Fairy tale friendship brings community joy
Two neighbours from Upwey have taken Spoonville to the next level, by creating an entire fairy village for families to enjoy.
Jan McGuckian and Kate...
‘Near death experience’ sparks concerns for car park safety
Calls are being made for the Olinda Playspace car park to be upgraded, following a close call with a falling tree branch at the...
War medals returned after 50 years
A Sergeant from Lilydale has helped return WWII medals to the family of Private Douglas Downs, more than five decades after they were stolen.
Sgt...
Helmets delivered to brigades in District 13
Volunteer firefighters from CFA’s District 13 have this month received new structural firefighting helmets.
More than 5000 local CFA volunteers from 46 brigades in the...
Coonara to strengthen mental health support
Upper Ferntree Gully’s Coonara Community House has received funding to strengthen its work around mental health and community support.
The house was one of 79...
Stop the hoons
There’s a growing push from communities in the Dandenong Ranges to put a stop to hoons in the region.
A new Facebook group called Stop...
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Storms hit again
Emergency services were still responding to numerous calls for assistance on Monday following another wild weather event that hit the Yarra Ranges.
As...
Halloween on the Green nowhere to be seen
Despite Halloween on the Green being cancelled this year, event organisers are encouraging families to still dress up and celebrate the occasion.
To compensate for...
Belgrave CFA gears up for centenary
For almost a century Belgrave CFA has been serving its local community, through events such as Ash Wednesday, Black Saturday, a global pandemic and...
Caretakers move into former Emerald Country Club
A ray of sunlight has filtered through the coronavirus haze directly into Emerald.
Marvellous news that there will be a family of permanent caretakers moving...
Getting back into the swing of things
Residents across the Yarra Ranges have experienced their first sense of freedom since August, with Covid-19 restrictions easing to allow for tennis, golf and...
More Covid checkpoints for the Yarra Ranges
Additional Covid-19 vehicle checkpoints have been set up in suburbs across the Yarra Ranges ahead of the long weekend.
It’s understood that Upper Ferntree Gully...
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To great heights: CFA train at Skyhigh
Recently, Kalorama-Mt Dandenong CFA invited their neighbouring brigades of Sassafras-Ferny Creek, Olinda and Montrose to join them on a combined training session at Skyhigh,...
