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Benefits seen despite slow uptake of community pharmacist treatment pilot
Cutting out the middleman to access treatment and medication for common health problems in participating pharmacies has seen a slow uptake in the Yarra Ranges.…
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Making moves in gender equality through community grants
Grants have been awarded to two outer eastern organisations to help them in supporting and empowering women. Homelessness and foster care service Anchor received $10,000,…
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Delay in compensation to Victorians without power
Victorians cut off from the power grid for more than a week following destructive storms will have to wait several extra days to lodge for…
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Yarra Ranges towns lose power again
Towns in the Yarra Valley are suffering from power outages once again on Thursday 22 February. One outage was reported at 10.42am in Lilydale and…
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Violi removed from question time for ‘continually interjecting’
Casey MP Aaron Violi was asked to leave the chamber in parliament last week for repeated interjection during question time. Speaker of the House of…
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Total fire ban followed by storm warnings for Thursday 22 February
Residents across the east are being asked to brace yet again for both storm and fire risk with winds up to 80km per hour expected…
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OHS sentencing review brings consultation to Lilydale
The way occupational health and safety offences (OHS) are sentenced in Victoria is under review, with the Yarra Ranges community able to provide input next…
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Stable One takes a step to providing affordable long-term rentals
Stable One is set to realise a long-term goal in the near future with a new project to help quell homelessness in the Outer East.…
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Experts to review Vic storms blackout to avoid repeat
Experts will review the lead up to and fallout from the destructive storm event that crippled Victoria’s electricity transmission network. Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio…
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Raising support for multiple birth families
Finding support as a parent is critical to everyone’s wellbeing but even more so for those who bring multiples into the world, being twins, triplets…
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Timber industry shutdown without a plan
With the recent shutdown of the Victorian timber industry, complaints and inquiries have arisen as to how those in the industry are to be compensated…
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Not going anywhere soon says Mount Evelyn futsal
Despite fears of Mount Evelyn’s futsal hub turning into a McDonald’s, the owners want to reassure people this transition is not happening any time soon,…