Uke beauty!
The sweet sounds of ukuleles descended on Emerald for this year’s Hills Ukulele Festival.
The event ran at Emerald Primary School on Saturday 18 and...
Wally’s change for the better
Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully is home to Knox’s first Changing Places toilet facility, purpose-built to support people with severe and profound disabilities.
Changing...
Orange you grateful for the SES?
Wear orange, take a selfie and post with the hashtag ‘thankyouses’.
These few simple steps mean the world to SES volunteers like the Emerald unit’s...
Applause for volunteers
This year’s National Volunteer Week theme is ‘making a world of difference’ - something that Fernlea says its volunteers absolutely do.
The week this year...
Making new music
Ranges Young Strings is rehearsing a brand new music piece written just for them.
The Dandenong Ranges Music Council (DRMC) ensemble for young string players...
Planned burns this weekend
There are several planned burns scheduled in the Yarra Ranges on Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May.
Weather permitting, Forest Fire Management Victoria...
Anderson’s Monbulk Timber Mill
In 1919, JE ‘Ted’ Anderson moved to Monbulk and by 1923 had acquired a small saw-bench producing timber for boxes for the local berry...
Silvan to feature in Trail Running Series
The Trail Running Series will return to Silvan in August.
Entries for the annual series officially opened on Wednesday 24 April.
It includes five events, each...
Abuse of older people in the spotlight
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June draws much-needed attention to the abuse of older people around the world, including Australia.
This abuse is...
Sick koala’s sad ending
A koala that lets a person get close is a koala in need of help.
That’s the message from Warriors 4 Wildlife after they caught...
Conservation aid request
Locals can have their say on a new conservation area in the Yarra Valley and south east Dandenong Ranges.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water...
Grants for Victoria’s environment volunteers now open
The Victorian State Government has announced the opening of the 2019-2020 Victorian Landcare Grants for projects that protect and restore Victoria’s land and environment...
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Bayswater to host statewide beer competition
It won’t be your typical Sunday in Bayswater on Sunday, 18 May, instead, the scent of hops and the clink of pint glasses will...
