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Residents call for tiny home on wheels policy
A couple from Belgrave South who have been living out of their caravan recently started an online petition asking Yarra Ranges Council to implement a…
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Young hearts, big impact: Tribe Monbulk wins volunteering award
Tribe Monbulk Youth Inc has been honoured with the Grassroots Volunteering award at the 2024 Volunteering Awards, recognising the group’s remarkable work in supporting young…
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Gembrook Park Trashed
Families and children who frequent Gembrook Leisure Park are outraged and disappointed after the facility was targeted by vandals. Emerald police confirmed they are investigating…
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GEMCO Battles Severe Roof Leak
GEMCO, a community theatre in Emerald, is facing a severe roof leak due to the deterioration of its aged canvas-and-bitumen roofing, which was last covered…
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CCTV camera network vital for police work
CCTV can be a critical tool for police whether investigating a criminal incident, locating a missing person or piecing together a timeline. That’s why the…
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Bipartisan support for billions of funding for Medicare
Each of the two major political parties has backed a major boost to Medicare following the upcoming federal election, with Labor pledging $8.5 billion in…
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Four more weeks of feedback for Yarra Ranges Council’s 2025-2029 Disability Action Plan
A renewed version of Yarra Ranges Council’s Disability Action Plan (DAP) will undertake another four weeks of community consultation in March before being finalised for…
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International Women’s Day in the Yarra Ranges
In Yarra Ranges and around the world – International Women’s Day will be celebrated on Saturday, 8 March. This important day, held on the same…
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Growing Victoria’s Botanic Gardens
Botanic gardens across the state have been revitalised thanks to the State Government Botanic Gardens Grants, improving the beauty and diversity of regional gardens and…
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Historical society welcomes liberal pledge
A historical society left in funding limbo has been offered a lifeline in the form of a 2.5 million dollar promise by Liberal candidate for…
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Criminal and suspicious incidents rife through Upper Yarra townships
In recent years, a number of incidents have occurred in and near the town centres of the Upper Yarra impacting businesses and community facilities. Active…
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Nursery fined $65,000 after fatal shed roof fall
A Monbulk nursery and horticulture supplier has been fined $65,000 after a worker fell through a shed roof onto a concrete floor, suffering a fatal…