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Chance to win big for Upper Yarra sporting clubs

New grants from the Victorian Government for new uniforms and equipment, training, and club development are open again as part of the latest round...

LGBTQIA+ laws creating safer school and work environments

Equality for the LGBTQIA+ community is non-negotiable in Victoria after new laws came into effect this week. The Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Act 2021...

Safety around fires paramount as winter sets in

While it may be getting chilly this winter, it's important to remember accidental house fires are a bit too toasty and Yarra Ranges residents...

Calls to halt the alterations to Yarra Valley bus routes

A plan to change the operation of buses in the Yarra Valley is set to change the way Yarra Ranges residents can commute. Speaking in...

Partnership between Yarra Ranges Council and Yarra Ranges Tourism to continue to support the...

The financial support provided by Yarra Ranges Council to Yarra Ranges Tourism (YRT) has been announced for the next year in a partnership spanning...

Breeding hope for the endangered Guthega Skink

The endangered Guthega Skink has a found a new safe haven in the Yarra Ranges, with a successful breeding program at Healesville Sanctuary taking...

Council meetings return in person for first time in two years

The gallery room in the newly opened Yarra Ranges Council Civic Centre held its first in-person council meeting on Tuesday 14 June. Wurundjeri Elder Dave...

Speeding up the regeneration of habitat hollows

The June 2021 storm event in the Yarra Ranges saw over 25,000 trees fall, having a significant impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of...

Cement Creek Rd Bridge set to improve access to the Redwood Forest

At the first in-person Yarra Ranges Council meeting for over two years, councillors discussed works to upgrade the Cement Creek Rd Bridge that provides...

Turning away from traffic on Mt Donna Buang

Queen’s Birthday Weekend and solid snowfall on Mt Donna Buang aligned to create the perfect storm of traffic and frustration. Visitors from near and far...

Victoria enters high-risk road death period

As Victoria enters one of the highest risk periods for death and injury on the roads, police have issued a critical road safety alert....

Feral deer could cost Victoria up to $2.2 billion over the next 30 years,...

Feral deer have been wreaking havoc in the Upper Yarra, and new figures from a report by Frontier Economics suggest not controlling the species...

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Lost phone handed in to Yarra Junction Police

Are you the owner of this phone which has been handed into Yarra Junction Police Station? Please contact the station on (03) 59671104 to...