Tag: News
Youth Parli approve Bill for reconciliation in schools
The Victorian Youth Parliament has just finished up for another year but a team of six young people from the Yarra Ranges haven’t quite...
Plans to replace Coles Kilsyth
Plans are in motion to replace Kilsyth Coles with a Dan Murphy’s, leaving other businesses in two minds about what it will do for...
Finding funds for Christmas festivities
Christmas is a time of festivities, family and friends but for the most vulnerable groups in our community it can be a time of...
Fast food giants get go ahead
Three fast food giants will be coming to Chirnside Park, with a multi million dollar complex given the go ahead to start construction.
Yarra...
Shut up for MND
MND Victoria has launched The Shut Up! For MND Challenge which will take place on Thursday 28 October 2021.
Participants are challenged to not...
Critical online event for faunal emblems
Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater's Possums are coming together to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of both animals being Victoria's faunal emblems.
An...
A solo cycle for Sam Teskey
There are plenty of talented artists hiding in the region and one of those is Australian music star Sam Teskey from The Teskey Brothers....
Tackling mental health in a holistic way
As the mental health crisis grows in the Yarra Ranges, the establishment of integrated services like the Lilydale Youth Hub are now more essential...
Free TAFE boosts job options
Box Hill Institute is excited to welcome more students next year after the State Government expanded its Free TAFE Initiative adding 60 new courses...
A bushfire safety scavenger hunt comes to Montrose
Understanding the risk of the summer fire season as adults means preparing a safety plan and clearing properties but for children it’s possibly a...
Baby owls born in Mount Evelyn
After the recent storms destroyed much of the habitat for powerful owls in Mount Evelyn, the news of four baby owls being born was...
War memorials vandalised
A number of war landmarks have been graffitied and vandalised in the last week, leaving war veterans utterly disappointed by the lack of respect....