News
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Exploring Indigenous culture
A new exhibition exploring Indigenous culture and heritage is on at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, featuring local Wurundjeri Elders as well as Wiradjuri man…
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Sanders debuts in Dakar
When the time came for Daniel Sanders to pick his subjects at the end of Year 10, he told his teachers at Upper Yarra Secondary…
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HORSE
YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub has launched into 2021 with a new exhibition highlighting the works of 13 local artists. The exhibition, HORSE, showcases everything…
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Playgrounds and butterflies
A new playground at Cire’s Mount Evelyn Children’s Service is part of an exciting Cire hat trick underway to maximise creative early years learning opportunities…
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Platypus vulnerable
The platypus has been added to Victoria’s threatened species list and classed as vulnerable, prompting the Victorian Government to take action to try and protect…
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5G switched on in the Yarra Ranges
A number of residents living in the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley are now covered by Telstra’s 5G network after a recent roll-out. There are…
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Marshall the cutest critter around
While his invasive rat cousins are considered pests, ‘Marshall’ the baby native swamp rat is as precious as he looks. Veterinarians at Healesville Sanctuary’s Australian…
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Chef spared jail
A Yarra Glen man who sexually assaulted his 16-year-old apprentice before asking her to help him conceal the crime from his wife has been spared…
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Perfecting the cartoon craft
Healesville cartoonist Danny Zemp has been a long-time contributor to Star Mail. This week he takes you behind the scenes in this video highlighting how…
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Water World wonders and worries
Warburton residents have again expressed their frustrations about overcrowding in town as scores of visitors take to the new Warburton Water World. The new water…
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Covid-19 steals the show
Regional or metro? As Victoria continued to grapple with a second wave of a Covid-19 outbreak, the Yarra Ranges community was thrusted into the harsh…
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What made the news in 2020
Bushfires The year got off to a rocky start as bushfires continued to rage in Eastern Victoria and New South Wales. Thankfully the Yarra Ranges…