Snippets: Dandenong Ranges Music Council Music Advisory Collective launch
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Heads up to all musicians, composers, instrument makers, music creatives of all genres. You are invited to the Launch of the Music Advisory...
Upwey ’Eggstravaganza’ marks the end of March
With local traders looking to build community spirit after the pandemic, Hills locals can expect an evening of festivities in Upwey on Thursday 30...
Shakespeare in the hills
A wild romp through the Italian countryside and one of Shakespeare’s zanier comedies, Much Ado About Nothing is currently being put on by a...
Art Society on display in Ferntree Gully
Works by the members of the Ferntree Gully Art Society are the newest art to be featured in the light boxes at Horologist Lane,...
Q and A with Emerald-based photographer James Hughes
The Star Mail spoke to Emerald-based photographer James Hughes in this week's Q&A.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself!
Hmmm. Something fun…… I used to...
Local artists set to open up their homes in Open Studios
More than 50 local artists will have their work showcased in this year's Dandenong Ranges Open Studios event, which marks its 20th year in...
Documentary screening in Belgrave highlights Black Cockatoo plight
At Belgrave’s Cameo Cinemas on Thursday 16 February, a documentary about the crisis facing Western Australia’s Black Cockatoo species was screened in an attempt...
From the Upper Gully Market to professionally published
The last time the Star Mail spoke to Dennis Luke in early 2022, he was busy selling his self-published book at the Upper Gully...
Dandenong Ranges Music Council to host first Youth Music Awards since 2019
The Dandenong Ranges Music Council (DRMC) will host its Youth Music Awards Concert on Sunday 2 April from 2pm, the first time the event...
Monbulk’s buttefly haven takes flight
When now-Monbulk local Yvonne Duke moved to Australia from New Zealand in the 2000s, she realised education about the prolific Monarch butterfly wasn't as...
Royal Australian Navy band to perform Dandenong Ranges inspired composition
On 25 March at The Memo in Healesville, the Melbourne Royal Australian Navy wind band will perform a composition inspired by the Dandenong Ranges....
Hills local makes Australian Idol’s Top 12 contestants
Before the announcement she had progressed into the Top 12 contestants on this year's Australian Idol, Selby local Anya Hynninen received a touchdown from...
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Greater glider death in the Yarra Ranges National Park prompts more...
The death of an endangered Greater Glider in the Yarra Ranges National Park at the site of tree removal has prompted further calls from...
