the land. Council…
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Charges could follow IBAC report
A corruption inquiry into more than $1 million in dodgy political donations made by a Victorian property developer will be sent to prosecutors to consider…
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Have your say on Government’s bushfire management
The Labor Government is seeking community feedback on the draft of Victoria’s Bushfire Management Strategy, setting the 10-year vision for bushfire management in Victoria. Victorians…
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More women opting for self-screening
More Victorian women who have never been screened for cervical cancer are testing thanks to the roll out of a new and less invasive testing…
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Billanook College students will hand deliver a quilted hug in Thailand
Before disembarking on a two week trip to Northern Thailand, Billanook College students visited Quilts for Orphans (QFO) in Hoddles Creek to pick up a…
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Maximising local food security in the Yarra Ranges
With climate impacts affecting food supply, inflation of food prices high and the supply chain issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in recent memory, could…