Message delivered on dodgy Mt Eve reception
Telstra will soon have the opportunity to begin construction of a 25-metre tall mobile telecommunications tower in Mount Evelyn, after a lease was approved...
Six lives lost at weekend
Victorian roads claimed the lives of six people this unofficial long weekend, leaving families mourning and picking up the pieces.
During Operation Amity police detected...
Role model recognised
Yarra Ranges Council’s Young Citizen of the Year is 17-year-old Upper Yarra resident, Ashlee Shotter.
Ms Shotter devotes her time to numerous initiatives, including at...
Healesville sporting clubs kick goals
Healesville Soccer Club and Healesville Futsal Club are Yarra Ranges Council’s Community Group of the Year.
The clubs were recognised for their joint efforts in...
A work of art
Reggie Clark was recognised with the Mayor’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the arts.
Ms Clark has had a lifelong connection to art....
Our top Aussies
The Yarra Ranges’ brightest community-minded residents have been recognised with Australia Day honours as part of Yarra Ranges Council’s Australia Day Awards on 26...
Healing the country, healing people
The Firestick Program has been recognised as Yarra Ranges Council’s Environmentalist of the Year following a year where bushfires had a devastating impact across...
CFA fires up at tourists
CFA volunteers across the hills have expressed their fears over the high volume of tourists flocking to Mt Dandenong and parking “carelessly” over emergency...
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Kids club
An afternoon kids club will run at Belgrave South Baptist Church on Monday afternoons for students in grades four to six.
Afternoon tea and...
Police hit the road for long weekend
With the Australia Day long weekend upon us, police are placing an extra focus on road policing, warning drivers escaping to regional Victoria to...
Hoon taskforce welcomed
A new police operation set up to target hoon driving across the Yarra Ranges has been welcomed by members of the local community.
Operation Deliver...
Drugs, weapons seized in Montrose raid
Prohibited weapons, poisons and a large quantity of drugs were seized during an early morning raid in Montrose this week.
Croydon Taskforce Unit officers attended...
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EarlyAct: Getting in on the “Act” at Emerald Primary School
In May 2024 the Rotary Club of Emerald and Dist. formally launched an EarlyAct Club at Emerald Primary School. EarlyAct is a service club...
