Entertainment
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Halloween on the Green returns to Ferny Creek Reserve
To raise funds for local schools, the iconic Hills tradition of Halloween on the Green will be returning to the Ferny Creek Recreation Reserve this…
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CURTAIN CALL: Lilydale and Upwey theatre shows
Burrinja Theatre, Upwey presents Rambal Rambal is an eight-piece band playing an electrifying mix of soul, blues and funk music who have been touring up…
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Halloween Spooktacular coming to Upwey
Residents are encouraged to get dressed up and enjoy a photo booth and games this Halloween, with around 20 shops in Upwey’s main street will…
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Fundraising for crisis relief service Support Act through music
On Friday 18 November, Local musicians will head to Emerald’s Gemco Theatre to raise funds for Support Act, a crisis relief service for workers in…
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“That’s how life is”: Anthony Breslin opens first major exhibition in over a decade
Anthony Breslin possesses an eerie ability to change your perspective, even after only a brief encounter with his softly-spoken demeanour. Despite the obvious pain he…
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Community grant sees expansion of sound art installation
Artist Peter Mcilwain’s Bird Child Spirit exhibition will feature in three new locations throughout the Yarra Ranges, thanks to a $9,955 grant from the Grants…
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International Lantern and Light Children’s Film Festival receives essential grant funding from council
A grant from Yarra Ranges Council has ensured the Lantern and Light International Children’s Film Festival will return in 2023, after the success of this…
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Life-like dolls on display in Emerald
A doll-maker for 20 years, Gembrook local Anne Lucas has owned her own online business for 12; selling kits, paints, hair and bodies. Initially taking…
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Public art project sees collaboration between young and old
When it came to getting involved in a collaborative art project with primary school children from Boronia K-12 College, 74-year-old Croydon resident Alexei couldn’t think…
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St Michael’s Cup Day Fair returns to kick off November
The St Michael’s Cup Day Fair is the next community event to be revived following the Covid-19 pandemic, returning to the church grounds on Tuesday…
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Friends on and off the stage
Emerald’s Mandy McGarrigle and Julie Day from Clematis have been friends for four decades, with their bond cemented during an international tour of Julie’s play…
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Hills’ youth to make their voices heard
Community members are invited to attend a dining and entertainment event to hear the voices of young people in the Hills speak about the issues…