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Students prepare for Schools Spec performances
The nerves and excitement are starting to settle in for Yarra Ranges students who have under one week to go until the State Schools Spectacular…
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Premier claims childcare is the biggest economic opportunity
Childcare has been a hot topic at the national Jobs and Skills Summit, discussing the benefits it has for women to rejoin the workforce, while…
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‘It’s the most awful tragedy you can imagine’: Neighbours witness Mooroolbark fatal fire
Residents and neighbours of Maralee Drive in Mooroolbark are, today, coming to terms with the fatal fire that occurred on the street on Monday 5…
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Woman dies, children in hospital after Mooroolbark house fire
A woman has died and two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Mooroolbark late last night. Emergency service crews were…
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Universal skills, childcare major focus of Jobs and Skills Summit
The worker shortage across Australia and in the Star Mail’s own backyard is not a new concept but as discussion got underway in Canberra on…
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Fire guts family home in Lilydale
Emergency services responded to calls of a unit fire in Lilydale over the weekend, discovering much of the house up in flames. The Slevin Street…
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Skilled migration increase to fill immediate worker shortage
The backbone of the Australian labour market has always relied on skilled and unskilled migration, something that was halted and delayed because of the pandemic.…
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ARIA-award winning artist Josh Pyke set to visit the Yarra Ranges
Australian artist Josh Pyke is has announced a 30-date regional tour to showcase his recent seventh album To Find Happiness, including visits to Healesville and…
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Appreciating, not abusing, our crossing supervisors
A beloved crossing supervisor tells of the ups and downs of the job as schools across the Yarra Ranges suffer a shortage of our lollipop…
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Young drivers disproportionately die in night-time crashes
Young drivers are being overly represented in fatalities on Victorian roads at night. The Parental Control campaign has been re-launched by the Transport Accident Commission…
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Yarra Range Tourism receives funds to investigate night time experiences
Yarra Ranges Tourism has been successful in receiving a $200,000 grant from the State Government to investigate the opportunity to develop a unique twilight experience…
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Student raises donations for teen hygiene inequity
A grade 11 student from Edinburgh College in Lilydale is raising donations for teen hygiene products to give back to a charity supporting those in…