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Victoria Police monitoring drink driving during footy finals time
Victoria Police is warning young people about the dangers of drink driving and miscalculating their alcohol intake during local football final celebrations. Police are engaging…
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Celtic Rhythms inspire young dancers
Yarra Ranges Irish dance students recently got the chance to see professional dancers up close in a workshop by a world renowned Irish company. Victorian…
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Police nab bus passengers for offences during Operation Ride
Transit police have arrested two people in a first of its kind operation targeting anti-social behaviour on the bus network in Melbourne’s east. Operation Ride…
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Local water play parks open Friday 15 September
Water play parks around the Yarra Ranges will be switched back on and ready to splash in from Friday 15 September ready for the warmer…
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Corruption concerns voiced after IBAC report released
The release of IBAC’s latest report on Corruption findings in the Victorian Public Sector, set heads spinning on 29 August, as local councillors and representatives…
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Susan’s fighting spirit shines
With six incredible reasons to keep fighting, Mooroolbark mum Susan Mackenzie aims to defy the odds, after being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)…
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Street Fair is looming
The second annual Lilydale Street Fair is just three months away with preparations in the final stages on what is set to be bigger and…
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Kilsyth resident’s prize win
A Kilsyth resident became the lucky winner of a magazine competition last month, something to celebrate at the Kilsyth News and Lotto. Diane Murtagh scored…
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Indigenous Australian Firestick program is going to the global stage
Yarra Ranges Council’s Firestick program has attracted overseas attention, with a French publication exploring how the unique burning practice can be used in the face…
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‘Shaped by Memory’
Exploring the relationship between memory and place, the exhibition ‘Shaped by Memory’ by Jessica Harris, is on at the Warburton Arts Centre. Having successfully opened…
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Yarra Ranges needs more Maternal Child Health Nurses
Over the last 12 months, Yarra Ranges’ Maternal Child Health Nurses (MCHN) have seen 1,795 new babies across the municipality. They’ve helped 819 first time…
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Chirnside Park reaches two years of carbon neutrality
Chirnside Park Shopping Centre has hit two years of being carbon neutral, the first shopping complex in Victoria to reach the achievement. The shopping centre…