Halloween festival cancelled again
The much loved Halloween on the Green has had to bow out again for 2021, leaving organisers disappointed for a second year in a...
Oh dear, the deer are on the loose
The feral deer problem in the Dandenong Ranges is not uncommon but for residents living in Sassafras they are battling deer of a different...
Escaping to the Dandenong Ranges
The itch to get away from home, travel further than a limited kilometre radius and experience the outdoors is far greater than it ever...
Freedom reigns
For 262 days, metropolitan Melbourne faced the toughest and longest lockdown in the world, making the taste of freedom sweeter than ever.
Cafes, restaurants...
Vax targets see restrictions ease
After record vaccination rates that will soon see Victoria become one of the most vaccinated places in the world, the state is set on...
A cash splash for Monbulk schools
More Monbulk students will be protected from the sun’s damaging rays after the Victorian Government provided funding for more shade in school playgrounds and...
The Belgrave wizard’s birthday
He’s Belgrave’s very own urban legend but the man behind the clothes is just that, a man who has lived an extraordinary life.
At...
Endless discovery at Puffing Billy
Students will be ready to explore, interact, and learn in 2022 with the launch of Puffing Billy Railway’s first curriculum-based Education program, Endless Discovery.
Linked...
Council values our history, past, present and future
Yarra Ranges Council draft council plan for 2021-25 titled Safer, Stronger, Together should be adopted later this month.
From a heritage perspective, it is wonderful...
Young writer shines through
Not many children know at his age what they want to do in the future but for Cruze Marsh from Boronia, becoming a writer...
YAVA Gallery mentors young adults
Several young adults are taking part in a mentoring program with YAVA Gallery, part of a Yarra Ranges Council Covid-19 recovery funding.
YAVA created...
Melbourne’s citizen scientists celebrate 20 years of the Frog Census
One of Melbourne Water’s most popular volunteer programs has hopped to a major milestone this spring – marking its 20th anniversary.
The Frog Census...
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Nominations for the Victorian Volunteer Awards 2025 are now open
Victorians have been called upon to celebrate the everyday heroes as nominations are now open for the Victorian Volunteer Awards 2025 – recognising the...
