Students facing hardship at Box Hill Institute supported after celebrity chef fundraiser
Box Hill Institute raised $17,500 to help students struggling to make ends meet with the help of their alumni and celebrity chefs Guy Grossi...
Saws down as state’s forest logging firm gets the chop
A state-owned forestry company is being wound up after a ban on logging native trees, legal troubles and battles with environment and wildlife groups.
Victoria's...
Police search for missing man last seen in The Basin
Police have posted to social media for any information on a young man last seen in The Basin
Matthew has been missing since 14...
Frustrated story reborn as good lesson
The story of a Yarra Ranges resident becomes the basic source of a course for Year 11 and 12 students in Victoria.
James Wood has...
Knox Community Awards program
Nominations are open for the 2024 Knox Community Awards.
Over 17,000 volunteers make a positive difference in our community. Honour their valuable work by...
Cat desexing grants opened to help councils tackle overpopulation
At the start of March, the Victorian Government announced a renewed push to address the overpopulation of cats with a $300,000 trial program and...
Ending an extraordinary career with a big farewell
Upwey High School teacher, Grant Nichol has retired after 35 years from an extraordinary career that made it hard to move on from.
Teachers are...
Alternative motion quashes concerns about ‘vexatious requests’ and ‘serial complainants’ at Yarra Ranges Council...
Yarra Ranges councillors have discussed some key proposals they hope to put forward to the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) as motions for the...
Community Diary: Mental Health Course in Upwey
Upwey Men's Shed is hosting a two week Mental Health First Aid course for interested community members on 16 & 23 March and has...
MP fights for aged care respite funding after $200,000 cut
La Trobe MP Jason Wood has called on Federal Aged Care Minister Mark Butler to reinstate the level of funding provided to aged care...
Taskforce report discusses the future of sustainably funding aged care
The Aged Task Taskforce set to work by the Australian Government released its final report on Monday 11 March, looking into how the sector...
Financial hardship grants available for AusNet customers
AusNet has announced it will provide hardship grants for eligible AusNet residential and business customers who were without power as a result of severe...
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Committal set for driver accused of fatal pub crash
A driver accused of crashing into a Victorian pub beer garden, killing five people, will return to court in September for a committal hearing.
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