Ranges Trader Star Mail

  • Your Library locations closed for Grand Final public holiday

    Your Library locations closed for Grand Final public holiday

    All Your Library locations throughout the Yarra Ranges will be closed on the AFL Grand Final public holiday this Friday, 26 September. The Realm Library…

  • Missing: Ellen last seen in Boronia

    Missing: Ellen last seen in Boronia

    Police are seeking public assistance to help locate Ellen, who has been reported missing. Ellen was last seen on Monday, 15 September at an address…

  • Early childhood workers stand up for better pay

    Early childhood workers stand up for better pay

    A decision by five Victorian councils to reject a federal government grant to increase the pay of early childhood workers led to a protest outside…

  • Subscribe, for facts sake

    Subscribe, for facts sake

    On World News Day (28 September) we are reminded of a truth that cannot be ignored and this is that facts matter. In an era…

  • Charges following serious assault in Bayswater North

    Charges following serious assault in Bayswater North

    Maroondah Crime Investigation detectives have charged a man following an alleged road rage incident in Bayswater North on Friday, 19 September. It is alleged the…

  • Bayswater burglary under investigation

    Bayswater burglary under investigation

    Police are investigating a burglary that took place earlier this year at a premises on Railway Parade, Bayswater. On 6 June 2025, at approximately 1.15…

  • Stunning results in Premier Division Grand Finals

    Stunning results in Premier Division Grand Finals

    The Outer East Football Netball League season wrapped up on Saturday at Healesville, with some of the Grand Finals delivering some unexpected results across the…

  • Two flags break a 17 year drought

    Two flags break a 17 year drought

    The Monbulk Football Netball Club had three teams in the Grand Finals on Saturday at Healesville, all in netball. This equals a club record previously…

  • Illegal concrete dumping at Boronia construction site

    Illegal concrete dumping at Boronia construction site

    Police are investigating an incident involving illegal dumping at a construction site in Boronia earlier this month. At approximately 1.30pm on Thursday, 4 September 2025,…

  • Ring found on Boronia Road

    Ring found on Boronia Road

    Knox Police are seeking the owner of a ring that was found on the footpath along Boronia Road in Wantirna on 5 August. The item…

  • Future Shock

    Future Shock

    Just by chance this week I came across a copy of Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock. Toffler’s main idea was that societies were entering…

  • Puffing along for a great cause

    Puffing along for a great cause

    The Rotary Club of Emerald and District has officially announced the much-loved ‘Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy’ which’s set to take place on Sunday,…