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Now in its ninth year, the Primary School Speech Contest is a Rotary Youth initiative for Grade 5 and 6 students. The program is aimed…

As Victoria Police continue to work to combat the illicit tobacco trade rampant in Victoria, state politicians are milling about how to legislate change that…

It started with a small box of disinfectant-slathered children’s books during the pandemic. Two years and multiple bottles of sanitiser later, the charity Share Space…

As is by magic a little free library has popped up recently in The Patch, giving readers young and old a new and lovely local…

There has been little sway in the latest vote counting day as the Yarra Ranges nears the results declaration on Friday. As of 5pm Wednesday…

The dangers of wild mushrooms must be more widely publicised after an elderly woman died from eating death caps she picked outside her home, a…

A former Ferntree Gully enrolled nurse, Jordanna Bronstring, was reprimanded and disqualified from reapplying for her nursing registration for 12 months after being found guilty…

Following outrage at the rising number of family violence incidents and deaths, a raft of measures have been announced at a state and national level…

A haunted house with a twist saw volunteer firefighters transform into zombies and roam the halls of their fire station this Halloween, much to the…

“It’s not work. They say you don’t work a day in your life if you do what you love… and that’s what I do.” Founder…

On the first anniversary of the introduction of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), the state is celebrating another major milestone. One billion containers have been…

Local election results are just under a week away from final declarations for the Yarra Ranges and some seats look set, while others remain in…