Warrandyte by-election edges closer with over 50,000 people registered to vote
Over 50,000 people in the Warrandyte District are expected to vote in the upcoming by-election on Saturday 26 August after the roll closed on...
Billanook College students pick up quilts to hand deliver in Thailand
Before disembarking on a two week trip to Northern Thailand, Billanook College students visited Quilts for Orphans (QFO) in Hoddles Creek to pick up...
Hephner spreads happy vibes
If you were walking the main streets of Healeville on Thursday 20 July 20 you may have noticed a distinguished white alpaca on a...
CIS Yarra Ranges to close after 40 years
After months of fighting to save the Yarra Ranges arm of Community Information and Support Victoria (CISVic), the board and executive has made the...
Pilot program aims to heal childhood trauma from homelessness
Yarra Ranges homelessness service Anchor will pilot a new program over the next year focused on identifying how childhood trauma can have lasting effects....
Shameful legacy lives on a decade later
Last week Australia marked 10 years since the agreement was set between the Federal government and Papua New Guinea for asylum seekers who came...
RACV survey reveals most dangerous stretch of road in the Yarra Ranges
The results of RACV’s My Melbourne Road survey have been released, with the most notoriously dangerous stretches of road in each Local Government Area...
Rural Advisory Committee open for expressions of interest
Expressions of interest in joining Yarra Ranges Council's Rural Advisory Committee opened on 19 July 2023.
Potential new members have until 13 August to put...
Showcasing local careers for Yarra Ranges young people
In the current job market with high rates of employment, attracting young people into the workforce has become somewhat of a task for employers....
A very July Christmas
Residents at Mercy Place Montrose were treated to an early Christmas in July celebration on Thursday 20 July.
Being everyone together for lunch and...
Alarming increase in kangaroos found with severe gunshot wounds
Wildlife Victoria, which leads Victoria’s wildlife rescue service, has released an astonishing if unsurprising statistic about the suffering of a native icon.
Wildlife Victoria is...
24 years of fostering community connection
For 24 years, Gayle Courtney-Warren has been a pillar in the Lilydale community op shop scene, volunteering to make the lives of others that...
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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...
