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  • ‘Worrying’ student test results spur fresh funding plea

    ‘Worrying’ student test results spur fresh funding plea

    Lilydale Star Mail

    Stagnating literacy and numeracy levels have fuelled calls for an urgent increase in funding as test results reveal about one-tenth of students need help to…

  • Hillcrest CFA looking for members

    Hillcrest CFA looking for members

    Upper Yarra Star Mail

    Hillcrest CFA is looking for volunteers living or working in Woori Yallock, Launching Place, and Don Valley to join its crew. Whether you’re a tradie,…

Sport


  • Warburton’s Scarlett Henderson eclipses goal record

    Warburton’s Scarlett Henderson eclipses goal record

    Upper Yarra Star Mail

    Women’s footy history was made on 26 July when Warburton-Wesburn’s Scarlett Henderson slotted her 50th goal against Thornton Eildon, the first in the Outer East…

  • Inaccuracy costs home sides

    Inaccuracy costs home sides

    Mountain Views Star Mail

    After a week off for the split round, Healesville male footballers and netballers were off to Monbulk to take on the Hawks on their home…

  • Barkers in hot form

    Barkers in hot form

    Lilydale Star Mail

    On Saturday, Bentleigh’s Victory Park was dull and blustery as Barkers (sixth) visited Bentleigh United Cobras (eleventh). The venue was well-named – if you’re the…

  • Reds prove too strong

    Reds prove too strong

    Mountain Views Star Mail

    At the season’s crunch time, Healesville teams delivered pivotal victories. Healesville Premier Women 4–0 Bayswater Strikers Healesville’s Premier Women travelled to Bayswater on a cold,…

  • A round of big losses and solid wins for the Mustangs

    A round of big losses and solid wins for the Mustangs

    Lilydale Star Mail

    The Senior Women kicked off proceedings for the Mooroolbark Mustangs on the weekend when they took on Montrose. These sides played a draw the first…

  • Seville crush Yea

    Seville crush Yea

    Upper Yarra Star Mail

    Seville Football Netball Club took a trip up north on 26 July to Yea Showgrounds to take on the Yea Tigers. It was a rainy…

Entertainment


  • Telling the untold stories of life, hardship and home

    Telling the untold stories of life, hardship and home

    Lilydale Star Mail

    The untold tales of Yarra Ranges residents, whose histories are rooted in stories of work, play, hardship and love, craft a vision of what the…

  • It’s a bit delayed but never stopped

    It’s a bit delayed but never stopped

    Mountain Views Star Mail

    The 37-metre-long kangaroo mural project was finally completed on Wednesday 30 July.   Healesville-based artist Paul Sonsie finished drawing a giant kangaroo on one side of…

  • Love for music delivered on air

    Love for music delivered on air

    Mountain Views Star Mail

    Healesville resident Michael de Oleveira enjoys running a radio program where he shares his lifetime hobby with listeners. Mr de Oleveira hosts The Beat’N Track…

  • Grief of losing daughter becomes book

    Grief of losing daughter becomes book

    Mountain Views Star Mail

    A Healesville resident published his 20th book, dedicated to the memory of his daughter. The Hole in Your Life: Grief and Bereavement was written by…

  • Music, mateship and a mission at Sooki

    Music, mateship and a mission at Sooki

    Ranges Trader Star Mail

    Local not-for-profit charity Parents Battle of the Bands (PBOB) is returning to the Sooki Lounge in Belgrave on Thursday, 31 July for their second annual…

  • Gembrook to host MYC’s Bushdance

    Gembrook to host MYC’s Bushdance

    Ranges Trader Star Mail

    After nearly four decades of making music and memories, Melbourne Youth Chorale (MYC) is inviting the Gembrook community to dust off their boots and join…

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  • Singing strong for twenty years

    Singing strong for twenty years

    Ranges Trader Star Mail

    A local choir will soon hit a major milestone and is inviting people to come along and celebrate with them for a special anniversary performance…

  • Plants stolen from Hoddles Creek Primary School

    Plants stolen from Hoddles Creek Primary School

    Upper Yarra Star Mail

    The Hoddles Creek Primary School had some its precious plants stolen overnight between 5pm 31 July and 7am 1 August. All of its daffodils, lemons…

  • ‘Mumpreneur’ up for six business awards

    ‘Mumpreneur’ up for six business awards

    Ranges Trader Star Mail

    Local business owner Lee Li revels in excellence after being named a finalist in six categories at the AusMumpreneur Awards. The categories for which Ms…

  • Justice served for Millie as Mark Martinaj convicted of animal cruelty

    Justice served for Millie as Mark Martinaj convicted of animal cruelty

    Lilydale Star Mail

    Justice has been served for Maltese shih tzu Millie after Mark Martinaj was convicted of two counts of animal cruelty at the Ringwood Magistrates Court…

  • Community plant out a stellar day

    Community plant out a stellar day

    Ferntree Gully Belgrave Star Mail

    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…

  • All aboard Belgrave’s future

    All aboard Belgrave’s future

    Ranges Trader Star Mail

    Puffing Billy Railway is inviting the community to help shape the future of one of Victoria’s most iconic tourist destinations, as planning begins for the…