Floods, fires and storms predicted for this spring
Emergency services are urging the community to be prepared this spring with the outlook predicting a wetter than average season across much of Victoria.
With...
Covid isolation period cut from seven days to five outside high risk settings
From Friday 9 September, the period a Covid-19 infected person outside high-risk settings must spend in isolation will be cut from seven days to...
Giving young girls an opportunity to build confidence for 15 years
A little over 14 years ago, Lilydale’s Bridge Builders identified a need to allow young women to explore their potential.
In a few weeks,...
Board gaming to break social isolation for R U OK? Day
The process of joining a new club or meeting new people can be a daunting task, that’s why one local man decided to organise...
New national Fire Danger Rating system comes into affect for spring
On Thursday 1 September a nationally significant event will be taking place as the country switches to the revised Fire Danger Rating System.
The...
Yarra Ranges Youth’s voices heard after months of work
Yarra Ranges young people have been able to have a voice where it matters in a new program.
24 students from Upper Yarra Secondary...
Dutton detours to Lilydale to hear from local business, training facilities
It wasn’t just a general day at work for some Lilydale small business owners when Liberal opposition leader Peter Dutton took a trip to...
MLMC student’s LGBTQIA+ film screening petition goes global
One student from Mount Lilydale Mercy College has reached people all over the world with a petition to have her Year 12 film screened...
Lilydale man charged for Ferntree Gully fatal collision
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 44-year-old man following a fatal collision in Ferntree Gully on Saturday 27 August shortly after 5.30pm.
The...
Above average rainfall expected for large parts of Victoria over spring
The Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring, released on Wednesday 24 August, shows parts of the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Ranges are expected to...
Vandals strike again at Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road Primary School has become the next vandalism victim with the school property damaged over the weekend of 27 and 28 August.
Among...
Year long standstill on new EBA prompts staff at Eastern Regional Libraries to take...
Seeking a 3 per cent pay rise, instead of the offered 1.8 per cent rise from Your Libraries, union members at Eastern Regional Libraries...
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Enjoy sunshine and be healthy
To give back to the community, Cre8tive Fitness is planning to offer three free mat pilates sessions in and around the Yarra Valley for...
