News
-
Help your local environment by participating in Clean Up Australia Day
Hills locals will be able to take a step towards caring the environment by getting involved in a Clean Up Australia Day event being held…
-
Man taken to hospital after accident on Wellington Road
A man was taken to Dandenong Hospital in a stable condition after an accident in Emerald yesterday afternoon. Ambulance Victoria was called to the accident…
-
Ferny Creek Fire Brigade helping locals prepare themselves for fire season
Ferny Creek Fire Brigade will host a Community Fire Refuge Open Day on Saturday 11 February to better prepare locals for the fire season and…
-
Yarra Ranges residents invited to help shape council’s 2023/24 budget
Yarra Ranges residents are invited to help shape the local council’s 2023/24 budget. Engagement opened on Monday 30 January and the public has until Sunday…
-
Community Facebook groups flooded with scams
Community Facebook groups used by Ferntree Gully, Belgrave and Hills residents have seen an influx of scams over the past few weeks. They vary in…
-
Fallen timber from June 2021 storm event finds a home at a local primary school
The effects of the June 2021 storm and the 2022 floods are still being felt by Yarra Ranges residents, having braved their fair share of…
-
Emerald stalwart remembered
Long time Emerald resident and community man Robert Taylor has passed away. Rob regularly walked around the village from Ferres Road, often with two dogs,…
-
Five year cultural policy for the national arts community announced
The Federal Government has released the first new National Cultural Policy for the country’s arts, entertainment and cultural sector in 10 years. Revive, announced on…
-
Emerald Men’s Shed gives poodle with defect a new lease on life
A poodle born with a congenital defect has been given a new lease of life after a generous donation from the Emerald Men’s Shed. Rhapsody,…
-
Yarra Ranges Pre-Prep rollout expected from 2030
The Yarra Ranges Shire will be part of the next stage of the Best Start, Best Life early childhood education reform announced by Early Childhood…
-
Yarra Ranges Council to march at Midsumma
Yarra Ranges Council will be marching at Melbourne’s Midsumma Pride March today, alongside a swathe of local councils. ‘Midsumma Pride March is a celebration of…
-
Pop-up blood donor centre comes to Upwey
A pop-up blood donor centre will be coming to 1443 Burwood Highway in Upwey from Monday 20 February to Saturday 25 February. “One in three…