EPA encourages community to report illegal dumping
After discovering illegal dumping of chemicals in the Dandenong Ranges because of a community tip-off, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging members of...
Reaching out to those most in need
For most people, 2021 has been both difficult and challenging. For Cheryll Roach, it has been a year of tragedy and heartache.
“When my dad...
Township tidy-ups underway
Yarra Ranges Council infrastructure teams are conducting additional township tidy-ups across the region to get villages, towns and urban centres in shape for a...
Second annual Light Up event a success
Anyone taking a walk through Upwey Main Street over the weekend would have seen the festive spirit come to life in the second annual...
20-12 Belgrave Park playspace upgrade completed
The Belgrave Lake Park Playspace has received a $1.2 million face lift with the renewal project officially being completed on Thursday 16 December.
The project...
Gembrook Parks depot closing?
A number of residents in the Gembrook area are growing concerned that the local Parks depot may be closed in the near future and...
Have yourself a merry literary Christmas
Christmas is coming and there's no way escaping it... Oh wait, there is. After a scrumptious meal with families and friends – and especially...
The State Government forms the first landscape conservation area
Some 3,000 hectares of biodiversity rich land and water frontages throughout the Yarra Ranges and Cardinia Shire will be preserved under a new ten...
Getting prepared for bushfire season
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is continuing to prepare Greater Melbourne for the upcoming bushfire season, building on fuel management works conducted throughout the...
CFA donate funds for Community meals
Ferntree Gully CFA has donated $686 to Foothills Community Care, with the money raised from members of the brigade.
The money was donated by members...
Local manufacturers producing new uniforms for CFA brigades
CFA has announced four Victorian suppliers will deliver more than 30,000 sets of the new CFA work wear ensemble to volunteer members across the...
Drivers urged to stay safe these holidays
Residents throughout the Hills and Dandenong Ranges are being urged to stay safe and drive sensibly as we head into one of the most...
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Living Gluten Free
No bread, pasta, vegemite or pizza, ever again - or at least, not in quite the way I remember it. Don’t even get me...
