News
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Your Library locations closed for Australia Day
All Your Library locations across the Yarra Ranges will be closed for the Australia Day public holiday on 26 January. Business will return to normal…
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Campfire Caution Urged this Long Weekend
Amid the current bushfire emergency and increased fire risk across the coming days, authorities are warning that caution around campfires will be critical over the…
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Monbulk’s problematic roundabout’s origins revealed
Monbulk Historical Society has answered questions that many hadn’t thought to ask about the town’s interesting roundabout and the origins of Baynes Park Road. Monbulk’s…
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Support Monbulk CFA with non-operational roles
The Monbulk CFA, like most brigades across the state, has recently been contacted by local residents eager to support their fire brigade. Monbulk Fire and…
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Kallista CFA’s 2016 Amarok up for sale
Kallista–The Patch CFA is offering its 2016 Volkswagen Amarok FCV for sale through a tender process, with submissions closing at 12pm on 8 February. The…
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Car dangling over Olinda driveway
Emergency responders were called to Olinda around midday on Tuesday, 20 January after a person became trapped in a car while reversing out of a…
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Wellness walks for the Yarra Ranges
If you have ever wanted to join a run club without the running, this summer you can lace up your walking shoes and join Yarra…
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Man caught allegedly ditching breath test in Rowville
Local police have taken to social media recently to describe both the arrest and charges of a man allegedly caught ‘stopping short’ of a breath…
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Community steps up to support fire-affected areas
In the aftermath of a disaster, communities rallying for other communities, most of the time unknown to them, showcases the goodness of humanity. Lilydale’s Meat…
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Family’s sanctuary lost to blaze
PULL OUT QUOTE: “You never expect something like this to happen to you. The chances of this happening to you are so rare, so when…
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Reducing rubbish in the Ranges
Severe fires are not the only environmental threat to the Yarra Ranges. A group of committed locals has banded together to combat another ecological hazard…
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Top four and a draw
In the midweek Pennant, Side One played away against Boronia. After an even start, Boronia proved too strong on the day, with Yarra Glen going…
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