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State Government providing 17,000 nursing scholarships to support training of new nurses and midwives
More than 10,000 students will have the cost of their undergraduate studies paid for over the next two years after a $270 million investment from…
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Year long standstill on new EBA prompts staff at Eastern Region Libraries to take industrial action
Seeking a 3 per cent pay rise, instead of the offered 1.8 per cent rise from Your Libraries, union members at Eastern Regional Libraries have…
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Six more for Lilydale High’s gallery of achievement
Lilydale High School has inducted six more notable people into its Gallery of Achievement, with an awards ceremony on Wednesday 24 August. The Gallery of…
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Lilydale headspace centre celebrates one year of helping Yarra Ranges residents
headspace is one of the most well-known mental health support services and is now celebrating a year of supporting Yarra Ranges residents. Although opening last…
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MCH services in Yarra Ranges feeling the pinch of staff shortages
Maternal and child health (MCH) services across the Yarra Ranges are facing staffing pressures, and are being forced to reduce and reschedule appointments. Yarra Ranges…
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Rainbow trout restocked in Yarra Ranges
The Victorian Government has stocked 1000 rainbow trout across waters in Melbourne, including in Ferntree Gully Quarry, Lilydale Lake, Emerald Lake and Don Lake. The…
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Book Week Q&A with author Scott Pearce
What book had the biggest impact on your life and why? Watership Down: Richard Adams. This book opened up a secret world. Not a world…
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Book Week Q&A with Star Mail reporter Mikayla
How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022? I don’t…
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Book Week Q&A with Star Mail reporter Parker
How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022? I’ve read…
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Book Week Q&A with author Christian White
Author, screenwriter and producer Christian White was 37 when he had his first book published but had been writing for 20 years. He spent time…
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Remembering the life of Georgia McDonald
Yarra Ranges couple Georgia and Tom’s journey is one of love, which was devastatingly concluded far too soon. On Friday 19 August, 30-year-old Georgia McDonald…
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Healesville Primary School show off their Book Week costumes
Healesville Primary School students showed off their fantastic costumes for Book Week with a parade. There were lots of superheroes in attendance keeping everyone safe,…