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Aged care staff in MV struggling to be vaccinated

Staff in Meander Valley aged care facilities are facing long waits for vaccination against COVID-19. Initially it was believed that staff would be vaccinated at the same time as residents received the jab from visiting Federal Government teams.

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Deloraine High making a difference for the homeless

At Deloraine High School, our Grade 9 Project Based Learning class recently read a novel by Seven Herrick entitled The Simple Gift. In this book, a young person named Billy left his abusive household and became homeless.

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Three Valley arrests after Launceston climate demo

Three Meander Valley residents were recently arrested in their desperate bid to bring global warming to public attention.

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Bigger, better, open!

Ice cream aficionados would sum up Ashgrove’s $2m redevelopment in two words – creamy gelato! The gelato stand takes pride of place in the new building, which frankly, is simply more of everything. Larger windows into the factory, larger café, more outdoor dining, more Ashgrove products to buy, and curated tours for visitors.

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Hydrotherapy to warm up Westbury

For many years Westbury Health has supported and provided hydrotherapy services in the Meander Valley. These services were provided through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme for adults over 65 years, and now the services are available for everyone thanks to the support of Village Central in Westbury.