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Yarra Ranges Council transfers in-home services to aged care providers
Following a decision made by Yarra Ranges Council in August 2021, domestic assistance, personal and respite care, individual social support, home modifications and property maintenance…
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Tourism summit brings industry back together
Yarra Ranges Tourism held its first industry summit since 2019 this week, bringing together some of the key tourism bodies in the Dandenong Ranges and…
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Sid brings new generation of library members
For the first time, children visiting Casey Cardinia Libraries can pick up their very own membership card, featuring the library’s newest friend Sid the Sloth.…
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Playing a part in a child’s life is all it takes
Foster care organisations have been battling a declining list of foster carers for many years but the pandemic has exacerbated that trend leaving high demand…
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Selby brigade getting a move on in the streets this Winter
Selby Fire Brigade CFA volunteers will begin door knocking through the town’s streets as part of their annual Winter appeal this June. Residents have received…
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‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’: Dandenong Ranges locals gather to move forward one year after catastrophic storm
Community driven storm recovery was at the forefront of discussion at Olinda Community House on Friday 10 June as Dandenong Ranges residents shared stories one…
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Peta Rolls recognised for service to tourism
Peta Rolls has been an instrumental part of the tourism industry in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley for 30 years. Her achievement was recently…
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Cockatoo residents calling for a hydrotherapy pool
Cockatoo locals are calling for a public hydrotherapy pool to be built in their town to assist with rehabilitation for an aging population. Chris Thompson,…
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Search begins for missing woman in Sherbrooke Forest
Emergency crews are on scene searching for a missing woman in Sherbrooke Forest. The 43-year-old woman was last seen at 12pm on Wednesday 8 June.…
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One year on, Yarra Ranges Council continues storm support
One year ago on Thursday, 177 properties in the Yarra Ranges were damaged and 76 were made uninhabitable when thousands of trees fell across the…
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Mount Dandenong Preschool still operating out of temporary site
Staff at Mount Dandenong Preschool are still waiting for the reopening of their old site as the structure remains unrepaired almost 12 months after the…
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New bill may help local ratepayers in coming years
New legislation introduced in Victorian Parliament yesterday is designed to support Victorian property owners by ensuring councils implement fairer financial hardship policies. The Local Government…
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