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Firewood collection season starts this week

 The 2019 Autumn Firewood Collection Season opens this week in Yarra Ranges and surrounding areas on Friday 1 March and closes on Sunday 30...

Diabetes program launches in Lilydale

Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) will fund a multidisciplinary type 2 diabetes service in partnership with Inspiro: Community Health Service. The Integrated Diabetes Education...

A celebration of International Women’s Day

Warburton based photographer Suzanne Phoenix curates her annual International Women’s Day photography project on 8 March at The Alderman in Brunswick East. For the eighth...

Sanctuary ditches Cadbury

Healesville Sanctuary will no longer sell Cadbury or Natural Confectionary Company products. Zoos Victoria vows to take a stand for wildlife under threat from manufacturers...

Jessica’s platypus quest

 Dr Jessica Thomas couldn’t find anyone to answer her questions about the platypus. So the Healesville Sanctuary keeper decided to find the answers herself. Dr Thomas...

Sue’s legacy keeps on walking

The Warburton Rail Trail was coloured teal on Sunday 24 February when more than 1200 walkers set out from Lilydale to Warburton in support...

Holy cow, that was lucky

 A Good Samaritan saved a Yarra Glen cow who was having a hard time moo-ving to dry land. Julie Nixon and her husband Jon are...

Listeria outbreak threatens Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges Council is advising its Meals on Wheels clients to dispose of all meals received from the service since 13 January following a...

Melba backs Royal Commission

Lilydale-based Melba Support Services has thrown its support behind a Royal Commission into the epidemic of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect against people with...

You Won’t Be Border-ed

Border Starring Eva Melander and Eero Milonoff Rated MA15+ In the tradition of sombre Scandinavian cinema, Border is a fantasy drama driven by powerful performances, intimate emotional...

Too sick for school

With another school year underway, parents everywhere have to face the dilemma of when to keep sick children home from classes, be it for...

New look same service

Bus commuters will notice a very shiny, new white bus around town but may be puzzled by the Public Transport Victoria livery that adorns...

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Let’s prepare for hot and dry season

The CFA’s declared Fire Danger Period will begin in the Yarra Ranges on 23 December. We all know that this formally starts the fire...