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...
Men still without shed
Upwey Men’s Shed members are itching to get their hands busy with community projects, as they eagerly await an agreement from Yarra Ranges Council...
Developer pushes on to VCAT
The developer proposing a multi-level facility in the heart of Belgrave is taking his application to VCAT following a refusal by Yarra Ranges Council.
The...
Parents bring heat on council
A group of Upwey parents and carers have proved they are a powerful force, having had their concerns over lack of shade at Upwey...
5G switched on in the hills
A number of residents living in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley are now covered by Telstra’s 5G network after a recent roll-out.
There are...
Book binds cultures together
A Ferntree Gully father has published a children’s book in hopes that it will give kids a new perspective of cultural awareness.
Percy Shozi has...
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Emerald builder suspended by VCAT over safety concerns
Emerald builder Andrew Donald Little, the applicant in this case, has had his request to lift a suspension imposed by the (respondent) Victorian Building...
