News
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Hills Community Garden continues to grow
The Cockatoo-based Hills Community Gardens has begun 2023 with a successful ‘dig in’ day, completing work on a five-bin compost bay. Around 10 participants got…
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Joey on the mend after mother killed by car
A wallaby joey is now on the mend at a wildlife rescue centre in the Hills after miraculously surviving its mother being run over by…
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Artists able to access online professional development course
A free professional development program is available for artists and creatives from the Yarra Ranges, for those looking to expand their learnings and craft over…
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Upwey Men’s Shed finally finds a home
Four years of searching and dead-ends has finally come to an end for the Upwey Men’s Shed, with the group signing a licensing agreement with…
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Belgrave Survival Day date changed
Belgrave Survival Day will be held on Sunday 12 March in 2023, more than two weeks after the usual date of January 26. The annual…
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Dandenong Ranges National Park faced with threats
According to the park ranger in charge of the Dandenong Ranges National Park; illegal tracks, foreign weeds and exotic species are some of the biggest…
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New Yarra Ranges care finder appointed
Care Connect has been appointed by Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) as the new Yarra Ranges Care Finder to connect older members of the community to…
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Emerald Primary School mainstay retires
Emerald Primary School’s long-term handy man has retired, but he was more than just a maintenance worker. Dennis Fuller had served as a teacher at…
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Forging stronger relationships with Mountain Men
Sessions bringing dads in the Yarra Ranges together are set to begin in February in events organised by local group Mountain Men and Yarra Ranges…
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Residents urged not to be complacent this fire danger period
Residents are being urged not to be complacent this fire danger period, which is set to begin at 1am on Monday 30 January this year…
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Cardinia community grant applications now open
Applications are now open for Cardinia Shire Council’s Community Capital Works Grant Program and Wellbeing Support Grant Program for 2023-24. Applications for both grant programs…
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Immersing yourself in permaculture in the Dandenong Ranges
Life in the Dandenong Ranges brings with it a luscious landscape rich with flora and fauna of various types, and the need to maintain the…