News
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Grace period over
Children’s safety when being picked up and dropped off at school is everyone’s responsibility, says Yarra Ranges Council. Primary and secondary students across the shire…
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Crank Up returns
One of the major historical events on the Yarra Valley calendar, Crank Up, is set to return on the weekend of 6-7 April, at the…
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Safer together
In a timely reminder that summer and bushfire season has a long way to go, Healesville Community Bushfire Group is holding its next meeting on…
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Black Spur closed following truck rollover
Motorists are advised that the Black Spur is closed in both directions following a truck which has rolled down an embankment near Fernshaw. Emergency services…
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Young performers on show
Exams are well behind most students but four Upper Yarra teenagers are about to put their work on display and face the music in a…
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Fatal crash in Castella
Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash in Castella last night (5 February). The 38-year-old male, and only occupant, died at the scene. It…
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Devil Matrix is grinning again
A Tasmanian devil has received world-first reconstructive surgery at Healesville Sanctuary’s wildlife hospital. Keepers recently noticed swelling on the ageing Matrix’s face. The veterinary team…
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Evening for wildlife
In April 2018 the Judith Eardley Save Wildlife Centre closed it’s Healesville doors after raising millions of dollars to protect wildlife in its 17 years…
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New heights for Yarra Glen art
Following the December call for entries, which have now closed, Yarra Glen Art Show Coordinator Bronwyn Ward said this years show is shaping up to…
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The worst conditions possible
Yarra Ranges Councillor Len Cox has served his community for 30 years, including six terms as mayor. “This was the time that has most been…
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Fire in the vines
Leanne De Bortoli has been involved in the family wine business “ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper”. “When my husband and I first…
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Forged by fire
It was horrendous. Alone in my street, I saw neighbouring homes razed to the ground in minutes, among swirling showers of embers and thick, choking…
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