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Help Friends of Sassafras Creek build a wildlife corridor
Friends of Sassafras Creek (FOSC) is calling for volunteers to help build a wildlife corridor at the Perrins Creek headwaters in a working bee on…
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Kalorama residents may see or smell smoke during this week’s planned burns
Residents in Kalorama and nearby areas can expect to smell and see smoke between 5.30pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday 9 November as the CFA undertakes…
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Total blood eclipse visible for Yarra Ranges residents tonight
A red tinge is expected to permeate the sky tonight as the moon enters a total eclipse, with Yarra Ranges residents able to experience the…
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Monbulk Girl Guide leader honoured for 50 years of service
Monbulk local Margaret Brooks began her girl guide journey in 1962 at nine years old as a brownie, joining her sister as a guide and…
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This October the busiest month in history for VICSES
October 2022 has been the busiest month in history for the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES), with volunteers responding to a staggering 13,705 RFA’s (requests…
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Treasuring our Trees making a community project out of Olinda’s fallen Oak
Olinda locals worried about the future of a beloved English Oak tree which fell on Thursday 3 November need not be worried, with one local…
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Commemorate Remembrance Day in 2022 at local RSL branches
Local RSL branches will be holding memorial services throughout the Dandenong Ranges and foothills for this year’s Remembrance Day. Monbulk RSL president Bill Ford said…
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Prepare your green waste for bundled branches collection
Yarra Ranges Council’s bi-annual Bundled Branches collection will soon begin, giving community members the chance to dispose of woody green waste ahead of the fire…
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Q and A with Gemco director Mandy McGarrigle
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! Every thing I have now is recycled, up cycled, second hand, found, reclaimed. I love giving cast off…
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Nominations now open for Yarra Ranges Australia Day awards
Applications are now open for Yarra Ranges Council’s 2023 Australia Day Awards, with residents being encouraged to nominate people who are doing amazing work in…
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Gembrook CFA fire brigade set to receive new tanker with state government funding
Gembrook CFA fire brigade crews will be better able to serve their local community with a new tanker thanks to a $214,000 state government grant.…
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Locals making a difference
Former Emerald CFA captain Paul Yandle was “honoured” to receive the Emerald Citizen of the Year award at a ceremony held by the Emerald Village…
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