Yarra Ranges declares climate emergency
The Yarra Ranges Council has joined 45 other councils across Australia in declaring a climate emergency.
Councillors passed the motion to recognise a climate emergency...
Doom Boogie addresses environment issues
Grunge-blues trio Smoke Stack Rhino have put environmental issues front and centre on new track ‘Doom Boogie’.
The ban is debuting the new track at...
Brigade gears up for garage sale
The Mount Evelyn Fire Brigade will be a hub for people across the Dandenong Ranges and surrounds when it hosts its annual garage sale...
Dandenong Ranges sewerage system in the pipeline
Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges are set for a new sewerage system
Almost 1800 properties in Kallista, Sherbrooke, The Patch and Monbulk will soon be...
Race to save mural
Lilydale cafe Locavore Studio is fighting to save its outdoor mural, despite concerns from the Yarra Ranges Council that the artwork does not meet...
Knitting for kids
Hills students joined forces with knitters from across the country to brighten the lives of children in Syria.
The Tecoma and Silvan primary schools were...
Go fish
There is a good reason that fishermen call it fishing and not catching - sometimes no matter how much you prepare or how much...
Objection rejected in VCAT backfire
Objecting residents got the opposite of what they hoped for after taking Yarra Ranges Council to VCAT over a double-storey development in Tecoma.
Two...
The Round-up
SES kept busy
Emerald SES attended more than 20 call-outs in the Dandenong Ranges on Sunday night as strong winds buffeted the area.
Unit controller Ben...
Olinda’s place to play
I was delighted to recently open the beautiful new nature-based regional playground at the former Olinda Golf Course, signalling the completion of the first...
Belgrave bin bungle rectified
Peace has once again returned to Belgrave after a brief dispute broke out regarding the cigarette bins in Belgrave.
The bins came under fire...
Grandmas call for refugee action
Protestors gathered outside Casey MP Tony Smith's office on Friday 6 September to call for greater protection for refugees and asylum seekers.
Grandmothers against Detention...
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Building local political engagement as younger voters outnumber boomers
The time has come when young voters will outnumber baby boomers in a federal election but with many said to be disengaged from the...
