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Walking is for everyone!
Star Weekly photographer Damjan Janeksi visited a weekly walking group in Mernda, hosted by Whittlesea U3A, an activity group for retirees. The group walks every…
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Spring brings swoop warning
With spring upon us, people are again being warned to look out for swooping birds when they go outside. Simon Ruff, senior wildlife projects officer…
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Paramedic blood donations change more than 1400 lives
The Emergency Services Blood Drive has drawn to a close, with Team Ambulance Victoria (AV) donations impacting more than 1400 lives. The annual blood drive…
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Don’t get stuck on hold, register your burn-off online
As hundreds of thousands of Victorians begin preparing for the fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs online, through the…
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Teaching scholarships now open
The state government is providing free degrees for student teachers to try and boost workforce numbers across Victoria, with round two of teaching scholarships now…
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Council offers green initiatives
Hume council is offering all-age programs to connect residents with nature. One of these is the council’s bushtucker or Indigenous cultural gardens, which it said…
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Under-quoting task-force made permanent.
The state government will make the under-quoting task-force permanent to crackdown on dubious conduct in the real estate industry. Minister for Consumer Affairs Gabrielle Williams…
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Sporting Clubs Score Grants Boost
Grants of up to $5000 for grassroots clubs to improve the skills and knowledge of volunteers, coaches and officials – helping clubs across the state…
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Help make double the difference
West Welcome Wagon (WWW) launched its ‘Double the Difference’ campaign on Sunday, September 1 For the month, every dollar that was donated by the community…
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Don’t get stuck on hold, register your burn-off online
As hundreds of thousands of Victorians start preparing their property for fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs online, through…
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Ambos roll up their sleeves to save lives in other ways
A team of paramedics, First Responders, and staff from Ambulance Victoria (AV) have made 480 donations as part of an annual blood drive by Australian…
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CFA rolling up their sleeves
CFA members from across Victoria have saved around 3000 lives by making over 1000 donations during this year’s Emergency Services Blood Drive. Their contributions included…
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