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O’Shannassy Ward Councillor Jim Child has taken on further responsibility at Yarra Ranges Council stepping back into the Mayor’s chair. Starting his fourth consecutive term…

At 19-years-old Mitch Mazzarella has become the youngest council member to serve for the next term. Elected in one of two extremely close races, Cr…

Post the storms of 2021 communities in the most affected townships have been working to prepare and recover should another event occur. Helping to improve…

While the rest of the state remains stable in its gender representation within local government, despite the 50/50 target falling short, the results in Yarra…

An exciting scientific discovery was made when eight-year-old, Alice Dutton, a budding citizen scientist from Tecoma, recorded the call of the threatened Growling Grass Frog…

Having served on Yarra Ranges Council for 15 years, Tim Heenan will return for another four as he takes up this next term as Billanook…

The Regent parrots, rainbow lorikeets and gang-gang cockatoos at Healesville Sanctuary are feasting on kebabs made of their favourite spring fruits and vegetables. Keepers spiked…

Yarra Ranges residents and property owners are being encouraged to reduce excess vegetation ahead of and during summer, to prepare for the fire season. They…

The Remembrance Day service was well attended at the Lilydale Cenotaph, with school students from St Patrick’s Primary School, Lilydale Primary School and Lilydale High…

A special staging of the Kilsyth Festival happens this Sunday when it celebrates its 10th birthday between 10am and 4pm at the beautiful Elizabeth Bridge…

The chance to immerse into the curious world of the platypus and discover some citizen science along the way is available for Yarra Ranges residents…

Female-founder of Building Better Brains, Sian Chambers-Vallance, was this year recognised as a championing woman in business on a national level. The Croydon business owner…