News
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Tecoma Op shop trades hands
A fresh layout and fresh owners have kept an iconic thrifting haven open in the hills of outer east Melbourne. The Foothills Community Opportunity Shop…
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Local health students offered unique scholarship opportunity
Community health service Inspiro is awarding scholarships to the value of $22,500 to Yarra Ranges students undertaking tertiary health science courses, to inspire the next…
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Local cafe heroes coming together to raise funds for youth homelessness this winter
Anchor Community Care will have a special two-day campaign collaborating with cafes across the Yarra Ranges. The campaign Cafe Heroes is aimed at celebrating the…
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Young girl still missing 13 years on
The unsolved mystery of a young student who went missing while on her walk to school continues on 13 years after she vanished. The young…
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Tecoma Primary takes out joint top spot
Tecoma Primary School is a sustainability winner that was recently announced at a prestigious awards ceremony at the MCG attended by the Minister for Environment,…
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Goodbye Betty
On the morning of Tuesday 28 May, beloved hills protector, advocate and pillar of the community Betty Marsden OAM passed away. Ms Marsden’s long list…
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Wind warning issued for the Yarra Ranges
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning Yarra Ranges residents of damaging wind gusts in the region today. A vigorous cold front will move eastwards across…
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Knox football fallout
Suspensions, fines and education are being handed to an outer east football club after they were stood down for unacceptable behaviour in early May. A…
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Summit for tourism industry
Yarra Ranges Tourism (YRT) hosted the 9th Annual Tourism Summit (ATR) successfully on Wednesday 5 June at the Racv Healesville Country Club And Golf Course.…
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Parks Victoria issue reminder for seasonal road closures from Tuesday 11 June
To protect parks and forests from damage during Victoria’s wet and snow seasons, temporary road and track closures will come into effect on 11 June,…
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EPA releases an Upwey School Primary update
After the school community in Melbourne’s outer east at Upwey Primary School recently went to national media about the dangerous condition of its oval –…
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Remembering the June 2021 storm
It is now three years since Yarra Ranges residents were hit by the worst storm in the region’s history. On 9-10 June 2021, almost 200…