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Kokoda trek to be awarded to one lucky student
The Cowey-Selman Kokoda Award is returning for 2022 to give a Yarra Ranges Year 11 student the opportunity to win a fully funded scholarship...
Yarra Ranges Council Fire Slash Program continues
Yarra Ranges Council and contractors are cutting roadside grass to cut back winter growth, as part of its annual Fire Slash program.
The program, which...
Uprooted trees provide habitat for fish
Yarra Ranges Council has joined Bushfire Recovery Victoria and Victorian Fisheries to provide tree stumps and root balls from fallen storm trees to create...
Protesting for the rights of refugees
On international human rights day, grandmothers and fathers from all over the Yarra Ranges gathered at the office of Tony Smith in Chirnside Park...
Logs ablaze in Montrose fire
Fire fighters were called to the first major grass fire of the season on Monday 13 December with multiple crews battling the blaze in...
Where to spot Santa when he comes to town
Montrose
Christmas Eve in Montrose wouldn't be the same without the sound of Santa coming on the back of the truck.
This year won't be...
The State Government forms the first landscape conservation area
Some 3,000 hectares of biodiversity rich land and water frontages throughout the Yarra Ranges and Cardinia Shire will be preserved under a new ten...
Rotary spreads Christmas cheer to those in need
Businesses from all over the shire and from Mount Evelyn have been helping collect donations of toys for families that may have gone without....
Christmas trail brings joy
When it looked as though Mount Evelyn’s Discovery Church wouldn’t be able to host its carols in person, an idea sprouted to get people...
Volunteer firefighters address the impacts of climate change
“Weather conditions that drove the Black Summer fires will be FOUR TIMES more likely under forecast levels of global warming – that’s what we...
Transform the energy efficiency of your home
The Yarra Valley Community Power Hub is excited to offer local communities a range of services to help upgrade the energy efficiency of homes...
More mental health services for young Victorians
No young Victorian experiencing mental health concerns should fall through the cracks, and the state government hopes to make sure of that with a...
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Mounters fall short in four from six
A tough weekend for the Mt Evelyn Cricket Club as they could only convert two of their six senior games into victories.
The Community Bank...
