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Kids take to ecology
By Derek Schlennstedt Students at 12 Yarra Ranges schools will learn about healthy waterways, biodiversity and reducing pollution thanks to Yarra Ranges Council’s Grants for…
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Open to the people
A passionate Montrose plant collector is opening up their native garden, Warooka, on the weekend of 23 and 24 September. Adjoining the Dandenong Ranges National…
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Creativity set to bloom
By Derek Schlennstedt Budding creatives at Yarra Hills Secondary College are enjoying the opportunity to display their work alongside practising artists from across Australia. The…
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Art’s a growing love
By Derek Schlennstedt A dedicated group of Burrinja volunteers, The Hills Food Frontier (THFF) and garden enthusiasts led by Kate Schumann have developed a sensory…
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Domination of the hills
By Peter Douglas Eastern Ranges has dominated the TAC Cup Team of the Year for 2017, with five footballers from its Under 18s team last…
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Forest you can eat
By Derek Schlennstedt The Hills Food Frontier (THFF) in Tecoma is at the forefront of a ‘food revolution’ in the Dandenong Ranges. THFF is a…
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Is it last hoot for the owls?
By Peter Douglas Yarra Ranges Council has publicly defended its consultation and engagement strategy in relation to the development of the Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve…
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If it’s tulips, it must be spring
By Peter Douglas You know spring has truly sprung when the Tesselaar Tulip Festival is in full bloom and bursting with a kaleidoscope of colour.…
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The hills are alive
By Peter Douglas You’d be hard-pressed to walk the streets of a hills town without bumping into someone who wasn’t born at the Angliss Hospital.…
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Debut for the seniors
By Derek Schlennstedt Friday night, dressed to the nines, 12 debutantes filled the Mt Evelyn Ridge Retirement Village hall. Unlike other debutantes though, this one…
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Gravel work wasn’t rash
By Peter Douglas The roadworks along Birmingham Road, Mount Evelyn, at the centre of community discontent were part of storm damage rectification works, according to…
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Brookers win the cup
By Kath Gannaway Gembrook-Cockatoo, Mount Evelyn, Healesville and Woori Yallock junior football clubs shared the excitement and rewards of the 2017 AFL Yarra Ranges Junior…