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Council endorsed 2026 Annual Grant Guide

Yarra Ranges councillors discussed the guidelines for the 2026 Annual Grant, which will be open for application on 2 June, closing mid-July. Each year,...

Residents raise petition for speed change at Bickleigh Vale Village

Christopher Baker, a Mooroolbark resident of 33 years, represented the residents of Bickleigh Vale Road and Edna Walling Lane to request that Yarra Ranges...

Driver dies in Lilydale after two car collision

Police are investigating the circumstances of a fatal collision in Lilydale on Thursday evening. It is understood two vehicles collided on Hull Road about 6pm. There...

Yarra Ranges Council update Special Rate and Charge Scheme Policy

Yarra Ranges Council has refreshed its Special Rate and Charge Scheme policy at the Tuesday 13 May council meeting. Special charges have become more important...

Emergency services levy set to pass after ‘dirty deal’

Contentious legislation to raise an extra $2.1 billion for emergency services is set to pass with last-minute funding guarantees and rebates for drought-hit farmers. Ahead...

Eastern Health’s Palliative Care Week message focuses on awareness

This Palliative Care Week (11 – 17 May), Eastern Health’s clinical director supportive and palliative care Dr Aaron Wong touches on the importance of...

Aged care staffing challenges hit close to home

Dwindling aged care staff numbers is nothing new with research estimates reporting that tens of thousands of workers will be required to fill the...

Sussan Ley to take charge

Sussan Ley will face the monumental task of rebuilding the Liberal Party after being elected its first female leader with nuclear champion Ted O'Brien...

Man left with lacerations after alleged assault

A man in his sixties was allegedly assaulted by a group of teens in Lilydale, leaving him with head wounds. Mooroolbark Police are investigating...

Coalition’s big defeat fuelled by unrelatable policy: expert

While Liberal’s Aaron Violi successfully retained his seat of Casey, turning more voters across the electorate to him, his party lost most of the...

Your Library staff out of uniforms for homelessness cause

Library staff members across Yarra Ranges took off their uniforms and wore casual clothes to support a cause for homeless people on Friday 9...

Securing Melbourne’s drinking water supply during extreme weather

Melbourne Water has broken ground on a new treatment plant at Mount Evelyn to safeguard drinking water supply during fires and floods. “Melbourne Water...

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Anora Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshtein and Yura Borisov MA15+ 4/5 Written and directed by Sean Baker, Anora is a solid but slightly overrated film let down by...