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  • Healing the country, healing people

    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 the…

  • CFA fires up at tourists

    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 entrances…

  • Snippets

    Snippets

    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…

  • Police hit the road for long weekend

    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 play…

  • Hoon taskforce welcomed

    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

    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

    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 for…

  • Developer pushes on to VCAT

    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

    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 Main…

  • 5G switched on in the hills

    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

    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…

  • Lashed by regulation

    Lashed by regulation

    A Ferntree Gully businesswoman is fed up with Knox City Council, accusing it of “backflipping” on agreements and unfairly denying her a building permit. Beautician…

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