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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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Total fire ban today as temperature soars
Friday 17 February has been declared a Total Fire Ban Day for Central Victoria, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a top temperature of 38…
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Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants reopen
The latest round of the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program is now open, offering primary schools and early learning centres in the Upper Yarra a…
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Coordinated response required to reduce road trauma
After a Wandin North crash took the life of a man over the weekend, concerns continue to be raised regarding the safety of our roads.…
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Seville crash in January claims second life
A second person has died following a tragic three-way collison in Seville last month. The driver of one of the vehicles, a 48-year-old Mooroolbark man,…
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Bringing easy access to an AED to the Upper Yarra
Paramedics do everything in their power to race to the scene of a medical emergency, but any bit of help from the public on the…
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