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A Family Fun Day for our faunal emblemsA community event to celebrate the conservation of Victoria’s faunal emblems, the Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possum, is coming up. Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater… 
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Report shows methylamphetamine and cocaine consumption on the riseThe Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)’s latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program has revealed a concerning increase in methylamphetamine and cocaine consumption in Australia. Sampling… 
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Public drunkenness made legal from Cup Day as part of health-led responseThe Victorian Government’s health-led response to public intoxication reforms recommended through the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody came into effect on 7 November… 
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Monbulk Police seeking owner of drone in WandinMonbulk Police are seeking the owner of a drone located in the Wandin area in early October. In order to claim the drone, the owner… 
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Warm and possibly stormy Cup Day aheadThe Bureau of Meterology has warned that Melbourne can expect a warm and humid day with the chance of a shower or thunderstorm for Melbourne… 
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Community links closed for Cup DayYarra Ranges Council’s Community Links are closed for the Melbourne Cup Day public holidays. They will close at 5pm Monday 6 November and will reopen… 
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CHAOS encouraging connectionAs one gets older, it can become lonely after kids leave home, friends move away, or life just gets in the way. However, a group… 
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Acheron Way reopened from Warburton to NarbethongThe Department of Transport and Planning have successfully completed the repairs to the two landslip sites in Warburton; one landslip was located on Donna Buang… 
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Final volume of Lillydale Shire’s war history set for completion in 2024The Lillydale Shire’s final chapter of war history will be forever documented after a grant to fund the project was received by Lilydale RSL. Historian… 
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Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months leftVictoria’s road toll is on the brink of surpassing the 2022 total as police promise to step up roadside monitoring during the Melbourne Cup long… 
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AusNet prepares early to reduce power outages in bushfire seasonVictorians are being urged to prepare for an early start to the fire season and potential power outages this summer. The recently released Australian Seasonal… 
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Prepare early for bushfire seasonAs Victoria’s weather begins to warm and we edge closer to an earlier fire season, CFA’s message to those in high-risk bushfire areas is clear… 
 












