News
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Burrinja awarded four-year arts funding
Burrinja Cultural Centre, formerly known as the Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre, is one of the recipients of the Creative Organisations Stream from Creative Victoria,…
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Yarra Ranges and Maroondah record concerning uptick in demand for homelessness support services
The increasingly dire circumstances of people experiencing homelessness have been captured in the Council to Homeless Persons’ new Victorian Homelessness Heatmap. The local government areas…
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Local wildlife rescuers respond to the fire ground, full impact not yet known
The devastating effects of January’s bushfires are yet to be fully felt, but wildlife rescuers, carers and veterinarians are doing their best to save and…
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Girl rescued by helicopter after fall at Seven Acre Rock
A teenage girl who fell over 150 metres from Seven Acre Rock in Gembrook was rescued by helicopter on Monday 18 January. The girl was…
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Works to begin on Knoxfield intersection upgrade
The State Government has announced the major construction upgrade for the intersection of Ferntree Gully Road and Henderson Road in Knowsfield will commence this year.…
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Your Library locations closed for Australia Day
All Your Library locations across the Yarra Ranges will be closed for the Australia Day public holiday on 26 January. Business will return to normal…
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Campfire Caution Urged this Long Weekend
Amid the current bushfire emergency and increased fire risk across the coming days, authorities are warning that caution around campfires will be critical over the…
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Monbulk’s problematic roundabout’s origins revealed
Monbulk Historical Society has answered questions that many hadn’t thought to ask about the town’s interesting roundabout and the origins of Baynes Park Road. Monbulk’s…
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Support Monbulk CFA with non-operational roles
The Monbulk CFA, like most brigades across the state, has recently been contacted by local residents eager to support their fire brigade. Monbulk Fire and…
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Kallista CFA’s 2016 Amarok up for sale
Kallista–The Patch CFA is offering its 2016 Volkswagen Amarok FCV for sale through a tender process, with submissions closing at 12pm on 8 February. The…
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Car dangling over Olinda driveway
Emergency responders were called to Olinda around midday on Tuesday, 20 January after a person became trapped in a car while reversing out of a…
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Wellness walks for the Yarra Ranges
If you have ever wanted to join a run club without the running, this summer you can lace up your walking shoes and join Yarra…












