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Unusual January rainfall causes chaos across Lilydale
Heavy rainfall lashed the Yarra Ranges causing unusual early January flash flooding of local streets, roads and floodplains.
In some parts of the shire,...
Police investigate teenager train assault
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an assault on a Mooroolbark-bound train on 16 December.
It is believed three offenders approached the victim between 1.40am...
Heavy rainfall causes havoc across the Ranges, residents evacuated
It has been a busy 48 hours for emergency services as heavy rain lashed parts of Victoria, including the Dandenongs.
A landslide on Mount...
Residual fire risk reaches 89 per cent in Port Phillip region
Victoria's Bushfire Risk Management Report for 2022-2023 was released on 20 December last year, detailing the efforts that went into bushfire management for the...
2023 IN REVIEW: A year of raising voices
Throughout 2023, the prevalence of the community taking action into their own hands, often with a successful outcome, was too hard to ignore for...
Child killed in Coldstream collision
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a second fatal collision in Coldstream since Christmas after two vehicles are believed to have collided head-on...
Yarra Ranges residents urged to make the most of hard waste and bundled branches...
Yarra Ranges residents are being encouraged to make the most of their annual hard waste and Bundled Branch collection, by disposing of old appliances,...
2023 IN REVIEW: A year of storytelling
Survivor’s miracle baby
Star Mail started the year on a positive note, catching up with Mount Evelyn stroke survivor Nicole Gallacher, who welcomed baby Gus...
Flood warning issued for Yarra River
A minor flood warning has been issued for downstream of Coldstream with heavy rainfall expected from late Sunday 7 January.
An embedded low pressure...
Eastern 80 returns with the support of ambassadors Ruby and Ella
The latest edition of the Eastern 80 is coming up, with all welcome to join the ride and raise money for the Royal Children’s...
2023 IN REVIEW: A moment for the photos
Photos go a long way in helping tell the important, heartwarming and major stories. This year was no different, with Star Mail's photographers, journalists...
2023 IN REVIEW: Looking back on The Voice referendum
The referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was a hotly debated topic locally and throughout the country in the lead-up to voting day.
Here’s...
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Funding for radar speed display signs at Wandin Yallock and Birmingham...
Yarra Ranges Council has featured among 40 Victorian councils set to benefit from the Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) annual Local Government Grant Program.
The program...
