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Disgust at tourists

Popular Yarra Ranges tourist destinations were closed by Parks Victoria and Victoria Police over the weekend due to concerns of severe overcrowding. Warburton’s Redwood Forest,...

MP joins push to halt hoons

Eildon MP Cindy McLeish has been advocating alongside members of the community and Warburton Police to add more adequate safety measures along Mount Donna...

New cafe connects to nature

One of Healesville’s newest small businesses, Natures Cakes, opted to keep their cafe doors open throughout the entire Covid-19 pandemic, switching to a takeaway...

Aunty Dot’s work carries on

The Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service paid tribute to the thousands of First Nations men and women who have served in the Australian Armed Forces...

Milestone for community hydro project

Upper Yarra Community Power (UYCP) is celebrating 18 months since it first began its Hydroelectric Plant Project. The project saw a small group of local...

Highway hotspots leave locals concerned

Calls are being made for urgent works to be done at a popular intersection along the Warburton Highway. Eildon MP Cindy McLeish is currently conducting...

Court rules VicForests logging breached environmental laws

The Federal Court has found that VicForests has failed, and is unlikely in the future, to comply with national environmental laws designed to protect...

Investigation into cruel trapping of wombat

A wombat was euthanised after being found injured in a homemade trap near Killara Road, Gruyere on 16 May. An investigation into the cruel and...

HICCI can help

Healesville Inter-church Community Care Inc (HICCI) has putting the call out for those who are doing it tough during the coronavirus pandemic. “During the Covid-19...

Bridges built by volunteers

Lilydale’s Bridge Builders Youth Organisation features many volunteers who help adolescents aged 12-25, who find themselves disadvantaged, distressed or in need of assistance. Beck Mitchell...

Mountain Pygmy Possum’s guide to winter: Get fat, take naps

Healesville Sanctuary’s tiny Mountain Pygmy Possums are settling down this week for the most epic nap in Australia: a winter hibernation that sees the...

A virtual visit to the museum

As the doors of the TarraWarra Museum of Art remain shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the museum has decided to bring their next...

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Yarra Ranges Council convene to endorse 2023-24 Annual Report

Despite the current caretaker period as votes for Council elections continue to be counted, Yarra Ranges councillors convened on Tuesday 22 October to endorse...