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Road smart students win sports gear
Students at Yarra Hills Secondary College are reaping the rewards of their participation in a state government road safety program, having recently received $1000 in…
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Saving Kilsyths parkland
Thousands of Kilsyth residents and business owners have rallied together in a fight to stop the state government selling a much-loved open community space to…
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Kinley attracts locals
It’s an exciting time for Lilydale and surrounds, with Melbourne’s newest suburb, Kinley, developing right on our doorsteps. Situated between Hull Road and Maroondah Highway,…
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Mooroolbark armed robbery
Six youths have been arrested after an armed robbery in Mooroolbark on Tuesday 11 May. Investigators from the Pandilla Taskforce detectives have been told the…
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Scouts’ good deed for history
The Mafeking Tree located in Melba Park behind the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum has been standing tall for over 120 years. On Saturday 8 May…
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Running to raise money
When Kim Robin’s mother Maree was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, her world was shaken but instead of getting down, she decided to participate…
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Olympic dream comes true
He’s a local boy who grew up in Mooroolbark and went to high school in Lilydale but soon he’ll be taking the big stage at…
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Bayswater man’s big win
A Bayswater man couldn’t stop swearing on Monday 10 May when he received a call from with news he’d won almost $2 million in the…
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Scholarships awarded to local volunteers
Inspiro Community Health awarded four tertiary scholarships totalling $22,500 to health students in the Yarra Ranges on Thursday 28 April. The Inspiro Tertiary Health Scholarships…
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Art teacher’s art success
Coming runner up in a national art competition was not something Jan Liesfield ever expected would happen. But it did and she even won first…
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Park plans for Chirnside
Yarra Ranges councillors have unanimously voted to adopt a master plan for a new Chirnside Urban Park at Belsay Reserve in the 27 April council…
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Lilydale show gets a leg up
Lilydale Agricultural and Horticultural Society is one of 46 societies in Victoria to receive funding to update and improve facilities after not being able to…