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Alarming number of deaths recorded in latest National Drowning Report
The National Drowning Report 2024 was released on Tuesday 20 August, with a devastating 323 people drowning in 2023/24. On Wednesday 29 May 2024 at…
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Wind warning issued as weekend starts
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning local residents of damaging wind gusts in the region on Friday 23 August.. A warm front will sweep across…
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Yarra Ranges improves in yearly animal cruelty rankings
The rate of animal cruelty reports in the Yarra Ranges has reached a four year low according to RSPCA Victoria’s annual data. Dropping to 16th…
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Waste diversion the aim of new council collaboration project
At least 95 per cent of household waste from nine councils in Melbourne’s south east, including the Yarra Ranges, is set to be diverted from…
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Three decades and over 30,000 people screened
Over a period of three decades, Eastern Health’s Maroondah Breast and Cancer Centre has screened 10,000 people for an early detection diagnosis per year. Celebrating…
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Bowls tournament raises thousands for Children’s Hospital
For the second year, the bowls community has made a substantial difference in helping supply the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) with life saving equipment. Hosting…
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Police cut duos holiday short
A Croydon man in his 20s has been charged after being located in an allegedly stolen caravan in Pakenham on Wednesday. The 19-year-old woman with…
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Learner biker has motorcycle impounded after high speed detection
A young Montrose motorbike rider, who was being monitored by police, was caught travelling 52km/hour over the speed limit. The 19-year-old male learner rider was…
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Chirnside Park business director disqualified by ASIC for five years
A Chirnside Park businessman has been disqualified from managing corporations after an ASIC investigation. Richard Andrew Sparreboom is unable to manage corporations for the maximum…
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Fewer confident first-aiders a worry for St John Ambulance
Learning first aid and CPR can be the difference between a life bettering or saving result and not, yet new St John Ambulance research shows…
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Flood inquiry confirms SES underfunding, ‘inadequate resources’
Findings from an extensive inquiry into the flood event of 2022 has confirmed the need for sustainable funding of the state’s emergency response service. This…
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Vets gather for Vietnam
Outer East Melbourne assembled for their esteemed veterans this weekend, honouring the Vietnam Veterans in a moving ceremony at the Arboretum War Memorial in Ferntree…
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