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Biodiversity Blitz sees over 1000 entries from Yarra Ranges in days

Only days into biodiversity month and enthusiastic community are snapping pictures of plants and animals all over the Yarra Ranges. As of Friday 6...

Plant out unites for a cause

Local organisational leaders got their hands dirty for a cause in Yellingbo this week, joining a conservation group and school students to plant out...

Victoria’s healthcare discussion: are there answers?

The discussion surrounding Victoria’s Healthcare sector has reached monumental levels and the topic of funding is at its very centre. Fuelling the fire, the Victorian...

Successful debut, Bridget Murphy’s first riding in Paralympics

On the opening day of the Para-equestrian competition at the Château de Versailles, Bridget Murphy rode down the spectacular centreline in the Grade II...

Bulldogs weather wind to cut Rovers apart

Unevenly matched on paper and yet considerably outmatched on the field. The prospect of an upset was extinguished very by Wandin in its Outer...

Muddy mess meets athletes in Tasmania

The Australian Cross Country Champs were held on the grassy surrounds at Symmons Plains motor racing circuit, 20 minutes north of Launceston, Tasmania. It...

Barkers share spoils with Bentleigh

Barkers (ninth) travelled to a blustery Victory Park to face Cobras (fifth). The omens weren’t good. Barkers had never so much as drawn...

Record breaker, history maker Darcy Fritsch

One of the senior team captains of Coldstream Football and Netball Club (FNC) put his name in the club's history. Darcy Fritsch kicked...

Barkers fall again, fear of relegation rife

Barkers (ninth) hosted Berwick (sixth) at a sunny Esther Park, looking for their first win in seven games and to stave off the threat...

Wading through unfathomable pain

Trigger Warning: Suicide The following content discusses topics related to suicide and may be distressing for some readers. Please proceed with caution and seek support...

An afternoon with actor John Wood

Having graced screen and stage for decades, John Wood is a household name when it comes to iconic Australian dramas. Since the 1970s Wood...

Top book favs and recommendations from the Star Mail team

Books are for all ages and the team at Star Mail in Healesville are here to declare their favourite books and recent reads. Only one...

Stories of the past a favourite choice

Craig: What is one of the books you have enjoyed reading this year? I recently finished The Wild Date Palm by Australian author Diane Armstrong....

Books, a small escape for our Mayor

What's We Come With This Place about? We Come With This Place by Debra Dank is what she describes as "a strange kind of letter,...

Varied favourites from Mooroolbark Library

What is one of your favourite book collections or series and why? One of my favourite series is the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness,...

Childcare burden costing families in Casey

Federal Casey MP Aaron Violi criticised the Labor Government’s policy on early childcare as he claimed it does not help solve the shortage of...

It’s time to register burn-offs online

As hundreds of thousands of Victorians begin preparing their property for fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs online,...

Best in the painting biz

Clean Lines Painting and Decorating, based in Montrose, has taken top gong in the painter category of the 2024 Australian Trades Small Business Champion...

More damaging winds on the way for the east

The reprieve from windy conditions across the Yarra Ranges over the last two days was welcomed but the Bureau of Meteorology estimates further damaging...

Get prostate cancer tested: the most commonly diagnosed Australian cancer

For more than two decades prostate cancer has been Australia’s most commonly diagnosed cancer, a figure that continues to rise and now equates to...

Yarra Ranges Council is getting ready to apply for three Federal grants

Yarra Ranges councillors discussed the plan to apply for three Federal Government grants, that have lately been made available for local governments, at the...

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Biodiversity Blitz sees over 1000 entries from Yarra Ranges in days

Only days into biodiversity month and enthusiastic community are snapping pictures of plants and animals all over the Yarra Ranges. As of Friday 6...