News
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Grandmothers demand action
With Human Rights Day falling on Thursday 10 December, a group of protestors gathered outside Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge’s office calling for better…
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Lighting up Montrose for Corey
A breathtaking Christmas display in a Montrose family’s front garden is just the beginning of ways in which the compassionate family are lighting up the…
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Novel is a labour of love
Monbulk resident Liz Markham put her lengthy time in lockdown to good use, occupying herself by revisiting her novel Surprise Packet. Drafted over a three…
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Getting fire ready
The CFA and Council are encouraging community members to prepare their properties for the fire season by clearing excess vegetation ahead of and during summer.…
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Snippets
Artists wanted Healesville Community Garden is seeking expressions of interest from emerging and established artists to create works that celebrate life at the garden and…
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Brush-tailed rock wallabies call Mt Evelyn home
The Yarra Valley Nocturnal Zoo has some exciting new arrivals, with five southern brush-tail rock wallabies now calling Mount Evelyn home. Zookeeper at Yarra Valley…
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Our CFA heroes
A group of CFA volunteers from District 13 have been hailed heroes for saving the life of a NSW firefighter who collapsed on the fire-ground…
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Wedding heartbreak
Sally Malek was dreaming of the day she got to pull on her custom-made wedding gown and walk down the aisle to marry her partner,…
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Swimmers lap up reopening of Olinda pool
Swimmers in the hills will dust off their goggles and don their bathers on 5 December, when Olinda Community Pool reopens the pool gates for…
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80km fight for sick kids
A Mt Evelyn man has raised $9,278.64 for the Kids with Cancer Foundation, successfully completing an 80km return marathon along the Warburton Trail on the…
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Special education upgrades enter final stage
Yarra Ranges Special Development School in Mount Evelyn will soon benefit from a further $8.92 million in upgrades allocated as part of the 2021/21 Victorian…
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School’s out for Principal Fitz-Gerald
There hasn’t been a day that Mary Fitz-Gerald hasn’t wanted to go to work in the last two decades. But after 20 years as Principal…