News

By Monique EbringtonRESIDENTS of the Upper Yarra region and emergency services are preparing, today, for extreme weather and volatile fire conditions. The weather forecast for…

Stuart Aldridge, pictured with performers Leanne Patrick and Jeff Jenkins from the Heartstarters, needs community volunteers to turn a Bushfire Benefit Concert at Healesville racecourse…

Anchor CEO John Devine thanks South Australian Eddy Barrett for his volunteer work. By Monique EbringtonSOUTH Australian bushfire volunteer Eddy Barrett was refused entry into…

THE Tank is coming to the Yarra Valley. Described as the Tasmanian Dimboola and hailed by author Richard Flanagan as “one of the best and…

LOCAL community groups helping bushfire recovery efforts can apply for grants under the Federal Government’s Volunteer Small Grants program. Member for McEwen Fran Bailey has…

By Kath Gannaway YARRA Ranges Council will review its green fuel strategies in the face of a changing climate and pressure from ratepayers. The green…

STRATEGICALLY located in the hills area, Cut and Catch Tree services is ready to assist with any tree problems. And when tree removal specialist and…

By Melissa MeehanGUY ALLEN’S house stands alone among the destruction untouched by Black Saturday. The survival of his Steels Creek home has nothing to do…

By Kath Gannaway VICROADS has been given the go-ahead to build a steel multi-use bridge over the Maroondah Highway at Lilydale. The bridge will link…

By Monique EbringtonORGANISERS hope the Keen-Agers table tennis project is a hit with the community when it’s launched in Yarra Junction on Monday 10 March.…

By Kath GannawayTHE Healesville Amateur Race Club has raised the barrier on two months of events it estimates will bring near $3million into the local…