News
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Criminal incidents in Yarra Glen and Healesville
As part of the CCTV campaign, Star Mail looked back at the significant incidents in each township after the CCTV network was not maintained properly…
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Hay bales cause Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road collision
Healesville and Badger Creek CFA units responded to a car crash on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road on Thursday 6 March at 9.12am. No one was…
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Lilydale Road, alteration works
In recent years, the way people use Lilydale Road in Healesville has changed with an increase in pedestrians and visitors to the area following the…
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Criminal and suspicious incidents rife through Upper Yarra townships
In recent years, a number of incidents have occurred in and near the town centres of the Upper Yarra impacting businesses and community facilities. Active…
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Ranges crimes continue
Across the Dandenong Ranges, CCTV could have been handy in the last few years with crime rises across the outer east flowing out to the…
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The criminal incidents plaguing urban towns
From the smaller incidents of theft to ram raids, fires and vandalism that have plagued urban town centres over recent years, each could have been…
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Four more weeks of feedback for Yarra Ranges Council’s 2025-2029 Disability Action Plan
A renewed version of Yarra Ranges Council’s Disability Action Plan (DAP) will undertake another four weeks of community consultation in March before being finalised for…
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Healesville SES central in past 50 years history of VICSES
The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is turning 50 on 5 March. The SES Healesville Unit is one of the first units that had been…
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Live music event postponed out of sudden, yet no updates
A live music event, which was going to be held at different venues in Australia and New Zealand, was postponed with no updates or refunds…
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CCTV camera network vital for police work
CCTV can be a critical tool for police whether investigating a criminal incident, locating a missing person or piecing together a timeline. That’s why the…
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Rural Advisory Committee seeking new members
The Yarra Ranges Rural Advisory Committee (RAC) is seeking new members to contribute to shaping the future of agriculture in the region. Since its establishment…
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Next stage of Yarra Valley Trail
The long-time project is getting into the next phase as the councillors awarded a tender for the project. Yarra Ranges councillors agreed unanimously to award…