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Fast food giant McDonald’s is making an attempt to score real estate in Mount Evelyn with a proposal to build on the site of a…

Jointly funded disaster assistance has been activated for communities, including the Yarra Ranges, impacted by the Victorian floods and storms that commenced on 24 December…

Trust for Nature is celebrating the start of 2024 and the arrival of land tax exemptions for properties protected by conservation covenants. From the start…

Heavy rainfall lashed the Yarra Ranges causing unusual early January flash flooding of local streets, roads and floodplains. In some parts of the shire, rain…

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an assault on a Mooroolbark-bound train on 16 December. It is believed three offenders approached the victim between 1.40am…

It has been a busy 48 hours for emergency services as heavy rain lashed parts of Victoria, including the Dandenongs. A landslide on Mount Dandenong…

Victoria’s Bushfire Risk Management Report for 2022-2023 was released on 20 December last year, detailing the efforts that went into bushfire management for the year…

Throughout 2023, the prevalence of the community taking action into their own hands, often with a successful outcome, was too hard to ignore for Issue…

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a second fatal collision in Coldstream since Christmas after two vehicles are believed to have collided head-on on…

Yarra Ranges residents are being encouraged to make the most of their annual hard waste and Bundled Branch collection, by disposing of old appliances, bulky…

Survivor’s miracle baby Star Mail started the year on a positive note, catching up with Mount Evelyn stroke survivor Nicole Gallacher, who welcomed baby Gus…

A minor flood warning has been issued for downstream of Coldstream with heavy rainfall expected from late Sunday 7 January. An embedded low pressure system…