Total fire ban followed by storm warnings for Thursday 22 February
Residents across the east are being asked to brace yet again for both storm and fire risk with winds up to 80km per hour...
OHS sentencing review brings consultation to Lilydale
The way occupational health and safety offences (OHS) are sentenced in Victoria is under review, with the Yarra Ranges community able to provide input...
Stable One takes a step to providing affordable long-term rentals
Stable One is set to realise a long-term goal in the near future with a new project to help quell homelessness in the Outer...
Experts to review Vic storms blackout to avoid repeat
Experts will review the lead up to and fallout from the destructive storm event that crippled Victoria’s electricity transmission network.
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio...
Raising support for multiple birth families
Finding support as a parent is critical to everyone’s wellbeing but even more so for those who bring multiples into the world, being twins,...
Shutdown without a plan
With the recent shutdown of the Victorian timber industry, complaints and inquiries have arisen as to how those in the industry are to be...
Teens charged for robbery, kidnapping
A Croydon teen was among five arrested following a kidnapping and series of robberies and shop thefts across Ashwood, Olinda, Ivanhoe, Richmond, Blackburn, and...
Not going anywhere soon says Mount Evelyn futsal
Despite fears of Mount Evelyn’s futsal hub turning into a McDonald’s, the owners want to reassure people this transition is not happening any time...
Over 50,000 distracted drivers caught on new cameras
The six new distracted driver cameras rolled out in Victoria have detected over 50,000 offences across the road network in just six months from...
Power, showers and spoiled food drop off available
Yarra Ranges Council is aware of the significant and ongoing impacts the 13 February storm has had on our communities across the Yarra Ranges.
Initially...
Splish, splash: emus cool down with a bath
Rising temperatures signal bathtime for Healesville Sanctuary’s three emus with the pond in their habitat serving as a bath for the giant birds.
Healesville Sanctuary...
Fallen power lines, trees across the Hills
The Hills were rocked by wild weather with locals unsure when power will be restored after damaging winds lashed the area on Tuesday 13...
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Interest rates on hold with nothing ruled in or out
Mortgage holders still have longer to wait for interest rate relief as the Reserve Bank of Australia warns underlying inflation remains "too high".
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