LILYDALE

Slight readjustment to rates for residents of the Yarra Ranges

A small adjustment has been made to the rates for Yarra Ranges residents after the Tuesday 23 July Council meeting. The minor change had to...

Yarra Valley Water nominated for two national customer service excellence awards

Yarra Valley Water has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2024 Australian Service Excellence Awards (ASEAs). These awards celebrate outstanding customer service across...

Croydon Station opening scheduled for early August

The new Croydon Station will open to passengers on Monday 12 August, featuring modern station facilities and access to both station platforms via lifts...

Tayleb Willis, living out his Olympic dream

The countdown is on for one young Mooroolbark athlete who will be living out his Olympic dream in Paris. And while the nerves and...

Yarra Valley Racing Club crowded with students for the statewide cross country championship

Students across Victoria participated in the cross-country race at the Yarra Valley Racing Club on Thursday 18 July. School Sport Victoria (SSV) hosted the...

Former Outer East local set to compete in the Roundnet World Championship

While Australians are waving off a team of athletes before the start of the Olympics in Paris this week, another team of competitors in...

Local Olympians gear up for Games

Paris will be well represented with athletes hailing from the outer east, with five sports people looking to make their mark at the world’s...

Barkers stumble against cellar dwellers

Barkers (fifth) hosted Greater Dandenong (12th) at a cold, rainy Kennel. So rainy, in fact, that the main pitch was waterlogged, so the game...

Wet weather dampens season return

Round 9 results for Lilydale Tennis Club in the Eastern Region Tennis Competition. This week marked the return of competition, after a three week...

The final form of Alistair Whyte’s legacy in ceramics

A master of pottery, both in life and in death, Alistair Whyte’s legacy as a humble teacher shines through in a posthumous exhibition hosted...

Where pain meets healing

A month has passed since Olinda-based artist Emma Jennings launched her exhibition Stories of Giants at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum in Lilydale. Recounting...

A rollicking farce of fun, joy and colourful characters

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company brings back the 1940s aesthetic in a rollicking new comedy production. Suite Surrender follows the story of two musical “divas” as...

Stories big and small tell tale of healing

Healing from the trauma of an emergency like that of the June and October 2021 storms has been deeply rooted in creative recovery for...

Final live music events coming up for Lilydale Community House

Prepare to don those dancing shoes and move to the beat with Lilydale Community House’s final two live music performances. The rock and roll...

String orchestra is visiting Healesville

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) is presenting at The Memo, Healesville on Saturday 11 May.  ACO Collective is the ACO’s critically acclaimed string ensemble that...

A youth voice for Morrison Reserve’s youth space

With the redevelopment of Mount Evelyn's Morrison Reserve underway, Yarra Ranges Council is seeking input from young people on what they would like to...

Dog owners of the Yarra Ranges have opportunity to speak up on new plan for parks

Yarra Ranges Council is calling on dog-owning residents of the region to help guide a 10-year People and Dogs in Parks Plan, which will...

Community House extends management of Mount Evelyn’s Reading Room

An extension to Mount Evelyn Community House’s management of the Station House Reading Room has been granted by Yarra Ranges Council for another five...

Wednesday wind warning

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning local residents of damaging wind gusts in the region on Wednesday 24 July. Damaging wind gusts about western and...

Newest community house set for Mooroolbark

Mooroolbark will be joining the suite of community houses in the Yarra Ranges with funding received to establish this new offering in the township....

Democracy forum brings leaders together

Community leaders from across the Casey electorate recently had the opportunity to have their say of what matters to their community now and into...

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A dark fairytale for teens

A review of Deep is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson Deep is the Fen, by Australian author Lili Wilkinson, shares the same setting as her...