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FWO launches horticulture troublespot inspections after nation’s least-compliant regions revealed
The Fair Work Ombudsman will roll out a fresh campaign of horticulture sector inspections targeting labour hire providers, after a three-year campaign investigating more than…
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Fine for fatal fall almost quadrupled on appeal
In February 2025, Van Berkel Distributors Pty Ltd was, without conviction, fined $65,000 in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to a single charge…
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Clyde Road Upgrade donates to Treasuring Our Trees
A Dandenong Ranges community project is carving up a storm after Major Road Projects Victoria donated 25 tree logs to Treasuring Our Trees. Having collected…
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Mid-year ball returns
Cocktail dresses, sharp suits and plenty of sparkle filled the Railway Hotel in Pakenham on Saturday 28 June, as the Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club…
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Bell Real Estate and Foothills Community Care launches winter appeal
As winter bites in the hills, Bell Real Estate is stepping up to help those doing it tough, teaming up with Foothills Community Care to…
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NASA engineer’s return to Mater Christi College
A special former student of Belgrave’s Mater Christi College, now a Chief Engineer for Cybersecurity at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), visited the school during…
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Yarra Ranges Council launches student work experience pilot
Yarra Ranges Council, in partnership with the Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN), wrapped up a pilot work experience program for secondary school…
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Knox Council clash with scouts over halls
The Knox District Scout Association has been left disheartened as tensions over their longstanding tradition of sleepovers in Knox scout halls were brought to the…
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Two people hospitalised after crash in Yellingbo
A car accident on Macclesfield Road in Yellingbo put two women in hospital on 25 June. The accident occurred at around 4.20 pm and Ambulance…
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Crossing concerns continue in Montrose
The removal of one of the two crossing guards in Montrose is raising the ire of residents, with safety concerns at the new intersection leading…
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‘Class warfare’: blowtorch on softened home gas bans
Homeowners in Victoria will be exempted from replacing broken-down gas heaters and hot water systems with electric models under watered-down rules. Controversial state plans to…
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Last chance for Annual Grants
Community groups and artists across the Yarra Ranges have until 14 July to apply for funding for events and projects, through Yarra Ranges Council’s Annual…