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Student raises donations for teen hygiene inequity
A grade 11 student from Edinburgh College in Lilydale is raising donations for teen hygiene products to give back to a charity supporting those in…
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Covid isolation to be reduced to five days outside high risk settings
Covid-19 isolation for people outside of high risk settings will be cut from seven to five days from Friday 9 September. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
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Healesville Sanctuary animals enjoy national wattle day and start to spring
Spring is in full bloom at Healesville Sanctuary, with the native animals enjoying an influx of bright, yellow wattle to mark the change of season.…
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New garden program a part of storm recovery
A new program for storm impacted Hills residents is launching on Saturday 3 September at Mist Olinda. The free Healing in Our Gardens Community Recovery…
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Local youth share their vision for the Yarra Ranges
Worawa Aboriginal College and Upper Yarra Secondary College students have had the opportunity to show some of the Yarra Ranges key decision makers what they…
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Floods, fires and storms predicted for this spring
Emergency services are urging the community to be prepared this spring with the outlook predicting a wetter than average season across much of Victoria. With…
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New national Fire Danger Rating system comes into affect for spring
On Thursday 1 September a nationally significant event will be taking place as the country switches to the revised Fire Danger Rating System. The rating…
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Healesville misses out on urgent care services roll out
Services for Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG) will be making urgent representation to the state’s health minister for Healesville Hospital to be considered in the…
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Family devastated by disappearance of dog
The disappearance of a loved pet has left a Wandin North family devastated. Laura Attrill, her husband Stephen and their two kids have been without…
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Union members at Eastern Region Libraries to take industrial action
Union members at Eastern Regional Libraries have begun industrial action seeking a three per cent pay rise, instead of the offered 1.8 per cent rise…
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headspace helps hundreds of youth in first year
Although opening last July, headspace was able to officially launch and celebrate one year of operation on Thursday 25 August, bringing together each of the…
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Tributes flow for Glenburn crash victim
On Friday 19 August, 30-year-old Georgia McDonald was making the over five-hour drive from Wagga Wagga to Ferntree Gully during her university break when she…