Preps learn local Anzac history
Prep students from Lilydale’s Edinburgh College were treated to a guided tour of Emerald’s Anzac Walk last week, in an effort to increase awareness...
Sergeants search an Anzac success
Missing for nearly 100 years, a World War I medal has now been returned to its rightful owners - the descendants of an Anzac...
Kangaroo fight
An outpouring of care and concern by community members over the fate of a mob of kangaroos temporarily halted a planned roo cull at...
Hidden bar not ready to call last drinks
Walking along the platforms at Lilydale Station, most train-goers would never even think that behind one of the historical blue doors lies a fair...
Beyond the Studio
A new art project is aiming to promote awareness about making public spaces in the Yarra Ranges more welcoming for women.
A report from Women’s...
The power of words
Avid reader Christine Yunn-Yu Sun is a vigorous supporter of Eastern Regional Libraries.
Christine, who is the Star Mail’s new book reviewer, is a passionate...
Chipping in for Yarra View
A joint project between the Rotary Club of Lilydale and Yarra View Nursery has finally had its grand opening after nearly two years in...
Driving Prince Philip
The year was 1973.
Gough Whitlam led the country, the world felt the heat of an oil crisis, Elvis Presley broadcast ‘Aloha from Hawaii’...
Fast food dream complex
Fast food enthusiasts rejoice, plans for a McDonald’s, Taco Bell and KFC are in the works for Chirnside Park.
A vacant block of land on...
Celebrating local women
The Yarra Ranges Regional Museum is celebrating women who have been champions and agents of change in an exhibition called Trailblazers: Women of the...
A centenary of service
A local historian, who has spent 30 years researching the history of Lilydale RSL, has compiled his findings in a book commemorating 100 years...
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CARTOON: Illegal tobacco war
The Victorian Government announced the Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024 to ramp up the regulation of the illicit tobacco...
