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Victorian Building Authority encourages safe and secure pool areas this summer
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is urging current or potential pool owners to check practitioners are registered when looking to install pools and pool fencing. The VBA’s…
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Natural disaster planning essential for small business, report finds
After shock floods rolled through Lilydale in October last year, many stated they’d never seen anything like it but as more frequent natural disaster events…
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Pademelons pop up at Healesville Sanctuary
A pair of precious, Red-Bellied Pademelons are settling in at Healesville Sanctuary, bouncing between grass tussocks and delighting visitors. This robust marsupial was once found…
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Fire danger period announced for Yarra Ranges
The CFA has announced the Yarra Ranges fire danger period (FDP) will come into effect on Monday 30 January at 1am. This FDP includes the…
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ArtsACTION encourages artist development with online course
Artists and creatives from the Yarra Ranges are invited to sign up to a free professional development program to expand their learnings and craft over…
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Police investigate burglary and stolen Mooroolbark motorbikes
Multiple motorbikes and other motorised equipment was stolen from a Mooroolbark property last weekend. Police are investigating the burglary which occurred between 14 and 15…
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Preparing for back to school blues
As school holidays draw to a close, parents and carers across Australia start to focus on navigating the return back to school. While this transition…
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Outdoor summer cinema a huge success for Lilydale
Throughout summer Lilydale’s Melba Park has become host to some marvellous movie screenings drawing crowds and bringing people together. With sometimes hundreds of people attending,…
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Seville Pony Club trials fundraising to recover from floods
The Seville Pony Club is hosting their annual horse trials on the weekend of 4 and 5 February, with an extra focus on fundraising efforts…
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Garden growers getting community garden ready in Mooroolbark
When some passionate garden growers from Mooroolbark began meeting regularly last year, the vision of an established community garden seemed years away. But as connections…
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Eastern Melbourne PHN announces appointment of new Yarra Ranges care finders
Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) has announced the appointment of Care Connect as the new Yarra Ranges Care Finder to connect older members of the community…
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Female driver killed in Seville collision
A female driver has died at the scene of a collision at the intersection of Beenak Road and Queens Road in Seville this morning. Three…