VCAL to be merged into VCE in 2023
As part of the 2022/23 State Budget being released on Tuesday 3 May, the State Government has announced the Victorian Certificate of Education and...
Changes to firearms storage coming at the end of August
Victoria Police have announced changes to firearms storage will be in place from August 30 2022.
From the date, firearms must be stored in a...
Inflation pushes prices up
With underlying inflation hitting its highest level since 2009, residents in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley are seeing prices increase across the board.
The...
Council welcomes changes to remuneration allowances
At a council meeting on Tuesday 26 April, Yarra Ranges Council voted to approve the new mayor, deputy mayor and councillor remuneration package increases...
Lysterfield South man charged over 2019 shooting
Police have charged a 44-year-old Lysterfield South man following a fatal shooting in Dandenong in 2019.
The man is the third to be charged after...
Yarra Ranges Council seeking government support for 3D mapping of erosion
With some topographical maps of the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley using data from over 50 years ago, Yarra Ranges Council is hoping to...
Knox City Council releases draft budget for community feedback
With Knox City Council releasing their draft 2022-23 budget online, Ferntree Gully residents will see the maximum amount of rate increases allowed as council...
Township groups organise online meet the candidate event
Several township groups based in the Casey electorate have organised a meet the candidates forum, with a focus on young, new and undecided voters.
Taking...
Candidates condemn signage vandalisation
Candidates in the Casey election have asked for supporters and the local community to stop vandalising campaign signage.
Several election signs from different candidates across...
Police stop man more than three times over the legal limit on Anzac Day
A 33-year-old man was pulled over by police on Narcissus Avenue in Boronia with more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in...
Local charity finds support from council and VicForests
Perched atop a hill in The Patch under clear blue skies, three people eagerly await delivery of the huge bodies of trees felled by...
Yarra Valley local photographing for mental health
Yarra Valley locals now have a safe space for photography lovers to share their mental health journies thanks to David Eastham.
Mr Eastham has created...
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Backing Men’s Sheds
Government is backing men’s health and wellbeing with new grants to strengthen and expand men’s sheds across the state.
Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros...
