News
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Community feedback opens for Yarra Junction
Yarra Junction community members are being invited to share their vision for the future of the town, as Council seeks feedback to help inform the…
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The Voice: ‘It’s long overdue constitutional change that we need’
With the Indigenous Voice to Parliament (The Voice) referendum date set for October, the discussion around the yes or no vote has picked up in…
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Three time’s the charm
Mortgage holders will be quietly celebrating this month as the RBA cash rate is revealed to the public. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has…
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Recycled car batteries power a climb for cancer
On Saturday 2 September, the sound of thundering boots echoed from the stairs of the Melbourne’s Crown Metropol. Two of these boots belonged to Hillcrest…
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The best kind of reunion to celebrate Father’s Day
A Healesville Family couldn’t hide the tears when they had an emotional reunion with the lifesavers of their father on Father’s Day, Sunday 3 September.…
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I wandered lonely as a cloud
For many, bruised by school experience, poetry is still some old fashioned literary form found in foxed and faded pages of books on bottom shelves…
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Grand finals go off
Warburton-Millgrove D Grade netball took on Powelltown on Grand final day on Saturday 2 September. They started strong and Powelltown came out firing too but…
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Lachlan Hutton wanted on warrant
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Lachlan Hutton. The 19-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to theft and drug related offences.…
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Solar power for hills pavilion
Community sporting clubs in the hills will save on energy, while having a resilient community hub in emergencies, thanks to a partnership with the Australian…
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Shrubs and Grubs
The Yarra Junction Library is hosting a garden chat with radio presenter and garden guru Virginia Heywood. This event is scheduled to take place on…
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Alarming statistics reveal child car restraint misuse in Yarra Ranges
More than 70 per cent of child car restraints checked in Yarra Ranges between May and July this year were incorrectly fitted or used, according…
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New research on rat poison endangering powerful owl
Rat poisons are detrimental to the health of native wildlife, including the endangered powerful owl, new research has revealed. In the Deakin University led study,…