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Cardinia Shire Council urging residents to register for 2024 kindergarten
Cardinia Shire Council encourages residents to register for 2024 kindergarten places by 30 June 2023, to be considered for first-round offers. Children who attend educational…
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Driver mentors needed for L2P program
Yarra Ranges Council is seeking mentor drivers to provide assistance to young learner drivers as part of the TAC L2P Program. The free program has…
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Emerald Rotary club raises over $50,000 for Children’s Hospital
The Rotary Club of Emerald and District raised over $50,000 for the Monash Children’s Hospital as part of its annual fun run held last December,…
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Driver avoids being trapped after driving off Belgrave-Gembrook Road in Menzies Creek
A motorist avoided being trapped in her car after a vehicle drove 50 metres off Belgrave-Gembrook Road in Menzies Creek on Thursday 6 April. CFA…
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Olinda Recreation Reserve works underway
Works at the Olinda Recreation Reserve are underway, with a sod turning event attended by local representatives and government officials on Tuesday 4 April. A…
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Proposed light installations hoped to boost tourism across the Yarra Ranges
The peak tourism body in the Yarra Ranges is looking to draw more visitors to the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges in off-peak periods through…
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Police enforcement to ramp up over Easter
After three fatal collisions in the first three days of April, police are warning drivers to take extra care this Easter. At midnight on Thursday…
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Fleming’s nurseries helping boost garden industry workforce
Monbulk’s Fleming’s Nurseries is looking to take on five new staff members as part of the state government’s Jobs Victoria Nursery Workforce Project. The opening…
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Private e-scooter use now legal throughout Victoria
Private e-scooters are now legal on Victorian roads after the state government announced changes to their use from Wednesday 5 April. Minister for Roads and…
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Belgrave Station car park works underway
Commuters in Melbourne’s east will soon find it easier to park, catch the train and travel – with works underway on the new multi-level car…
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Hazlenut haven bearing goods after a decade
A hazelnut grove in a Gembrook valley is now tantalising locals’ taste buds with fresh produce, and entertaining them with llama pronking. a decade after…
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Historic Aston by-election win for Labor Party
In a historic by-election win for the Labor Party on Saturday 1 April, Mary Doyle is set to represent Aston in federal parliament. In front…