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Local book lovers get ready to unite in Australia’s biggest digital book club event as Together We Read returns for a fi...
22/08/2025

Local book lovers get ready to unite in Australia’s biggest digital book club event as Together We Read returns for a fifth year. Story By: Mikayla van Loon

Local book lovers get ready to unite in Australia’s biggest digital book club event as Together We Read returns for a fifth year. The OverDrive Australia event, supported by Your Library, invites readers to engage with Michael Brissenden’s murder-mystery novel Smoke between 12 and 26 August via ...

Healesville Sanctuary’s beautiful bushland setting transforms into a festive atmosphere for just one weekend of the year...
22/08/2025

Healesville Sanctuary’s beautiful bushland setting transforms into a festive atmosphere for just one weekend of the year. By Dongyun Kwon

Healesville Sanctuary’s beautiful bushland setting transforms into a festive atmosphere for just one weekend of the year. The local zoo is collaborating with 22 Yarra Valley wineries, breweries and distilleries, bringing their cellar doors on-site for the last weekend of this month. Healesville Sa...

The musical prowess of some of the Yarra Ranges’ most established choirs will be on show at the end of this month as the...
21/08/2025

The musical prowess of some of the Yarra Ranges’ most established choirs will be on show at the end of this month as they come together for Collaborate! By Mikayla van Loon

The musical prowess of some of the Yarra Ranges’ most established choirs will be on show at the end of this month as they come together for Collaborate!. Combining four choirs, a string ensemble and instrumentalists from the Valley and Dandenong Ranges, with the Yarra Valley Singers’ musical dir...

Thousands of students from across the state are gearing up to take to one of Melbourne’s biggest stages as the State Sch...
21/08/2025

Thousands of students from across the state are gearing up to take to one of Melbourne’s biggest stages as the State Schools Spectacular returns for its 30th year. By Mikayla van Loon

Thousands of students from across the state are gearing up to take to one of Melbourne’s biggest stages as the State Schools Spectacular returns for its 30th year. Whether performing as part of the mass dance or choir ensembles, in a lead role singing or dancing, or ensuring all runs smoothly behi...

A Lilydale local and Mooroolbark Cricket Club player has been appointed to the Victorian Disability Advisory Council (VD...
21/08/2025

A Lilydale local and Mooroolbark Cricket Club player has been appointed to the Victorian Disability Advisory Council (VDAC), set to help provide policy and strategic advice to Minister for Disability Lizzie Blandthorn over the next three years. By Callum Ludwig

A Lilydale local and Mooroolbark Cricket Club player has been appointed to the Victorian Disability Advisory Council (VDAC), set to help provide policy and strategic advice to Minister for Disability Lizzie Blandthorn over the next three years. Melissa Hale is a proud deaf woman with a history of wo...

Monbulk recently celebrated the unveiling of the ‘Community Keys Piano’ embodying the true spirit of the town’s creativi...
21/08/2025

Monbulk recently celebrated the unveiling of the ‘Community Keys Piano’ embodying the true spirit of the town’s creativity and strong sense of community. Story by: Shamsiya Hussainpoor.

The township of Monbulk celebrated the unveiling of the 'Community Keys Piano' on Thursday, 14 August, embodying the true spirit of the town’s creativity and strong sense of community. Even though it was a weekday, a lively crowd gathered under the gorgeous sunshine to witness the debut of the tow...

Scenes of the Yarra Ranges will be shown in new TV series The Dispatcher as the region goes from strength to strength as...
20/08/2025

Scenes of the Yarra Ranges will be shown in new TV series The Dispatcher as the region goes from strength to strength as it delivered a $50 million boost to the state’s economy.

Scenes of the Yarra Ranges will be shown in new TV series The Dispatcher as the region goes from strength to strength as it delivered a $50 million boost to the state's economy. Warburton, Mount Dandenong and Hoddles Creek were the locations for separate scenes from the new psychological drama starr...

The Emerald Ambulance Auxiliary recently received a significant boost, welcoming six new community-minded locals to its ...
20/08/2025

The Emerald Ambulance Auxiliary recently received a significant boost, welcoming six new community-minded locals to its committee, with the door always open for anyone interested in joining.

The Emerald Ambulance Auxiliary recently received a significant boost, welcoming six new community-minded locals to its committee, with the door always open for anyone interested in joining. The additions bring the group’s membership to 10, strengthening its capacity to raise funds to enhance the ...

A dull Saturday at the Kennel saw Barkers (fifth) host Skye United (fourth). Barkers made two enforced changes to the si...
20/08/2025

A dull Saturday at the Kennel saw Barkers (fifth) host Skye United (fourth). Barkers made two enforced changes to the side that lost 0-2 at Noble Park. James Barber and Chris Potter (suspended) were replaced by Ben Cooper and John-Paul Cooper. Barkers had never lost to Skye in 10 meetings. By Peter Stephenson

A dull Saturday at the Kennel saw Barkers (fifth) host Skye United (fourth). Barkers made two enforced changes to the side that lost 0-2 at Noble Park. James Barber and Chris Potter (suspended) were replaced by Ben Cooper and John-Paul Cooper. Barkers had never lost to Skye in 10 meetings. Barkers h...

Firsts close in on title, Senior Women make it six in a row and U16s angle for season runners-up in weekend thrillers. B...
19/08/2025

Firsts close in on title, Senior Women make it six in a row and U16s angle for season runners-up in weekend thrillers. By Sarah Bailey

Firsts close in on title, Senior Women make it six in a row and U16s angle for season runners-up in weekend thrillers. Healesville Men’s Firsts 3–1 Lilydale Eagles At the lower end of the ladder and having suffered a 3–1 loss in the reverse fixture, Lilydale had a point to prove and thoughts o...

Police are searching Big River State Forrest as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Croydon man ...
19/08/2025

Police are searching Big River State Forrest as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Croydon man Mark.

Police are searching Big River State Forrest as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Croydon man Mark. The 62-year-old was last seen at Frenchman’s Creek campground off Big River Road in Eildon about 8.30am on Sunday, 17 August. He spoke to another camper about 10.30pm on Sa...

Local CFA units in Cockatoo and Emerald will soon be operating in a new way in their areas, so if you are a local callin...
19/08/2025

Local CFA units in Cockatoo and Emerald will soon be operating in a new way in their areas, so if you are a local calling Triple Zero, it might just be a CFA truck that arrives on your doorstep. Read more at the link in our comments.

Local CFA units in Cockatoo and Emerald will soon be operating in a new way in their areas, so if you are a local calling Triple Zero, it might just be a CFA truck who arrives on your doorstep. New training and equipment has thoroughly prepped the local volunteers from both units, who are excited [....

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