Lighting up Montrose for Corey
A breathtaking Christmas display in a Montrose family’s front garden is just the beginning of ways in which the compassionate family are lighting up...
Novel is a labour of love
Monbulk resident Liz Markham put her lengthy time in lockdown to good use, occupying herself by revisiting her novel Surprise Packet.
Drafted over a three...
Getting fire ready
The CFA and Council are encouraging community members to prepare their properties for the fire season by clearing excess vegetation ahead of and during...
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Artists wanted
Healesville Community Garden is seeking expressions of interest from emerging and established artists to create works that celebrate life at the garden and...
Brush-tailed rock wallabies call Mt Evelyn home
The Yarra Valley Nocturnal Zoo has some exciting new arrivals, with five southern brush-tail rock wallabies now calling Mount Evelyn home.
Zookeeper at Yarra Valley...
Our CFA heroes
A group of CFA volunteers from District 13 have been hailed heroes for saving the life of a NSW firefighter who collapsed on the...
Wedding heartbreak
Sally Malek was dreaming of the day she got to pull on her custom-made wedding gown and walk down the aisle to marry her...
Swimmers lap up reopening of Olinda pool
Swimmers in the hills will dust off their goggles and don their bathers on 5 December, when Olinda Community Pool reopens the pool gates...
80km fight for sick kids
A Mt Evelyn man has raised $9,278.64 for the Kids with Cancer Foundation, successfully completing an 80km return marathon along the Warburton Trail on...
Special education upgrades enter final stage
Yarra Ranges Special Development School in Mount Evelyn will soon benefit from a further $8.92 million in upgrades allocated as part of the 2021/21...
School’s out for Principal Fitz-Gerald
There hasn’t been a day that Mary Fitz-Gerald hasn’t wanted to go to work in the last two decades.
But after 20 years as Principal...
Dancing on the mountain
The lush ferny forests of the Dandenong Ranges became centre stage over the weekend, as a group of dance artists took to the bush...
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Who’s standing this election
Australia will go to the polls on 3 May, and local residents in La Trobe and Aston are starting to see a full list...
