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Young people gather for first Rural Rainbows meeting
Young people from the Yarra Ranges came together to share their experiences and meet others within the LGBTQIA+ community at the first Rural Rainbows meeting…
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Yarra Valley student to walk the Kokoda Trail
Thousands of members in the Monbulk community and surrounding suburbs gathered yesterday to commemorate Anzac Day on the town’s main street. Families, RSL members and…
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Grassroots clubs receive State Government grant
Ferntree Gully Cricket Club, Bayswater Lions Inline Hockey Club and Cockatoo and District Bowls Club are just some of the clubs to receive new grants…
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Dixons Creek farmers support Need for Feed convoy to flood affected regions
Rebuilding after the February floods is still a daily task for New South Wales and Queensland residents who were affected by the devastating natural disaster.…
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Upcoming Dandenong Ranges storm chat
The Hills Creative Alliance has joined forces with Olinda Community House to hold a weekly storytelling event as part of the Dandenong Ranges’ June 2021…
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Traffic devastating for local wildlife
Emerald-Monbulk Wildlife Shelter has been overwhelmed by an influx of injured local wildlife as vehicles storm the Dandenong Ranges during the Easter Holiday period. Carol…
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Liberal Government promises mobile base stations if re-elected
Election promises of funding continue to fly in from the two major parties, with the Liberal Federal government committing to upgrading Belgrave Recreation Reserve and…
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Dandenong Ranges historian Helen Coulson passes away
Historian Helen Coulson, best known in the hills for her book Story of the Dandenongs, passed away at the age of 103 on Good Friday,…
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Dandenong Ranges RSL clubs receive funding
In an early surprise in the lead-up to Anzac Day, RSL clubs throughout the Dandenong Ranges have received funding for projects from the Victorian State…
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Covid restrictions easing “too little, too late” for some businesses
The Victorian State Government has announced an end to most Covid-19 restrictions from 11.59pm Friday 22 April, but one local business owner has said the…
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Operation Compass continues after busy Easter period
Almost 8000 offences were detected in the first five days of Victoria Police’s Operation Compass road safety effort. The statewide road policing operation commenced on…
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Donated children’s books shipped to Lismore
After trialling book donations at Officeworks stores around Victoria — including Ferntree Gully — charity 123Read2Me has shipped their first pallets of children’s books to…












