News
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The impact of Covid-19 in pictures
The past few months have seen society turned upside down due to Covid-19, with impacts extending right through to the Yarra Ranges and surrounds. To…
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Healesville’s First Artists unite
A printing workshop for the community is being organised for later this year by a group of First Nations artists. The United Mobs in Art…
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A clearer picture for the valley
The installation of air quality monitors in the Yarra Valley is expected to help with understanding the health impacts of planned burns in the region.…
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Anzac Appeal moves online
RSL Victoria’s annual Anzac Appeal will move to an online campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was made to not undertake a…
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Tick of approval for ward changes
The Victorian Electoral Commission has recommended adjustments to most wards in the Yarra Ranges Shire. The final report for the municipality’s subdivision review was released…
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Our region has seen a pandemic before
As school students throughout the Yarra Ranges stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the first time this has happened in our…
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Yarra Ranges takes charge on climate change
Yarra Ranges Council could soon become a renewable energy retailer, as it continues to search for new ways to reach net zero carbon emissions. The…
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Highway works complete
Maintenance works are now complete at the Warburton Highway and Wellington Road intersection in Wandin North. The 200-metre section has been structurally restored including asphalting…
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Defibrillators up and running
Public access defibrillators are now available at Community Bank branches in Warburton and Yarra Junction. A defibrillator has been installed adjacent to the ATM at…
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Yarra Glen woman charged
A 21-year-old Yarra Glen woman was among those charged after Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives allegedly located drugs, firearms and a stolen car in Hallam…
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Boy airlifted after tree fall
A primary school-aged boy was airlifted to hospital on 8 April after being struck by a falling tree in Healesville. Paramedics were called to the…
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Wineries open online cellar doors
With weekend visits to Yarra Valley wineries off for now, 29 of the regions’ best producers are bringing their cellar door experience to people’s homes.…