{"id":7099,"date":"2026-08-06T14:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?page_id=7099"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:46:24","slug":"melba-community-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/melba-community-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Melba Community News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7099\" class=\"elementor elementor-7099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6072d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6072d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43be50ac e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43be50ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NRW-3-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7952f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7952f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0e2b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/melba-community-news\/june-2026\/\">June 2026<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d3e84 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7952f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7952f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0e2b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/melba-community-news\/may-2026\/\">May 2026<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d3e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"f0d3e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s been a busy time for the 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