Forgotten bunnies put hopes in special day
By Derek Schlennstedt
They can bring so much joy into your life, so this National Pet Adoption Day, why not consider making your...
Ride to save RSL
By Peter Douglas
A bunch of big-hearted bikies are set to descend on the Upwey-Belgrave RSL on Sunday 4 February to raise much-needed...
Australia day winners
By Derek Schlennstedt
The Yarra Ranges Council Australia Day awards on 26 January recognised a diverse range of people from across the shire,...
Music, dance and food mark survival
By Derek Schlennstedt
While thousands of Victorians marked Australia Day as a day of celebration, hundreds of Hills residents came together on Friday...
‘Brekky’ before honours on our day
By Peter Douglas
The Cockatoo community enjoyed a rousing Australia Day breakfast at the beautiful Alma Treloar Reserve on Friday 26 January.
With loyal...
Jill earns top honour
By Peter Douglas
Mount Evelyn’s Jill Ludwell has been included among the illustrious Australia Day Honours list for 2018.
A long-time leader with the...
Australia Day OAM honour for retired police inspector
By Derek Schlennstedt
‘Them and us;’ the term was often the prescribed description of the yawning gap between police and Aboriginal relations and...
Top Australia Day honours for selfless citizens
By Derek Schlennstedt
There are some amazing people within our community and this year’s Australia Day Awards proves exactly that.
Dandenong Ranges residents...
‘Crushing’ results for hoons
By Derek Schlennstedt
Two people have been arrested in an anti-hoon operation on Wednesday 24 January, when police executed four warrants across parts...
Nothing but net
Upwey-Tecoma footballers will soon have an improved football ground and their neighbours will have peace-of-mind.
In November, 2017, Yarra Ranges Council endorsed the 2018 Capital...
Yellingbo firies recognised
By Kath Gannaway
Yellingbo CFA volunteers Bruce Logan, Neville Sargeant, Gary Nixon, John Christie, Cliff Williams and Sue Williams between them have hundreds...
Chainsaw artists carve it up
By Derek Schlennstedt
At 1pm on Sunday 21 January record crowds gathered at the SkyHigh Mount Dandenong Chainsaw Carving Championships to witness some of...
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Great prestige for Upwey Girl Guides
The Girl Guides in Upwey had a special ceremony just before Christmas of 2024 awarding and celebrating three of its members for some of...
