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Major fire destroys Healesville house
A Healesville house has been left destroyed after a fire broke out at about 7.30pm on Friday 17 February. Further information from callers and the…
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Lightning strike sparks fire in Yelllingbo
Yellingbo CFA assisted the Macclesfield Fire Brigade with a bushfire that started from a dry lightning strike on the afternoon of Friday 17 February. There…
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Mid-March the new date for NAPLAN testing
Students will have to prepare to sit NAPLAN testing two months earlier than normal this year in an attempt to bring the availability of results…
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Volunteer Garden Guides wanted
The Yarra Ranges is seeking volunteer garden guides for the free Yarra Ranges Gardens for Wildlife (YRG4W) program. Volunteer Garden Guides visit people’s homes to…
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Submissions wanted for public hearings to examine effect of severe weather on roads
A federal committee is seeking the public’s point of view before commencing public hearings about the implication of severe weather events on Australia’s road networks.…
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Yarra Ranges residents petition to change our hard rubbish collection system
Over 130 signatures have quickly been garnered by a petition to change the way hard rubbish is collected throughout the Yarra Ranges after being started…
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15 year anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s national apology
With Monday 13 February marking 15 years since the National Apology by Kevin Rudd to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, Yarra Ranges Council reflected on the shire…
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Wesburn/Millgrove CFA reflect with Ash Wednesday service
The Wesburn/Millgrove CFA took a moment to reflect on Ash Wednesday with a service on the night of Thursday 16 February, exactly 40 years on.…
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Yarra Junction unattended petrol station approved despite planning report recommendation
At the meeting on Tuesday 14 February, Yarra Ranges Council controversially approved an unattended petrol station, car wash and dog wash at Yarratech Automotive and…
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Two night closure of Warburton Highway for further investigation
VicRoads’ geotechnical experts have discovered that the impact of the landslip on the Warburton Highway is more complex than initially expected, with a two-night closure…
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Flexi van cancelled due to heat
Book lovers in the Upper Yarra who were hoping to pick up a few new reads today will have to wait. The Eastern Regional Libraries’…
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Second life lost in Seville crash sparks safety push
Kira Hennessy was making her way to work at Cherry Hill Orchard’s Wandin East site on Tuesday 17 February when tragedy struck. At the intersection…
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