Menzies Creek Primary School a great place to learn
It is my privilege to be the Principal at Menzies Creek Primary School. It is a great opportunity to be supporting and working with...
Honouring Lucy’s Legacy for Brain Tumour Awareness Month
A Lilydale family is honouring their daughter's memory to raise awareness of paediatric cancers during Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
Nicole and Brian McAleer’s eldest...
Foodscraps can now be added to green bins in Knox LGA
Residents from Ferntree Gully, The Basin, Boronia and Bayswater can now start adding food scraps to their green bins alongside garden cuttings.
Knox City Council...
Upwey-Belgrave RSL opens new playground thanks to government grant
Upwey-Belgrave RSL’s new playground was a hit on ANZAC Day, as the sub-branch takes another step in the effort to attract young veterans.
The playground...
Police searching for missing Person last seen in Mt. Evelyn
Police are asking for assistance to locate 15-year-old Aaliyah, who was last seen on Francis Cr, Mount Evelyn on Monday 1 May.
Aaliyah wore black...
Local SES volunteers honoured by artwork
artwork popped up across Emerald to celebrate the SES Unit, as part of Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) on 17 May.
Volunteers spent two days painting...
Company fined $70,000 after worker loses four fingers at Bayswater North factory
A Bayswater North-based aluminium window and door manufacturer has been fined $70,000 after a worker lost four fingers while operating a saw at its...
Puffing Billy celebrates pays tribute to ‘change makers’ during national volunteer week
Puffing Billy Railway is celebrating National Volunteer Week 2023 by honouring its dedicated volunteers who have contributed to the railway's evolution throughout the years.
This...
Voters asked to justify missing the polls at 2022 state election
People who missed heading to the polls at the 2022 state election will soon be asked to explain their absence, and risk being fined...
Minor Magnitude earthquake shakes Ferntree Gully
A 2.5 magnitude minor earthquake occurred in East Melbourne on Tuesday 16 May at 11.15 am with an epicentre in Ferntree Gully.
Jonathan Griffin, a...
Maroondah Hospital volunteer kiosk closes after 45 years and $5 million raised
A sad farewell was held at Maroondah Hospital on Monday 16 May, as the much-loved Auxiliary Kiosk was closed after 45 years of service.
By...
Police continue to investigate 2020 assault in Boronia
Police are continuing to investigate an assault that occurred in Boronia in 2022, and have released the images of two men who may be...
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Yarra Ranges Council release draft budget to the public
Yarra Ranges Council released its draft budget for 2024-25 for community consultation at the Tuesday 23 April council meeting.
The council’s draft budget has to...
