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180,000 fee-free TAFE positions to become available for 2023
Opening the Jobs and Skills Summit beginning in Canberra on Thursday 1 September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the collaborative effort to open up more…
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Women gather for business celebration and networking
Women from all over the region attended a women in business event this week hosted by Yarra Ranges Council to help business owners network and…
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Floods, fires and storms predicted for this spring
Emergency services are urging the community to be prepared this spring with the outlook predicting a wetter than average season across much of Victoria. With…
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Change to Covid isolation period from seven days to five
From Friday 9 September, the period a Covid-19 infected person outside high-risk settings must spend in isolation will be cut from seven days to five.…
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Giving young girls an opportunity to build confidence for 15 years
A little over 14 years ago, Lilydale’s Bridge Builders identified a need to allow young women to explore their potential. In a few weeks, the…
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Finding common ground through board gaming for R U OK? Day
The process of joining a new club or meeting new people can be a daunting task, that’s why one local man decided to organise R…
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New national Fire Danger Rating system comes into affect for spring
On Thursday 1 September a nationally significant event will be taking place as the country switches to the revised Fire Danger Rating System. The rating…
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Yarra Ranges Youth’s voices heard after months of work
Yarra Ranges young people have been able to have a voice where it matters in a new program. 24 students from Upper Yarra Secondary College…
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Small business, labour shortage focus of Peter Dutton visit to Lilydale
It wasn’t just a general day at work for some Lilydale small business owners when Liberal opposition leader Peter Dutton took a trip to the…
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MLMC student’s LGBTQIA+ film screening petition goes global
One student from Mount Lilydale Mercy College has reached people all over the world with a petition to have her Year 12 film screened at…
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Lilydale man charged for Ferntree Gully fatal collision
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 44-year-old man following a fatal collision in Ferntree Gully on Saturday 27 August shortly after 5.30pm. The…
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Above average rainfall expected for large parts of Victoria over spring
The Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring, released on Wednesday 24 August, shows parts of the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Ranges are expected to have…