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Family Webinars

Are you looking for more information and resources for your family? Watch our series of webinars here.

The Family and Children’s Services team at Yarra Ranges Council are committed to supporting families and keeping our community connected.

Stay in touch with the Family and Children's Services team online until our regular face to face programming is back in action by liking and following the Yarra Ranges Families Facebook Page

Parenting Through Stress & Isolation

In this practical webinar for parents and carers of children aged 0-12 years Bec Filliponi takes you through simple strategies to increase your ability to regulate your emotions while parenting and dealing with stress and isolation.

Mindful Parents

Practice mindful moments in your daily life. Train the brain for a sense of calm, self compassion and kindness. Participants explore how mindfulness physically changes our brain, behaviour & transforms our relationships.

Connection Based Parenting

How to build better brains and relationships for all ages. Learn how to use games, play and connection to help regulate your child’s stress responses.

Reconnecting After Trauma

Learn how stress and trauma impact brain and behaviour. Practical ideas that can help restore calm, safety and connection to your family.

Taming the Tiger

Identify the emotional triggers in yourself and your family that lead to anger, understand the science and function of emotions, explore coping skills, resourcing, effective communication and practical tools and techniques to help restore calm and emotional health to your family.

Kinder and School Transition: Let’s talk about differences

There are so many differences between home, kinder and school for a child, so how can we help them to become more familiar?

Kinder and School Transition: Getting Skills Ready

In supporting our children in their transition to kinder and school, let’s consider what they need and how we can provide it for them.

Kinder and School Readiness: Brain Development and Play Based Learning

This presentation explores how we can support our child’s development and how play and positive interactions build kinder and school readiness skills.

Kinder and School Readiness: When can my child start?

Parents often ask, when will their child be ready to start Kinder or school? The transition from home, to early childhood education and onto school are important milestones for both children and their families.

Yarra Ranges Shire Council
P.O. Box 105, Anderson Street
Lilydale, VIC 3140

P 1300 368 333
F (03) 9735 4249
E mail@yarraranges.vic.gov.au

Yarra Ranges Council respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.

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Due to a minor technical issue maps are currently not displaying on the property page. This does not prevent applications being submitted and you can continue to logde your planning application.

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Tenders

Due to ongoing network issues, tenders with a closing date of 18 November 2020 will be extended. Further advice and revised closing dates will be provided as soon as Council’s systems are up and running. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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Online services temporarily unavailable

Some of our online services will be temporarily unavailable from 6.30pm 16 October 2020 to 7am 19 October 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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Belgrave Outdoor Pool reopening 12 October

Our Water Play Parks are open from 28 September. The Belgrave Outdoor Pool will reopen from 12 October with strict measures in place. All other outdoor pools except Olinda will reopen on 27-28 November, with Olinda reopening on 5 December. Current social distancing rules still apply. For more information about stage 4 restrictions visit the DHHS website at https://dhhs.vic.gov.au

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Changes to senior support services

Some services have been modified or temporarily cancelled as a result of stage four restrictions. Meals on wheels continues to operate as normal.

Visit our Support for seniors page for more information

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Transfer stations reopening

Waste Transfer Stations will be open to community members from 28 October. Community members must still adhere to any government restrictions (such as wearing a mask and maintaining 1.5m distance from others). Contact Waste Transfer Stations directly for more information about opening hours and accepted materials.

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Delays due to COVID-19

Due to Stage 4 COVID19 restrictions, there will be an indefinite delay for hard copy plan requests due to Council Building access.

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Current restrictions and exercise

Parks, playgrounds, outdoor exercise equipment and skateparks are now open.

Outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people.
You must not travel more than 25km from where you live.

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COVID-19 update

Due to the Coronavirus situation a number of services have been temporarily cancelled or modified. Further details are listed in the services below.

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Volunteer registrations on hold

Unfortunately due to COVID-19 restrictions, registrations for Council volunteering are currently on hold.

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Venues update

In line with the latest government restrictions, some Council facilities such as Venues for Hire, Cultural and Community Centres remain closed until further notice.

Other community venues such as Living and Learning Centres and Libraries may be operating in a limited capacity.

Specific updates will be added to the relevant pages as soon as they become available.

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Technical issues

Family Webinars

Parenting Through Stress & Isolation

Mindful Parents

Connection Based Parenting

Reconnecting After Trauma

Taming the Tiger

Kinder and School Transition: Let’s talk about differences

Kinder and School Transition: Getting Skills Ready

Kinder and School Readiness: Brain Development and Play Based Learning

Kinder and School Readiness: When can my child start?

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