Youth of the Yarra Ranges awarded
The youth of the Yarra Ranges were congratulated and commended for their achievements on Monday 4 December.
Yarra Ranges Council’s annual ‘Celebrating YOUth’ awards were...
Safer places confirmed for bushfire season
Yarra Ranges Council confirmed the status of Neighbourhood Safer Places – Places of Last Resort within the municipality at the council meeting on 28...
Power of lived experience
Whether it was breaking down stigma, sharing an unknown but widespread problem or about changing outcomes, the Living Stories project gave voice to six...
Lilydale resident awoken to car crashing into his house
A car crashed through the side of a house in Lilydale on Wednesday morning, with the driver and resident both making it out safely.
Emergency...
Reserve Bank on hold at final meeting for 2023
Australian mortgage holders have been gifted an early Christmas present as the Reserve Bank chooses to leave interest rates untouched.
The board has decided to...
’Inappropriate’ tree gets tick to be removed
After a battle of almost 13 years to remove a tree from their property, a Chirnside Park family has yet again received the support...
Saying no to family violence
Hundreds of people gathered and walked on Monday 4 December in show of support against family violence.
Representatives from organisations and community members joined...
Conversations for change
Changing the dialogue around family violence begins with even the smallest of group discussions.
On Friday 1 December a group of women joined Japara...
Shining a light on missing persons gets Mount Evelyn resident humanitarian award
What began as a way to memorialise the unsolved disappearance of her sister has grown to be a nationwide missing persons register, garnering the...
Operation Spotto detects distracted drivers
Police have spotted more than 80 motorists using their mobile phones while driving during a recent road policing operation across Melbourne.
Operation Spotto, conducted by...
Check your eligibility for Yarra Ranges Council’s compost rebate
Yarra Ranges Council is offering a rebate of up to $40 to residents who would like to purchase eligible items for home composting and...
Blackberry weed control to commence soon on roadsides and public land
Yarra Ranges Council is urging the community to not pick or eat blackberries while it sprays them during their growth period (between now and...
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Indigenous-based symposium
The Yarra Ranges Council (YRC) hosted a national symposium to discuss the Indigenous knowledge systems building resilience.
The symposium Our Country - Our Way was...
