Yarra Ranges needs more Maternal Child Health Nurses
Over the last 12 months, Yarra Ranges' Maternal Child Health Nurses (MCHN) have seen 1,795 new babies across the municipality.
They’ve helped 819 first...
Streamlining teacher recruitment
The State Government is attracting more teachers to work in Victorian government schools with a new recruitment process.
Victorian Education Minister Natalie Hutchins launched the...
Vital funds delivered
Yarra Junction’s Men’s Shed or 'Ben’s Shed' as it is known - has recently received a funding grant which was welcomed over official celebrations...
Wombat has the last laugh
Little Yarra CFA had an unusual call-out on the night of Tuesday 5 September.
Units were told on the journey out to Gladysvale two...
New life for recycled wood
A Healesville resident has been recycling timbers to create custom designed chopping boards to fundraise for the environment.
Andrew Cooper said the idea eventually...
Funds fall short
The Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) is “gravely concerned” that promised support for its work at the Ringwood Specialist Family Violence Court (SFVC) has...
Kinglake graduates as Heart Safe Community
Minutes matter in a cardiac arrest and Kinglake is now equipped to save more lives, becoming one of 11 new Heart Safe Communities in...
Indigenous Australian Firestick program is going to the global stage
Yarra Ranges Council’s Firestick program has attracted overseas attention, with a French publication exploring how the unique burning practice can be used in the...
Getting to the footy finals this weekend
Extra public transport services will be at hand as footy finals kick off, providing safe and easy travel for fans heading to three massive...
I wandered lonely as a cloud
For many, bruised by school experience, poetry is still some old fashioned literary form found in foxed and faded pages of books on bottom...
Vic inquiry calls for recreational duck shooting ban
Victoria should ban all recreational duck hunting, an inquiry has recommended following a long-term decline in native bird populations.
The parliamentary committee investigating Victoria's...
Egg-citing arrival of emu chick
The pitter patter of little Emu feet can now be heard at Healesville Sanctuary with a cheeky chick exploring its bushland surroundings.
The gorgeous fluff-ball...
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Get ready to be efficient volunteer
Healesville Living and Learning Centre (HLLC) has opened a free 10-week course to help people develop skills to be effective volunteers.
The course is held...
