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The Yarra Valley in springtime comes alive and what better way to spend a weekend than exploring two incredibly different gardens. The joint opening of…

Quilts for Orphans (QFO) are back at Mont De Lancey this week for the group’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The Quilt Display and Craft…

Historian Anthony McAleer OAM has been documenting the history of the Shire of Lillydale and its Military Heritage for many years, and he’s now reached…

Well, it’s official – the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges are getting their very own Monopoly board, inspired by the vastness of the landscape and…

The Yarra Ranges Council has announced $150,000 worth of new community funding in its 2025-26 budget. Tuesday’s council meeting saw the motion passed unanimously with…

Almost 500 Victorians have put their hands up to join CFA between 3 and 29 October on the back of the Get Fire Ready initiative.…

Upper Ferntree Gully-based building company, Eltcon, has taken home the prestigious Best Custom Home $1-2 Million award at the 2025 Master Builders Victoria Excellence in…

The artistic endeavours of Wandin Yallock Primary School’s (WYPS) bright students was displayed at the Mont De Lancey homestead on 28 October. Students made the…

At a time when misinformation spreads quickly and trust in institutions is under pressure, public interest journalism remains one of the last safeguards of accountability…

Heartbroken loved ones are uniting in grief to remember a “popular and much loved” teenage cricketer who died in a training accident. Ben Austin was…

During Tuesday’s meeting, 28 October, Yarra Ranges Council confirmed it will offer refunds for a small number of parking and animal-related infringements, after an internal…

The Victorian Country Press Association’s night of nights was hosted last week, seeing for the first time in 30 years Victoria and New South Wales…