Ranges Trader Star Mail
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Asthma suffers urged to prepare this thunderstorm asthma season
Asthma Australia is urging people with asthma or hay fever to take steps now to protect themselves, as south-eastern Australia enters its high-risk thunderstorm asthma…
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Change your smoke alarm and stay alive
With an alarming 3000 house fires occurring in Victoria annually – that’s almost ten house fires every single day – RACV is encouraging Victorians to…
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Yarra Ranges residents drive fire mitigation efforts
On the topic of bushfire risk, research and emergency plans, the roles of governmental departments, councils and CFAs tend to appear front and centre. The…
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A novel about grief and hope
The Burrow, by Australian author Melanie Cheng, was shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. The slim novel (only 185 pages) begins with this quote from…
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CARTOON: Grand Final mess and time savings
The 2025 AFL season is now over, with Brisbane Lions becoming back-to-back premiers, beating Geelong Cats by 47 points in the Grand Final. Now it’s…
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Spotlight on the unbeaten
In a rare sporting feat, four local clubs across the Dandenongs, Hills and Yarra Valley have completed perfect seasons in 2025, each going through their…
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Tea, talk and mateship at Emerald
As part of this year’s Victorian Seniors Festival, Fernlea Community House in Emerald is extending a warm invitation to local men aged 60 and over…
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Clematis artist captures the spirit of Emerald Glades resident
A chance encounter on a sunny day in Emerald has sparked a connection that now hangs proudly on the wall of an aged care resident’s…
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Spring artworks on show
Spring is in the air, and a local gallery has a wonderful array of artwork open to the public until 18 October. Sherbrooke Art Society…
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Changes to Knox Budget
Knox City Councillors have voted in favour of amendments to the 2025-26 budget, which highlighted cost escalations in construction materials and operational savings, along with…
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Exciting new era for Monbulk Bowls
With the spring and summer sunshine not far away, the change in weather signals that the lawn bowls season is nearly upon us. This year,…
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Colouring comp kids having a blast!
The month of August saw a local police station fill up with colour and creativity for a colouring competition open to primary school kids in…
