Art play in the park
Local artists and community members are expressing their emotions and insights gained during the Covid-19 pandemic through a local art project.
Feeling Our Way Forward...
Street art library open
A new street art library was opened in Healesville on Thursday 11 March thanks to YAVA and its members.
The new community library is accessible...
Supporting the live music industry
After witnessing first-hand the devastating impact to the live music industry during 2020, Yarra Valley winery and events venue, Rochford Wines, is giving up-and-coming...
Signal on the way
Construction is currently underway for a long-anticipated mobile phone tower for the Mount Evelyn township.
Workers have been at Mount Evelyn Recreation Reserve over the...
Advocacy for bridge build continues
Almost four years on from the removal of McMahons Creek footbridge and local residents are still looking for answers as to if or when...
‘Process of healing’ at Coranderrk
The Victorian Government has announced the establishment of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission as the nation’s first truth-telling process into injustices experienced by Aboriginal people...
Indigenous truth and justice commission announced at Coranderrk.
The Victorian Government has announced the establishment of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission as the nation’s first truth-telling process into injustices experienced by Aboriginal people...
A decade of IWD portraits
Every year since 2012, Warburton resident Suzanne Phoenix has curated an International Women's Day photography portrait series - What Does International Women's Day Mean...
Wood under water
YAVA’s newest exhibition features the work of Ian George, a local timber sculptor who is showcasing his woodworks of underwater life.
TIDAL opened on Friday...
Master plan no walk in the park
Some Upper Yarra dog owners were barking mad about Yarra Ranges Council’s draft plan for Wesburn Park, which initially proposed the dog off-leash area...
Where’s the dam money?
Maroondah Dam’s park is set to be upgraded as the state government announced a $52.4 million investment for Victorian parks in the budget, but...
School’s ‘hidden gem’
For the last three years a miniature vineyard has been growing, tucked at the back of Upper Yarra Secondary College, and now the time...
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Historic release for one of Victoria’s faunal emblems
For the first time in almost half a century, Critically Endangered Helmeted Honeyeaters have returned to Cardinia in south-east Victoria, where they were once...
