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How Melbourne Water can help you save your local creek
The Liveable Communities Liveable Waterways (LCLW) grant program is open for applications to new participants throughout the Port Phillip and Westernport region, which includes the…
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Wind warning issued for Friday morning
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning local residents of damaging wind gusts in the region on Friday 4 October. Damaging wind gusts of around 90…
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Deja vu as Warburton Highway, Seville East the scene of multi-car crash
A multi-vehicle collision shut down the notorious stretch of the Warburton Highway in Seville East on Sunday 29 September. Eight CFA units were called out…
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Three… ways to entertain the kids this school holidays
With the final week of the summer school holidays almost over, many parents in Australia are starting to run out of ideas to keep their…
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Dee Slip Bridge remains closed after three years
Eildon MP Cindy McLeish has renewed her calls for the Dee Slip Bridge on the popular O’Shannassy Aqueduct Trail to be replaced or repaired. The…
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Making every step count: Yarra Valley Water staff walk for WaterAid
Yarra Valley Water staff are stepping up this week in support WaterAid Australia’s annual Walk for Water initiative. Millions of women and children walk over…
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Dingo unprotection order extended in the east until 2028
The immediate future of dingo management in Victoria has been decided, with the Victorian Government outlining what protections the native canines will have in different…
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Fire starts inside garbage truck in Yarra Junction
Upper Yarra residents may have witnessed smoke in the area following a fire incident that unfurled in the town centre. A CFA spokesperson confirmed crews…
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Expanded support for storm-impacted Victorian councils
The outer-eastern councils of Yarra Ranges, Knox and Cardinia are set for extended to support to recover from the storms in August this year. The…
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UYCE’s Community Grants open for applications
Last financial year UYCE / Community Banks Warburton & Yarra Junction funded 37 worthy projects through their Community Grants program, returning $144,185 back to the…
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Astonishing facts found in new stroke report
According to a new report conducted by the Stroke Foundation, the number of Australians experiencing strokes over the past year is the highest it has…
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‘Eroded’ and ‘impacted’ fiscal position voiced by local councils
The reality of ‘eroded’ and ‘impacted’ service delivery by local council’s was voiced in front of State MPs as a passionate plea for adjustments to…