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Forgotten Heroes performance remembering veterans
After three years of preparations, the stories of some of the Yarra Ranges’ Vietnam veterans will finally be told in the live performance of Forgotten…
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Hills Creative Alliance looking for new ways to bring community together
Last June, active community members from the Hills Creative Alliance invited other organisations to join up with them to stage a creative arts exhibition at…
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Memorial service celebrates the life of Leigh Colin Chandler
Leigh Colin Chandler’s friends and family travelled far and wide to ensure he had one last full house at The Basin Theatre, in a memorial…
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$2000 for bunny refuge in Cockatoo
A bunny refuge in Cockatoo has been given a welcome boost with $2,000 from consumer lending company Pepper Money, in an effort to reward selfless…
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Hole on The Crescent in Sassafras being repaired
Yarra Ranges Council has confirmed it will fill in a collapsed culvert at 73 The Crescent in Sassafras after being alerted to the hazard on…
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Public outcry after proposed renaming of Maroondah Hospital
A proposed name change of Maroondah Hospital in Ringwood East announced by the Labor Government is garnering public outcry from both sides of the debate.…
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Maroondah Hospital upgrade announcement from major parties
Maroondah Hospital will receive funding for an upgrade regardless of which political party forms government in the November 26 state election, with the Labor Party…
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CFA defibrillator rollout nears completion
More than 1,195 defibrillators have been delivered to CFA districts as part of the rollout of the equipment to every fire truck and operational vehicle,…
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Award winning garden set to find its home in Olinda
An award winning garden being recreated in the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden will soon be open to the public after months of construction. Olinda-based landscape…
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Tesselaar Tulip Festival returns after three years
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival has returned this year after the massive event was suspended for three years due to the pandemic. The Tesselar Tulip Festival…
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Short term accommodation registry wanted by council
Yarra Ranges Council is advocating for Victorian local governments to have better monitoring over temporary accommodation through a short stay rental registry. Cr Fiona McAllister…
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Upgrades for Bayswater South Primary School promised by Labor if re-elected in November
The State Government has announced it will spend just over $11 million upgrading Bayswater South Primary School if the Labor Party is re-elected at the…