Air quality warning
Recently the Yarra Ranges, along with many other locations around the state have experienced days of poor air quality due to the recent bushfires.
For...
Thank you Dot
It is only fitting that Indigenous Elder Dorothy Betsy ‘Dot’ Peters AM be named as Mail News Group’s Person of the Year, having graced...
The future is bright
This year there were several stories highlighting young people doing great things in their communities. Here at the Mail, we thought we would take...
Explosions heard overnight in Coldstream
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fire that has destroyed vehicles and property at a business in Coldstream on the morning of Monday...
Hay on the way for farmers in need
As the ongoing bushfire crisis continues to threaten townships across Victoria and New South Wales, many generous Yarra Valley locals have been quick to...
Donation drive a huge success
Numerous fire brigades from the Yarra Ranges were inundated with goods during recent bushfire relief donation drives.
The chain of donation efforts began on 2...
The Round-up
Marysville drug operation
More than 60 people were processed for drug related offences during a police operation which took place in the surrounding areas of...
Cash for cans push continues
Victoria is currently the only state in Australia that does not have, or plans to implement a container deposit scheme (CDS).
A CDS aims to...
Church supports treaty
Healesville Uniting Church voiced its support for an Indigenous treaty by unfurling a ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth’ banner on the church’s premises on Sunday 15...
Year 12’s receive their ATAR results
The long wait for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) ATAR results is finally over for Year 12 students as they continue to plan...
International equestrian trainer visits the valley
Gladysdale’s Shirley Heights Equestrian Centre had an international visitor recently as Portuguese classical dressage coach and trainer Frederico Schiappa Pietra Saramago hosted clinics for...
Bin Chicken spawn point in Queens Park draws concern
At Queen’s Park there stands a mystical tree which draws to it all manner of Ibis.
The tree has a strange power over these birds...
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Star Mail readers share their thoughts ahead of 2025 Federal Election
With Saturday 3 May announced as the date for the 2025 Federal election, the Star News Group closed its Federal Election Survey to peruse...
