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Paul Roos speaks at Reconciliation Week event about creating safe spaces
Following on from Adam Goodes’ appearance in 2021’s Our Country, Our Future, Our Shared Responsibility event hosted by Yarra Ranges Council for National Reconciliation Week,…
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Disability Employment Services championing opportunities in the Yarra Ranges
Finding a job can be hard enough at the best of times, but all-abilities opportunities can be hard to come across for disabled people in…
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Two vehicles collided on highway entrance to Yarra Junction
Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Station St and Warburton Highway in Yarra Junction at around 6pm on Thursday 26…
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Legalise Cannabis Australia eyes state election after increase in support
With a surprising federal election result bringing Legalise Cannabis Australia to the possibility of a federal Senate seat, the party is now eyeing the Victorian…
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Bill amendment to deter dangerous protest activities in timber harvesting zones.
The State Government has introduced an amendment to the Sustainable Forests Timber Bill to ensure stronger penalties are faced by protesters who put timber workers’…
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Wurundjeri successful in purchasing William Barak artworks
Wurundjeri elders and descendents of William Barak are rejoicing after hearing the news that two of his artworks will be returning to Country after successful…
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200 jobs set to be created by social housing boost
The Victorian Government has announced the $3 million Social Housing Employment Program which will help create 200 jobs through a partnership between Jobs Victoria and…
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Barak’s artworks up for auction in New York
The descendents of Wurundjeri artist and Ngurungaeta William Barak are calling on the community to help raise funds to purchase two of his artworks going…
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EACH closing Covid-19 testing clinic in Yarra Junction
The EACH-run Covid-19 Testing Clinic in Yarra Junction will close permanently this Friday 27 May 2022 at 4pm. For those who still wish to seek…
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Community organisations band together to reduce waste
Recycling Victoria has sparked a new initiative in the Yarra and Dandenong Ranges, encouraging residents to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills, funded…
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Win for conservationists as Yellingbo landscape expands
Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater is thrilled to hear of the expansion of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area in Yellingbo after the land was…
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Reported sightings of platypus killed by hair ties
Hair ties are becoming a common issue plaguing the humble platypus in the Yarra River. The Australian Platypus Conservancy has received two reports of deaths…
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