Ted’s not so excellent adventure
Firies in Macclesfield and Emerald SES completed a daring rescue of a doggo in distress, after it got stuck down a wombat hole on...
Halloween high note
The Halloween on the Green event, organised by the Philanthropic Collective at Ferny Creek has once again exceeded expectations.
This year’s event raised $10,500, all...
Turning over a new page after 31 years
A library is only ever as good as the people that work there, so it’s no wonder that the Belgrave Library has become such...
Kids leading the way to transform toilets
Plastered on the walls of the toilets at Monbulk Primary School are the words “there’s no limit to what you can do”.
On another door,...
The leading ladies at 1812
Leading ladies at 1812 theatre is a hilarious take on the movie Some like it hot.
According to director Pip Le Blond, Jack and...
Pranks hit Billy’s puff
Puffing Billy has been the butt of many pranksters’ jokes over the years - literally.
But, in November 1979 it was anything but funny.
As the...
Mount Evelyn Remembrance Day service in pictures
Residents across the Yarra Ranges attended Remembrance Day services on 11 November to commemorate the country's fallen service men and women.
Mount Evelyn held a...
The bewitching bonsai tree
It’s not like garden plants are a new thing, but never before have they been so in ‘fashion’.
Seriously, plants are now a serious sartorial...
Climbing for mental health
After numerous years battling mental illness, Sarah Phillips has completely turned her life around.
And she has exercise to thank.
On 17 November the Lilydale local...
We’ve been tracking the escaped Cardinia Reservoir Emu
To the uninitiated, emus are just large flightless birds that run around and lay unnaturally large eggs. But to those of us who remember...
Local firies deployed to NSW
As New South Wales continues to battle an unprecedented start to its bushfire season, brigades throughout the Yarra Ranges are lending a helping hand.
Amongst...
Kokoda scholarship program offers students the trek of a life-time
Year 11 students in the Yarra Ranges are being encouraged to study Australia’s wartime conflicts and the influence of local veterans as part of...
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14 year old Maria missing in Bayswater
A young teen has been missing from the Bayswater area and police are concerned for her welfare.
Police are seeking public assistance to locate...
