Ferntree Gully Belgrave Star Mail

  • Skewed expectations spell trouble for truffle growers despite demand

    Skewed expectations spell trouble for truffle growers despite demand

    It’s been a tumultuous time for truffle growers in recent years, with Covid, economic conditions, weather patterns and the rise of synthetic truffle products toying…

  • Rotary welcomes local news education

    Rotary welcomes local news education

    Community collaboration between local media and charity made for a fun and educational event on Wednesday 7 August. The Rotary Club in Belgrave welcomed Sar…

  • Community gathers for Hills trailblazer

    Community gathers for Hills trailblazer

    ‘We dared to believe that anything was possible and that we did indeed have the power to control our own lives to a very large…

  • Applications reopen for Festival and Events Grants

    Applications reopen for Festival and Events Grants

    Applications for Cardinia Shire Council’s Festival and Event Grants program have now reopened. Following the initial grant application round held from April to May 2025,…

  • Small packages exhibit sees life in mini

    Small packages exhibit sees life in mini

    Until late August, visitors to the Dandenong Ranges can step into the small but mighty world of miniature painting in a new collection currently open…

  • Community plant out a stellar day

    Community plant out a stellar day

    Some enthusiastic volunteers from the Southern Dandenongs Community Nursery (SDCN) popped in to get their hands dirty and their hearts full at a recent tree…

  • Bike found in Ferntree Gully

    Bike found in Ferntree Gully

    A blue ‘Giant’ mountain bike was handed into the Boronia Police in early June. The bicycle was handed in on 6 June after being found…

  • Tea leaf challenge sees life in ‘mini’

    Tea leaf challenge sees life in ‘mini’

    Until late August, visitors to the Dandenong Ranges can step into the small but mighty world of miniature painting in a new collection currently open…

  • Lost Bracelet found in Bayswater

    Lost Bracelet found in Bayswater

    Yarra Ranges Eyewatch have reported some lost property across their social media – namely a gold or yellow in appearance bracelet handed in by a…

  • Minor works completed across the Yarra Ranges

    Minor works completed across the Yarra Ranges

    Last month, a number of minor works were completed by the Yarra Ranges Council – here’s a quick rundown for the Hills area. In the…

  • Chick-Chick Hooray!

    Chick-Chick Hooray!

    Some mini zookeepers in the making have just seen their chickens graduate to the outside world. As National Zookeeper Week is celebrated from July 20…

  • Guard old in the tooth

    Guard old in the tooth

    The Old Guard 2 Starring Charlize Theron, Ngô Thanh Vân and Uma Thurman MA15+ 3/5 Heavy on lore and light on worthwhile action, The Old…