Toughest challenge yet for hospo staff
Hospitality staff, who have already been through many challenges over the last two years are urging he community to be kind and patient as...
Irish dancers have success at state competition
Three young girls have taken the Victorian Irish Dancing Championships by storm, bringing home the title in their division for one Mount Evelyn school...
A ‘Code Brown’ called on Victoria’s healthcare system
Victoria's health system will be entering a 'Code Brown' as the state graples with the Omicron outbreak.
All public metropolitan and major regional hospitals,...
Renewal registration fees waived for businesses
Yarra Ranges Council has waived food and health registration renewal fees for nearly 1,500 businesses across the shire for 2022, as part of a...
Councils collaborate on energy saving kits
Knox City, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges Council have worked in partnership to develop an energy and water saver kit to help the local community...
Combusting haybales prompt warning for farmers
A warning has been issued for farmers and large property owners in the Yarra Ranges after a haybale fire in Yering over the weekend....
Looking forward to in 2022 with volunteer emergency services
Now that another year has passed and 2022 offers a little bit more optimism about the future, each of our emergency service crews and...
Looking back at 2021
Re-read some of the biggest news moments from 2021.
The unnamed soldier returns
The soldier was returned to the top of the Lilydale Main...
A year in pictures
Take a look back at some of the best photos from 2021.
Storms push Covid to the back
One of the most significant events of the year was the wild and destructive storms that occurred in June, wiping out power and felling...
People of the Year
While there were many unsung heroes in 2021 who helped keep people safe, fed and connected, it was perhaps the most significant year for...
Yarra Ranges asks public to be kind
Yarra Ranges Council has asked the community to get on board with their Be Kind campaign, as businesses in the area struggle with staff-shortages...
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Poetic remarks of 17-year-old tell story of remembrance
The Remembrance Day service was well attended at the Lilydale Cenotaph, with school students from St Patrick's Primary School, Lilydale Primary School and Lilydale...
