News
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Emergency relief prep in full swing for hot summer ahead
Summer is coming in hot this year and local emergency services are getting prepared – with one organisation tackling the resource management and planning for…
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Optus outages cause chaos across the nation
Yarra Ranges residents are among millions across the country to have been forcefully disconnected as Optus experienced its worst network outage. Across the country, those…
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Rates set to rise again for mortgage holders and home buyers
Another interest rate hike will push up mortgage repayments, erode borrowing power and keep a lid on festive season spending. The 13th cash rate increase…
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A Family Fun Day for our faunal emblems
A 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 rise
The 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 response
The 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 Wandin
Monbulk 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 ahead
The 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 Day
Yarra 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 connection
As 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 Narbethong
The 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 2024
The 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…