Clean up your act!





I went on a tour with the ladies from TRAC the other day and this is what I came across when on Mt Dandenong Tourist Road in Montrose. Dumped rubbish and some even looked like industrial waste. I just cant understand why some one would do this, obviously they have a complete disregard and no respect for the all who live around this area and in fact the whole Yarra Valley! Although I imagine it would be quiet hard to track down the culprits, rest assured if we do find out be prepared to face the consequences!

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Win for Yarra Valley Tourism


 
 
 
 
 
Very exciting news today!

Minister King ( Federal Minister for Regional Services) recently announced the success of our joint Regional Development Australia Fund application with Yarra Valley Railway for $3.56M for the $9M Yarra Valley Regional Tourist Precinct and Rail Link Reconstruction Project. Minister King made the announcement at 11:30am in Yarra Glen today.

The steam heritage railway will be a unique, historical and iconic drawcard for visitors to the already popular Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges tourist destination. We believe this project unlocks the full potential of arguably what will become the most beautiful tourist railways in Australia.

The railway is estimated to attract 200,000 visitors each year and generate $35 million with the flow on benefits to our community and local business significant. The importance of the project to the tourism product of the Yarra Valley was evident at the announcement with notable business leaders attending, including representatives from the Healesville Chamber of Commerce, Rochford Winery, RACV Club and Yarra Valley Chocolateria and Ice Creamery.

Council has committed $250,000 plus resources to the project and will enjoy a continued and positive working partnership with Yarra Valley Railway to see the railway become a reality.

Fair to say, the Yarra Valley Railway and broader Yarra Valley community is very excited by this announcement.

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Immunisation Survey









The topic of immunisation has been circulating around in the media over the last few days, and some of it has been a bit misleading...

A recent Herald Sun article and piece on the Sunrise program implies that in the Yarra Ranges 236 children aged five years had not had any vaccinations at all. These statistics do not take into account the parents who chose to delay the vaccinations administered to four-year-old children until after they had turned six, or the children who had received part of the full vaccination program.

The figures quoted were obtained from the National Health Performance Authority and were calculated using information relating only to the 2011-2012 period.

The latest Department of Health quarterly statistics indicate that over the past 12 months our Immunisation team has achieved 90% coverage in the three age groups we are tested on. We’re hopeful that this is an indication that more residents are choosing to follow Victorian recommendations.

The recent media coverage highlights the continuing discussion around immunisation and we are keen to hear your thoughts on the issue.

We have re-opened a survey around immunisation services in the area – a survey we have used in the past to gather the public’s thoughts and experiences in a safe, unbiased and confidential way.

If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please fill in the online survey here

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