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10/09/2024

Wurundjeri woman Emlyn Turriff, 15, is the youngest player on the Victorian team. (Supplied)

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Aura Vale Lake toilet conditions spark complaints

Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 502508 As warmer weather approaches Melbourne, Aura Vale Lake in Menzies Creek has seen an increase in visitors, with many raising concerns about the…
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Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 329234 Yarra Ranges Council is calling on the community to help advise on a new Tree Policy due to be implemented this year. The…
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Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a teenage boy from the Yarra Ranges following a report of antisemitic behaviour in St Kilda East earlier this week. The 15-year-old was…
Kids who can, heartwarming funds raised

After seeing the news about Victorian families losing their homes in the recent fires, a pair of young children wanted to help and began a local can collection to do…
Burrinja awarded four-year arts funding

Burrinja Cultural Centre, formerly known as the Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre, is one of the recipients of the Creative Organisations Stream from Creative Victoria, securing $100,000 over four years…

Yarra Ranges and Maroondah record concerning uptick in demand for homelessness support services

The increasingly dire circumstances of people experiencing homelessness have been captured in the Council to Homeless Persons’ new Victorian Homelessness Heatmap. The local government areas (LGAs) of the Yarra Ranges…
Local wildlife rescuers respond to the fire ground, full impact not yet known

The devastating effects of January’s bushfires are yet to be fully felt, but wildlife rescuers, carers and veterinarians are doing their best to save and rehabilitate as many animals as…
Girl rescued by helicopter after fall at Seven Acre Rock

A teenage girl who fell over 150 metres from Seven Acre Rock in Gembrook was rescued by helicopter on Monday 18 January. The girl was exploring the popular sightseeing spot…
Works to begin on Knoxfield intersection upgrade

Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 199979 The State Government has announced the major construction upgrade for the intersection of Ferntree Gully Road and Henderson Road in Knowsfield will commence…
Your Library locations closed for Australia Day

All Your Library locations across the Yarra Ranges will be closed for the Australia Day public holiday on 26 January. Business will return to normal on Tuesday 27 January. The…