News
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QR codes, density and dancefloor limits to be scratched
QR codes, density limits and restrictions on indoor dancefloors across the Dandenong Ranges will be scratched from 6pm tomorrow as part of new pandemic orders…
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Ash Wednesday 1983
On 16 February 1983, at 3.24pm, a bushfire started on Birds Land near Mount Morton Road at Belgrave Heights. The temperature at 2 pm was…
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CovidSafe measures to continue in schools
Schools in the Dandenong Ranges will soon receive more rapid tests with CovidSafe measures in schools and early childhood settings to continue until the end…
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Lysterfield man missing
A family is pleading for information on the whereabouts of their 19 year old son Samuel, who has gone missing following a planned camping trip.…
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Council funding for knox volunteer organisations
Knox City Council will award $750,000 dollars a year to local not-for-profit organisations to provide welfare, wellbeing and volunteer support to the community, for a…
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Mount Dandenong Preschool continues at Olinda Primary
Mount Dandenong Preschool will continue to run its three and four-year-old preschool programs from Olinda Primary School into 2022, as Yarra Ranges Council waits for…
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Emergency Relief Service open to donations
With the Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service receiving large donations of pet food from Pets of the Homeless Australia, the Belgrave-based charity is seeking other…
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Schools, councils and not-for-profits can apply for new road safety funding
The Victorian government has announced that schools, councils, and not-for-profit organisations can now apply for a funding boost for grassroots road safety initiatives to drive…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters looking for Boronia mentors
Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia is now recruiting volunteers to become mentors for local young people in the Boronia area after receiving $50,000 in funding…
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Works on Monbulk Aquatic Centre waiting on green light
The retiling of Monbulk Aquatic Centre’s 25m pool has been completed, with further repairs to the damaged roof scheduled before the centre is reopened to…
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The Power and the People exhibition launching to celebrate 150 years of local government
The Yarra Ranges Heritage Network is launching a new exhibition to celebrate the anniversary of 150 years of local government in the Yarra Ranges, including…
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Lifetime CFA member passes
Anthony O’Loughlin, better known as Jack, passed away on Monday 31 January aged 72. Mr O’Loughlin was a life-member of Boronia Fire brigade and CFA…