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Calls to improve dementia care for patients and staff through education
As the pandemic worsens the effects of worker shortages in the health and aged care industries, Dementia Australia is calling for a response to the…
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Youth fest giving young people a voice
Young people from the Yarra Ranges are wanting to give youth a voice on things that matter, and this is what the 17 members of…
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Solar Homes program expanding to cut costs for Victorians
The State Government is expanding the eligibility for Eligibility for the state government’s Solar Homes program is now expanding, which will extend the solar panel…
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Saying no to bird feeding at Grants Picnic Ground
Grants Picnic Ground will now be used to host community events, after previously being used by tourists for bird feeding up until February 2020. The…
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Westpac customers may be in for disruption as two branches prepare to close
Westpac’s branches in Ferntree Gully and Boronia will be shut by the end of the year, as the bank continues a spree of closures across…
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Anchor hoping to change perceptions this Foster Care Week
Foster carers can bring stability and support to a child’s life where there was none before. But as Victoria reaches a crisis point of potentially…
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Yarra Ranges residents can pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in a condolence book
Yarra Ranges residents can pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in a condolence book located at Lilydale Community Link on Anderson Street until Friday 23…
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Sandbag preparations in Kallista ahead of a wet summer
Emerald SES has joined forces with the Kallista Floodwatch Group in the battle against flash flooding, providing an educational meeting on how best to cope…
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Illegal firewood collectors targeted by patrols this spring season
State forests, parks and reserves are being patrolled by Conservation Regulator Authorised Officers, Forest Fire Management Victoria crews and Parks Victoria targeting anyone attempting to…
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Paid pandemic leave payments extended
Monbulk MP James Merlino has welcomed National Cabinet’s decision to extend paid pandemic leave payments beyond Friday 30 September, after First Ministers met on Wednesday…
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New bargaining agreement negotiations after strike closes Yarra Ranges libraries
Eastern Regional Libraries is confident an acceptable compromise can be found in continuing negotiations over a new bargaining agreement, after union strikes shut down two…
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Storm recovery and telecommunications among Yarra Ranges Council priorities ahead of election
Yarra Ranges Council is advocating for new and upgraded Parks Victoria car parks at Sherbrooke Forest at Belgrave-Ferny Creek Rd and opposite Kalorama CFA on…