News
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Postal worker airlifted to hospital after crash involving a truck
A postal worker has been airlifted to The Alfred hospital after a collision involving a motorcyclist and a truck in Healesville this morning. Emergency services…
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Yarra Ranges Council seeking new funding model for School Crossing Supervisor Program
Yarra Ranges Council has identified the School Crossing Supervisor crisis as a point of focus ahead of the November State Election. Yarra Ranges Council’s State…
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Crackdown on illegal firewood collectors this spring season
A patrol of Conservation Regulator Authorised Officers, Forest Fire Management Victoria crews and Parks Victoria rangers are staking out state forests, parks and reserves to…
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Meteorologists officially declare third La Niña
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared a third La Niña event in as many years has been established in the pacific, with a wet spring…
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Extending a thanks to foster carers
Foster carers can fill the void of a designated loving and caring family for children in the system, being a person of stability and support…
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Upper Yarra CFAs raise over $20000 for mental health
Firefighters across the country descended upon Crown Metropol Hotel on Saturday 10 September to take on the Melbourne Firefighters Stair Climb, with a number of…
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Remembering the soldiers who secured Australia’s borders in WW2
With the Battle for Australia day commemoration at the Shrine of Remembrance on Wednesday 7 September, Lilydale High School student and Year 10 captain Olivia…
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New laws passed set to introduce affirmative consent model
Introducing an affirmative consent model and criminalising stealthing are two major changes coming in as the State Government has passed laws to reform the way…
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Warburton Post Office sharing free postcards to keep us connected
The Warburton Post Office is getting involved in a joint initiative from Beyond Blue and Australia Post to help keep people connected. From the start…
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Head-on Healesville collision required air ambulance
A Toolangi woman has been airlifted to hospital following a two-car collision on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road near Syme Road in Healesville at around 11.20am…
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Tragic death of Upper Yarra SES member remembered at Emergency Services Memorial
A former Upper Yarra SES member who was tragically killed has been memorialised at the opening of the Emergency Services Memorial in Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens…
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Residents concerned about lack of action for dangerous Maroondah Highway intersection
The State Government is working with the new Federal Government as it undertakes a review of projects in its investment program and Coldstream residents fear…