News
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Search for missing boy Riley
Lilydale Police are looking for information surrounding the missing 14-year-old Riley. He was last seen leaving a residence in Lilydale on 25 July 2025. Riley…
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Archivist ensures Yarra Ranges’ musical history sings for centuries to come
The Dandenong Ranges Music Council (DRMC) will enlist a professional archivist to digitise decades of music and cultural history and protect it from natural disasters.…
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TDM Earthworks appointed for Victoria Road rehabilitation works
A section of a road in Coldstream will get road rehabilitation works soon, as Yarra Ranges Council has selected a company for the job at…
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Train search leads to big tobacco bust in Upper Ferntree Gully
Thursday afternoon 14 August has seen transit police uncover a trove of illicit substances and three people arrested at a residential address in Upper Ferntree…
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Menzies Creek students winging it for Book Week
As part of the Book Week celebrations, Star Mail’s journalists reached out to several local schools to showcase their students’ favourite books and costumes for…
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Emerald Ambulance Auxiliary gets member boost
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…
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Sausage sizzles and sweet deals
The courtyard of Menzies Creek Primary School came alive on Thursday, 14 August, as Grade 5 and 6 students held a sonorous Market Day, transforming…
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MRAG to celebrate new energy resilience infrastructure
The Millgrove Residents Action Group (MRAG) will continue to build upon its Community Resilience Plan with the installation of crucial energy infrastructure on 27 August.…
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Let’s meet firefighters on street to get prepared for upcoming fire season
The Dixons Creek Fire Brigade crew is happy to come out onto the streets to encourage locals to get prepared for the upcoming fire season.…
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Residents, owners urged to give feedback on erosion management
Yarra Ranges Council is inviting community feedback on proposed updates to the Erosion Management Overlay (EMO) mapping in the Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme. The consultation…
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Gas-heated pools pose problem for council’s carbon-reduction goals
Recent reporting by the ABC has highlighted the significant impact the heating of local aquatic facilities could be having on the environment, often accounting for…
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‘A psychological prison’: Australia-first inquiry to investigate cults in Victoria
Hearings for an Australia-first parliamentary inquiry into cults wrapped up on 31 July after submissions from Victorians all over the state, including one influential case…
