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Shadow Minister for Immigration meets with Yarra Ranges businesses
Yarra Ranges businesses met with Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Dan Tehan last week to discuss how to address labour shortages in the region.…
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Explore your creativity with an artistic workshop these school holidays at Olinda Hall
Dandenong Ranges families are able to partake in a children’s creative book making workshop this school holidays, with artists from Kids Own Publishing helping participants…
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Emergency planning on the agenda
As we enter spring, Yarra Ranges residents are being reminded to get prepared and create their emergency plans. Australian Red Cross Divisional Operations Officer Sue…
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Kindergarten review to take place in Knox
A community panel will undertake a review of Knox City Council’s kindergarten services after the Victorian government expanded universal kindergarten to include four-year-olds and three-year-olds.…
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Anti-Maccas protest ongoing in Tecoma
Protestors are still fighting against McDonald’s setting up shop in Tecoma, despite the fast food giant opening up in the town more than eight years…
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Changes to Yarra Ranges kerbside bin collections on the cards
Changes to Yarra Ranges kerbside rubbish pick ups, in line with the new state government waste policy, will be discussed at Yarra Ranges Council’s next…
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Walking tracks closed for debris burning
Walking tracks throughout the Dandenong Ranges have been closed while Forest Fire Management (FFM) undertakes debris burns. Piles of debris are being ignited at Ramu…
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Ranges residents can heal from the storm event through gardening
Over the weekend, Yarra Ranges Council mayor Jim Child joined award-winning landscape designer Phillip Johnson at the launch of the Healing in Our Gardens program…
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Billion dollar fee-free TAFE announced at Jobs Summit
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the collaborative effort to open up more free TAFE positions while opening the Jobs and Skills Summit beginning in Canberra…
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Yarra Valley locals are snagging massive rainbow trout after recent fish release
Dandenong Ranges residents may follow in the footsteps of Lilydale resident Brian Hawkins, who snagged a stonker rainbow trout weighing around five kilograms at Lillydale…
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Resources to help close gender pay gap in small to medium sized businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses now have access to resources to help better understand how they can act to close the gender pay gap. A range…
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Quilts galore in Monbulk
The Monbulk Quilt Show is returning to the town’s Living and Learning Centre after a three-year hiatus, in an effort to raise funds for the…