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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Sportswomen needed
Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club is seeking women who are interested in playing an open age women’s team for next year.
Players of all...
A gardening hand for Mallacoota
The devastating images of Mallacoota locals desperately fleeing their town by sea left a hole in the hearts of many local communities, desperate to...
Preschoolers draw awareness
A series of crisp white t-shirts pegged up along the front fence of Gembrook Preschool last week each told their own unique but important...
Chuckles wins hearts
She’s fluffy, vocal and has won hearts in the hills.
When Chuckle’s the Kookaburra’s nesting tree was felled in the Upwey Belgrave area in October,...
A tribute for a legend
“We’re doing this for Darcy and for the bush. This is what he would have wanted,” Merlin Brown, from one of the local groups...
The gift of giving
People throughout the Dandenong Ranges and beyond are being invited to help put a smile on the face of children in need this Christmas.
The...
McAllister steps up for second mayoral term
Ryrie Ward Councillor Fiona McAllister has been elected as Mayor of the Yarra Ranges for the second time at Council’s meeting on 17 November.
Cr...
New beginnings for Grants
It’s a case of new beginnings for Grants On Sherbrooke cafe.
The Kallista-based business was dealt with numerous blows in 2020. Early in the year,...
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Police presence ramps up for April
April will see local police forces hone in on road safety in high-risk areas along with a new operation launched later in the month...
