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Community links closed for Easter

Yarra Ranges Council's Community Links will be closed from 5pm Thursday, 28 March and re-open Tuesday 2 April. The Lilydale Community Link will be...

Prepare your home before any Easter getaways

If you’re planning on hopping off for an Easter holiday this long weekend, don’t forget to pack the choccy eggs and hot cross buns. To...

Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road nightworks

The Department of Transport and Planning (DOTP) is delivering important road maintenance on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road in Healesville and Woori Yallock. Maintenance will involve...

Healesville 2nd XI fall short in season decider

Healesville 147 defeated by St Andrews 6/150 Playing at St Andrews' home ground in Wantirna, Healesville captain Scott Fawdry won the toss and elected to...

Ex-AFL player signs in local football club

Healesville Football and Netball Club (FNC) sets to get into the 2024 season with the signing of an ex-AFL player. Aaron Edwards, who had...

Little Athletics season ends with presentation day

The Little Athletics summer season finished this week with the end of season presentation day. An opportunity to recognise the achievements of our club...

Healesville boy gets into VFL

Healesville based football player made one big step forward to reach his dream to be an AFL player. Former Healesville Junior Football Club...

One Healesville side remains in the hunt

Seniors 1st XI: Semi Final - Healesville 154 defeated by East Ringwood 8/156 Playing at East Ringwood, Healesville lost the toss and was sent into...

Darcy English hits winning runs for Healesville

U12-4: Grand Final - Healesville 7/92 defeated by Mooroolbark 4/116 The top two teams for the season had won their semi-finals to play off in...

Tokar Estate Cellar Door is covered by floral paintings

Warburton artist is excited to display her artwork in the YAVA-curated space at Tokar Estate Cellar Door. Crystal Tan is a watercolourist, who draws mainly...

Sounds of the Isles come to Croydon

For those planning to attend the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival this year, they’re in for a treat with the Victorian Pipe Band...

Get yourself immersed into the photography world

The new exhibition Thru The Lens My Place, My People is now available at YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub in Healesville showcasing photographs of...

Showcase young talents

An exhibition, where visitors can see young local artists’ artworks, is on its way to open in April. Creative Showcase, an annual art exhibition for...

Decades of work on display

For Gembrook local John Krzywokulski’s, his work has played a part in coping through grief. "I lost a son to suicide in 2004, he was...

YAVA’s latest exhibition ‘From the Earth’

YAVA Gallery and Arts Hub Healesville’s latest exhibition ‘From the Earth’ includes the thoughts of local artists on the earth. One of the artists...

Experience Peace and Connection at Yarra Valley Living Centre’s Open Day

The Yarra Valley Living Centre invites the community to join in a day of celebration and connection at its upcoming Open Day on Sunday...

The best Catholic education sought at St Brigid’s Primary School

St Brigid'ss seeks to provide children with the best kind of education possible, one that fosters a formation of the whole person that is...

Healthy competition for cash and prizes at Armstrong Green, on the Surf Coast

The newly completed bowling green at RCA Village's newest retirement community in Armstrong Creek will be the venue for a Social Summer Series Bowling...

Gear Up for the New School Year: A Guide to Eye Health for Kids

As the school bells chime for the return to classes in 2024, it's the perfect time to ensure your child is set up for...

Vibrant retirement living

In the heart of Lilydale, where the lush Yarra Valley meets the Dandenong Ranges, stands Lilydale Valley Views – not just a retirement village,...

Healesville Living and Learning Centre glad to be back for 2024

It's so great to be back and preparing for a wonderful 2024. With many new structures and spaces for Healesville Living and Learning Centre,...

Vehicle accident in Coldstream

Coldstream CFA responded to a washaway as a result of an accident on the corner of Maddens Lane and Maroondah Highway in Coldstream at...

Community op shops continuing to face closures

A concerning rise in the number of community op shops having shut down or facing closure has arisen in the Yarra Ranges and beyond,...

Crime rises across Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges

The Crime Statistics Agency has released its annual crime data for 2023, showing that criminal incidents rose in the Yarra Ranges and Knox for...

$50 million sewage treatment plant upgrades in the pipeline for Yarra Valley Water

Yarra Valley Water has signed a five-year contract with Waternish Engineering and Service Stream to upgrade sewage and recycled water treatment plants across its...

Library closures for Easter

Your Library is encouraging locals to stock up on books as well as chocolate for the Easter break as most libraries will be temporarily...

Three… ways to celebrate Harmony Week

Running all this week, Harmony Week is the celebration which recognises Australia's diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness,...

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Reader recommendation: American author Willa Cather

Reader Jill, from Mt Evelyn, recently recommended American author Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915) and My Antonia (1918). In...