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Tesselaar Tulip Festival cancelled

For the first time in the history of the Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Tesselaar will not open its gates to the public this year due...

Family’s free face mask drive

A Montrose family has been donating face masks to those in need, by hanging them up around the town. Fiona Naisbitt and her three children,...

A fence full of fun

A Ferntree Gully couple has been spreading positive messages during Covid-19 by putting colourful signs on their fence. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Ann and...

Support for shopping strips

A $3 million State Government fund will help boost local shopping strips during the coronavirus pandemic. The Neighbourhood Activity Centre Renewal Fund will provide grants...

Car accident in Olinda

A person was extracted from a car following an incident in Olinda this morning (6 August). CFA and Ambulance Victoria responded to a call at...

Snow brings joy to the hills

Residents from parts of the Dandenong Ranges had something to smile about on 4 August as snow fell across numerous towns. In what’s been a...

A day never to be forgotten

At 9am on 15 August 1945 Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, broadcast to a waiting nation that the Japanese had surrendered and the Second World...

Mountain biking boom

Mountain bike riding has been steadily building in popularity across the eastern suburbs in recent times, and it’s one of the few industries that...

The Round-up

Graffiti breakthrough Monbulk Police have recently arrested four people in relation to graffiti offences. Police said there had been a graffiti problem in the area over...

Power cuts off elderly

A Lilydale pensioner has raised concerns about power companies scheduling outages during the Covid-19 lockdown. Earlier this month, Brian Mier had his power switched off...

Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants open

Yarra Ranges Council has organised a temporary grants program to assist community groups and artists impacted by Covid-19. The Covid-19 Community Relief and Recovery Grants...

Thanks for caring

Almost five months ago Dave and Nicole Gallacher’s life was turned upside down, after Nicole collapsed with a bleed on her brain and as...

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Boronia’s aspiring astronaut returns from groundbreaking microgravity research in Ottawa

Boronia’s aspiring astronaut, Celene Meraz Benavente, has returned from an extraordinary week in Ottawa Canada, where she engaged in cutting-edge research and training in...