More funding for local environmental projects
The Government is boosting funding for community-driven environmental projects to protect and restore Victoria’s precious natural environment into the future.
Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos...
Hit a trail, try a class, get moving for Active April
The cooler temperatures of autumn may be showing up but health organisations across the Yarra Ranges are encouraging people this April to not let...
Valley brigades to the rescue
As fires raged throughout Ballarat and across the Grampians Central Highlands in recent weeks, brigades have been rushing from far and wide to assist,...
Reserve Bank extends pause at March cash rate call
The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent for the third meeting in a row in an almost universally...
Council calls for State intervention into flooding
The mitigation of increasing flood events across the Yarra Ranges has again been raised in front of the council on the night it discussed...
Growlers get growling in Coldstream
Hearing the sound of a growling grass frog may be rare but in these prime warmer months it’s important to listen out.
Ecologist, conservationist and...
Milestone 10 years celebrated for Men’s Shed
In a decade of the Montrose Men’s Shed the group has helped support a large number of people in thousands of sessions.
Celebrating the...
Joy, fun, celebration at Mooroolbark festival
Hookey Park came alive on Sunday 17 March as hundreds of people flocked to the annual Celebrate Mooroolbark festival.
From a vintage car display,...
Senior Citizen Clubs asked council for more help
Local senior citizen clubs are struggling with making ends meet and asking for more support from the Yarra Ranges Council (YRC).
Yarra Valley Combined Seniors...
Amendment approved to help speed up the rebuilding process
A review of the Erosion Management Overlay (EMO) has received approval by the Minister for Planning which now means those few residents unable to...
Childcare places remain hard to come by in Casey
The availability of childcare remains dire in large parts of Australia with the Casey electorate and other outer-eastern areas no stranger to the struggle...
Encouraging students to embrace Anzac spirit
Victorian students are encouraged to explore how Victorians came together to build the Shrine of Remembrance and other war memorials as part of the...
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It’s never too late to finish Year 12
Returning to school may seem daunting, especially as an adult but with the expansion of mature age VCE programs and options, getting a completion...
