News
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Belgrave Survival Day date changed
Belgrave Survival Day will be held on Sunday 12 March in 2023, more than two weeks after the usual date of January 26. The annual…
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Dandenong Ranges National Park faced with threats
According to the park ranger in charge of the Dandenong Ranges National Park; illegal tracks, foreign weeds and exotic species are some of the biggest…
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New Yarra Ranges care finder appointed
Care Connect has been appointed by Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) as the new Yarra Ranges Care Finder to connect older members of the community to…
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Emerald Primary School mainstay retires
Emerald Primary School’s long-term handy man has retired, but he was more than just a maintenance worker. Dennis Fuller had served as a teacher at…
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Forging stronger relationships with Mountain Men
Sessions bringing dads in the Yarra Ranges together are set to begin in February in events organised by local group Mountain Men and Yarra Ranges…
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Residents urged not to be complacent this fire danger period
Residents are being urged not to be complacent this fire danger period, which is set to begin at 1am on Monday 30 January this year…
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Cardinia community grant applications now open
Applications are now open for Cardinia Shire Council’s Community Capital Works Grant Program and Wellbeing Support Grant Program for 2023-24. Applications for both grant programs…
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Immersing yourself in permaculture in the Dandenong Ranges
Life in the Dandenong Ranges brings with it a luscious landscape rich with flora and fauna of various types, and the need to maintain the…
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Insurance premiums costly after weather events
Insurance premiums are rising across the Yarra Ranges after recent rain and storm events, seeing residents paying more for their cover. Principal broker at Suburban…
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Over $11,000 in fines for motorists in Belgrave operation
Police detected over 20 drivers during Operation ‘BOUND’ in the Belgrave area on Tuesday 17 January. A plain clothes patrol was set up on Burwood…
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Fire Danger Period set to begin in Cardinia Shire region
The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 1am on Monday, 30 January 2023 for the following municipalities in CFA’s South East Region: Cardinia Shire…
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Celebrating local citizens
Citizens in Cockatoo will be awarded on Australia Day in 2023 at a free event at the Almar Treloar Reserve Ampitheatre held by Connecting Cockatoo…