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Vote’s in the mail
THE Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has reminded that voters should check the mail for their ballot packs for the Yarra Ranges Shire Council elections...
Talking to the radio
By Peter Douglas
EMERALD-based community radio station 3MDR is calling on residents and regular listeners to have a say.
As 3MDR is set to prepare its...
Joe Blakes are on the make
THE arrival of spring weather means that everyone is wanting to get out of doors, at the same time as Victoria’s snakes are starting...
Yanking out our weeds
TEN Conservation Corps volunteers from California in the US recently removed 15,261 sweet pittosporum seedlings and young plants from Bob’s Park near Cardinia Dam....
Body found in Monbulk
By Jodie Symonds
THE body of a man, believed to be that of missing man John McKague, 24, has been located around Pound Creek Track,...
Disc surgery funds sought
By Jodie Symonds
MATES of Mount Evelyn’s Craig Walton are banding together to help fund-raise $60,000 for spinal surgery in Europe, and are calling on...
Ping pong for a great cause
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
STUDENTS and staff at Belgrave Heights Christian School will be raising money by participating in a 24-hour Ping-Pong-A-Thon.
Students and staff raise...
Lion’s share for youth road deaths
By Jodie Symonds
MORE than 350 fatalities involving youth and young adults between 18 and 25 years occured on Victorian roads, 11 of those were...
Young drivers on course
By Jodie Symonds
SIX CFA members and four community members were awarded for the completion of a defensive driving course.
Thanks to the Anthony and Travis...
Little kids’ book has big message
By Jodie Symonds
A CHILDREN’S book with an important message about autism will be featured in a fairy-themed reading at Burrinja in Upwey on Thursday...
Team stops plant invader in its tracks
By Jodie Symonds
A TEAM of 10 Californian Conservation Corps volunteers removed more than 15,000 sweet pittosporum seedlings from Cardinia Dam earlier this month.
The work...
Handbag snatched from 88-year-old woman
By Jesse Graham
A MAN from The Basin will face court after allegedly snatching a woman’s handbag at a Boronia venue earlier this month and...
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This Girl Can returning to the Yarra Ranges in 2024
VicHealth’s This Girl Can program is coming back to the Yarra Ranges from 10 to 17 November, but the Yarra Ranges will see events...
