L2P Program Community Feedback

Council’s Youth Services L2P program provides driving practice to learner drivers (under 21 years) who do not have access to a supervising driver or vehicle. Learner drivers who are struggling to meet their mandatory 120 hours are matched with a fully licensed community member to work towards driving practice for their Probationary License.  All mentor volunteers undertake a selection and training process to become supervising drivers....

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Detox Your Home Update

On Saturday September 7, Council held a mobile Detox Your Home drop off service in Lilydale in conjunction with neighbouring Councils.   The Detox Your Home Program is administered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with Local Governments. Interesting stats from the day: ·         1,037 participants attended on the day ·         Residents...

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Sustainability Recognised - At Home and Afar...

Council's Learning for Sustainability (or LfS) team works with local schools to teach students about the environment and sustainable living in a fun and practical way.  And recently, a couple of the programs (which are developed and run collaboratively with local schools) have caught the attention of both the State Government, as well as the international community. The team's HabitAT Schools program...

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Find Your Way - New Tourist Maps

   New maps and signs in popular Yarra Ranges towns are making life easier for tourists while supporting local business at the same time. The town signs have been erected in Lilydale, Healesville, Coldstream, Yarra Glen, Warburton, Seville, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Belgrave, Olinda, Mt Evelyn, Kallista, Montrose, Monbulk and Mt Dandenong. Council partnered with Yarra Ranges Regional Marketing to create the signs. The maps and signs...

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Stormsafe Week 2013

Be StormSafe before the storm hits Storms inflicted $1.1 billion in loss and damage on Victoria in 2011 alone. That's $3 million a day or $128,000 an hour. Much of this damage is preventable. That's why Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) is holding StormSafe Week September 9-15. StormSafe Week encourages everyone to be better prepared for the threat of storms in the community. This year's theme is "prepare now or pay later", highlighting...

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Selling Your Car?

If this year's Spring Cleaning routine involves getting rid of your car, you'll most likely be selling it to an eager buyer. But before you put it out for sale, you may want to consider how you advertise your vehicle... Did you know, for instance, that it is actually illegal to advertise cars for sale on Council land? Council's Local Law around advertising cars for sale on Council land has been around...

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