News
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Community urged to be wary after hateful graffiti incidents
The investigation is ongoing into the spate of racially targeted graffiti that hit the Outer East on 21 July, with the ripple effects continuing to…
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Information session for farmers looking to boost winter growth
Urea use has proven to be a successful option to boost winter growth, helping farmers in the Yarra Ranges to grow more grass, which is…
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It’s weed whacking season
The Yarra Ranges Council has received new funding to help our native flora reclaim the landscape from invasive weeds. The council received $388,000 in grants…
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Residents rally for protection of kangaroos
Locals gathered at Lillydale Lake on Saturday 2 August to rally against the State Government’s rejection for the Yarra Ranges to be excluded from commercial…
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A trailblazer and women’s champion: Gracia Baylor AM
A true trailblazer in every sense of the word, Healeville’s Hilda ‘Gracia’ Baylor AM paved the way for women in Victoria’s Parliament. After a long…
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Community gathers for Hills trailblazer
‘We dared to believe that anything was possible and that we did indeed have the power to control our own lives to a very large…
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Community plant out a stellar day
Some enthusiastic volunteers from the Southern Dandenongs Community Nursery (SDCN) popped in to get their hands dirty and their hearts full at a recent tree…
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Small packages exhibit sees life in mini
Until late August, visitors to the Dandenong Ranges can step into the small but mighty world of miniature painting in a new collection currently open…
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Woman airlifted after Hoddles Creek blaze
A woman in her 70s is in hospital with serious injuries after a house fire tore through her Hoddles Creek home on Saturday night, 2…
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Highway patrol nabs speeding drivers
Victoria Police’s Highway Patrol issued multiple fines and suspensions following a series of high-speed offences in the southeast suburbs on Friday 1 August. On Wellington…
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Cars targeted across the Yarra Ranges
Police are urging residents and visitors to the Yarra Ranges to be vigilant following a rise in thefts from vehicles parked at local parklands and…
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Help celebrate local young people doing great things
Community members are invited to nominate young people, aged 12 to 25, for Yarra Ranges Council’s annual Celebrating YOUth Awards. The Awards, which will be…