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Planned burning to start across Yarra Ranges
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is preparing to start its autumn planned burning program across the Metropolitan and Yarra Districts, including in the Yarra...
Search for missing man
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Mernda man Christopher Pizarcoff.
The 35-year-old was last seen at a Ferntree Gully shopping centre...
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Missing teen
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Noble Park teen Peter Fruhwirth.
The 17-year-old was last seen in Lilydale on 16...
The opportunity of a lifetime
A competition has been opened to provide Year 11 students across the Yarra Ranges a chance to win a free trek to the Kokoda...
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Free drop-in IT sessions
The Monbulk Community Hub will host free drop-in IT sessions for seniors every Friday in March, 10am-12pm at the Monbulk Community...
Young apprentice wins top award
Emerald’s Mitch Dasler has a bright future in landscaping after winning the Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria’s Apprentice of the Year 2019 award.
The 19-year-old...
Funding doubled for Belgrave library refurb
The community in Belgrave and surrounds will soon benefit from a modern library that better meets the needs of the highly used Belgrave Community...
13 firebugs charged
Thirteen people have been charged with deliberately lighting fires in the Yarra Ranges throughout the 2020 Fire Danger Period.
Since the fire season commenced on...
New recycling system on its way
Yarra Ranges Council will work with the State Government to roll out a new recycling system over the next few years.
On 24 February, the...
Cyclist critically injured at Mount Dandenong
Numerous emergency service crews were called to the aid of a severely injured cyclist at Mount Dandenong on 27 February.
At about 7.30pm crews from...
Volunteer swim teachers to educate remote island community
Two swim teachers from Monbulk Aquatic Centre are hoping to break new ground as they prepare to conduct swim lessons on Lord Howe Island.
Sally...
Seven marathons in seven continents for youth in need
When Beck Mitchell reflects on her teenage years as a troubled girl from Mount Evelyn, there wasn’t a thought in her 17-year-old mind that...
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Kate clocks up 50 years with Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
In 1974 Kate Watkins got her first Seeing Eye dog, a moment she’ll never forget.
She finished high school on the Friday. The following Monday...
